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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is set to fly to Thailand this week to attend the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit where he would join other ASEAN leaders in discussing important regional issues. Duterte is expected to push the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea during the ASEAN Summit in Thailand with the Philippines being the ASEAN-China dialogue coordinator, an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs said. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named a career official of the National Food Authority as a member of the NFA council and the new NFA administrator, replacing Jason Aquino who had been earlier relieved from office by the Office of the Ombudsman. The President signed the appointment papers of Judy Carol Dansal on June 11. She previously served as the NFA deputy administrator for marketing operations. Dansal’s appointment comes in the midst […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 13, met with Senator Manny Pacquiao at his residence in General Santos City, Senator-elect Bong Go said. According to Go, it was Pacquiao who requested the meeting to consult with the President about which PDP-Laban candidate to field for the speakership. Party members who are interested in vying for the speakership are Lord Allan Velasco, Pantaleon Alvarez and Aurelio Gonzales Jr. Alan Peter Cayetano of the Nacionalista Party […]
(Eagle News) – The Legislative Franchise Committee of the House of Representatives has failed to submit a report on a pending bill for the renewal of the legislative franchise of television-radio network ABS-CBN Corporation which expires on March 30 next year. House Bill 4349 sought to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise which is expiring in nine months. It was filed in the 17th Congress by Nueva Ecija 2nd district representative Micaela Violago, as a follow-up of […]
(Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo led the celebration of the 121st Independence Day at the Rizal Park on Wednesday, June 12, while President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit military troops in Lanao del Sur later in the day. As in the previous years, President Duterte decided to skip the Independence Day ceremonies in Luneta. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that “there must be some special reason” why Duterte again decided to go […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that “second-level officials” will run the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) after no less than President Rodrigo Duterte had asked its top officials and board members to submit courtesy resignations. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that while the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is investigating Philhealth, it is better for the top Philhealth officials to not have any direct involvement in the operations. He said that President Duterte wanted […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang again rejected calls for a probe on alleged unlawful killings in the country by United Nations human rights experts, saying this was an “outrageous interference” on Philippine sovereignty. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that the call for a probe by 11 allegedly independent UN experts was based on a “biased and false recital of facts.” The 11 UN experts calling for a probe include Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the filing of criminal charges against those involved in the alleged fraud and corruption at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, particularly fraudulent claims on “ghost” dialysis cases. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that the President had already directed the Philhealth management to “submit a detailed report” on the alleged irregularities. “The President directs the management of the Philhealth to institute criminal actions against those officials and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Japan for its growing interest and confidence in the Philippines as a preferred trade and investment destination, as the country committed around 25 billion yen for the development of Mindanao. He also expressed his appreciation to Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo for his continued support for his administration’s “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program. Duterte, who came back to the country from his four-day successful Japan trip on […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte expressed his frustration regarding the South China Sea during his keynote address on the “25th International Conference on the Future of Asia” conference in Tokyo on Friday, May 31, as he pushed for binding guidelines that could prevent tensions in the volatile region. “We are friends with China. I am the moderator country for China and the ASEAN. And the last thing I heard was that the […]
(Eagle News)–Stop using Smartmatic. President Rodrigo Duterte gave this advice to the Commission on Elections, following the May 13 polls that saw the breakdown of some vote-counting machines. Duterte made the statement even as many of his senatorial candidates garnered the votes necessary to make it to the winning circle, and practically obliterated the opposition Otso Diretso, which did not see any of its Senate bets make it to the Top 12. Bam Aquino was […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte and some 200 members of his delegation to Japan arrived at the Haneda International Airport on Tuesday night, May 28, the start of his four-day trip to Japan expected to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two Asian countries. President Rodrigo Duterte is set to deliver a keynote speech at the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia on May 31, and is also set to hold […]
