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(Eagle News) – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has already filed complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against the 46 incumbent government officials tagged as “narco-politicians” who had been earlier named by President Rodrigo Duterte. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said his department filed the charges against these narco-politicians last Thursday, March 14 acting upon the orders of the President. It was only after the filing of cases that President Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is abolishing the controversial Road Board which he had earlier described as a “milking cow” for corrupt politicians. Malacanang revealed on Tuesday that the President has already signed Republic Act 11239 or “An Act Abolishing the Road Board and providing for the disposition of the Motor Vehicle User’s Charge Collections” on March 8. “The Road Board created by Republic Act No. 8794 is hereby abolished,” the new law […]
(Eagle News) – Officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and of its two water concessionaires failed to comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent directive for them to release water good for 150 days from Angat dam, by noon of Friday, March 15, saying this was simply not doable. The chief regulator of the MWSS, Patrick Ty, said the current water infrastructure would not be able to accommodate the President’s directive. He […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte denounced the public officials included in the narco-list, saying they committed treason against the Filipino people as a whole. “This is actually treason. If you are in the government and you commit a crime, it could be likened in the olden times. It would be categorized as treason. You commit it against the people,” he explained. Administrative cases have been filed by the Department of the Interior and […]
(Eagle News) – After a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte on the budget impasse Tuesday night (March 12), the House of Representatives seemed to have “acquiesced” to stick to the previous bicam-approved version of the P3.757-trillion budget, according to Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. Speaking to reporters about the meeting, Sotto said that President Duterte had stressed to both the House and Senate leaders that he would not sign the budget if it is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the faster distribution of government lands to qualified beneficiaries, saying he wanted to “give everything to the people” in the next three years that he is in office. Duterte gave the directive to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). He ordered the government agency to prioritize the distribution of government-owned lands which were not being used, including the ones in the mountain areas to Agrarian Reform […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday warned the Philippines against letting in foreigners who could “disturb” the country’s domestic political stability, as President Rodrigo Duterte’s Beijing pivot sparks an influx of Chinese workers. At least 200,000 Chinese have flocked to Manila since Duterte’s 2016 election, many of them employed by online gaming firms that cater to Chinese players, a Philippine Senate inquiry was told late last year. Some Filipino politicians […]
(Eagle News) — Both Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and President Duterte, the two oldest heads of state in Asia, called for maintaining freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea, as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes in the region. During their joint statement Thursday, March 7, after their closed door bilateral meeting, President Duterte said he and Mahathir agreed on the importance of “freedom of navigation and overflight” in the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte officially welcomed Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia in a ceremony at the Malacañan Palace Grounds on March 7. The Malaysian leader is in the country for a three-day official visit, his first in the country since he was reelected as Malaysia’s highest leader last year. Mahathir, at 93, is considered the oldest sitting state leader, while the 73-year old Duterte is considered the oldest elected Philippine president. Mahathir, […]
(Eagle News) — Newly installed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Benjamin Diokno and his family struck the signature “Duterte pose” of the President during his oath-taking in Malacanang on Wednesday, March 6. Diono was with his wife, Jo Ann Camacho, and son, Antonin, when President Duterte administered his oath-taking as the new BSP governor. He will serve the remainder of the late Nestor Espenilla’s six-year term which ends in July 2023. Diokno, the former secretary […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte administered the oath of office of newly installed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Benjamin Diokno who will serve the remainder of the late Nestor Espenilla’s six-year term which ends in July 2023. Diokno was accompanied by his wife, Jo Ann Camacho, and son, Antonin Camacho during his oath-taking on Wednesday, March 6, in Malacanang. Diokno, who was previously Duterte’s budget and management chief, has extensive experience in […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) started the much-awaited desilting operations of Manila Bay on Tuesday, March 5, which will be done six days a week for about four months. Dubbed “Sagip Manila Bay,” the desilting of the bay will be done 16 hours a day, six days a week and will utilize 50 men and a total of 28 equipment, according to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar. The DPWH […]
