Tag: Duterte

President Duterte flies to Singapore today for 33rd ASEAN Summit

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is flying to Singapore today, Monday, Nov. 12, to attend the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit which will start on November 13 until Nov. 15, where key issues will be touched including the South China Sea territorial dispute, countering terrorism, and illegal drug trafficking. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary and Director General of ASEAN-Philippine National Secretariat Junever Mahilum-West said the President was invited by Singapore Prime Minister […]

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President Duterte assures “level playing field for investors” as he welcomes new automotive players in PHL

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte assured both foreign and local investors on Wednesday, Nov. 7 that his government “is doing its best to ensure a level playing field for investors” as he welcomed new players in the automotive industry. “On behalf of the Filipino people, I’d like to thank you for your confidence in investing and expanding your business here in this country. Rest assured that your trust will never be put in […]

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Duterte leads opening of Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange; vows “comfortable life” for passengers

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte led the opening on Monday, Nov. 5, of the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, (PITX), the country’s first landport that will provide comfort to the riding public coming to and from the southern part of Luzon. The PITX is a project done under his administration’s Build, Build Build program that promises to accommodate a total of 100,000 passengers daily, and decrease traffic in Metro Manila. In his speech during […]

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Watch: A walk through on what to expect at PITX, the first of its kind landport in Parañaque City

  (Eagle News) — The newest landport terminal in Parañaque City opened on Monday, Nov. 5 after its inatuguration by President Rodrigo Duterte. Known as the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), this is part of the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program. There is an automated fare collection, scheduled arrival and departure of provincial buses and in-city transport services, organized loading and unloading areas, escalators, elevators, and online ticketing system. Just like in an airport, […]

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Australian nun Fox, now in Australia, criticizes PHL president on “reign of tyranny”

  The 71-year old Australian missionary Patricia Fox is now back in her home country Australia after leaving the Philippines Saturday night, Nov. 3. After losing a long legal battle with Manila to stop her deportation, she attacked Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s “reign of tyranny” Sunday. Fox, who spent almost three decades working with Philippine laborers, farmers and urban poor, was accused of illegally engaging in political activism as Duterte’s government cracked down on foreign […]

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Duterte: “I don’t need that kind of policemen”; orders dismissal of PNPA cadets in oral sex hazing

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed the expulsion and dismissal of three police senior cadets at the Philippine National Police Academy involved in the “hazing” of two male plebes where oral sex was forced on them. Duterte said he will never tolerate such actions which traumatize victims, leaving a “deep psychological” wound. Speaking during the situation briefing in Isabela Thursday, Nov. 1, Duterte said there is no place for such people in his […]

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Duterte surveys areas damaged by typhoon; orders immediate delivery of water, food for victims, rescuers

  (Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte urged his officials to provide water and food to those areas severely affected by typhoon Rosita (international name Yutu) as he directed the “return to normalcy as soon as possible” of the affected areas. Duterte surveyed the areas damaged by the typhoon’s onslaught, and conducted an aerial surveillance along with his officials. In a situation briefing in Isabela on Thursday, Nov. 1, the President noted the “extensive” damage in Northern […]

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Australian nun who angered Duterte to leave Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — An Australian nun who battled a government bid to expel her from the Philippines after she angered President Rodrigo Duterte, said Wednesday she will leave rather than face certain arrest and deportation. Patricia Fox’s abrupt announcement came because immigration authorities refused hours earlier to extend her tourist visa and ordered the 71-year-old out by Saturday. Fox, who has spent nearly three decades advocating for the Philippines’ poorest, has become a symbol […]

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Trillanes’ camp wants Makati judge to reverse ruling upholding Proclamation no. 572

  (Eagle News) – The camp of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV wants the Makati regional trial court — which had earlier refused to issue an arrest warrant against the opposition senator — to reverse its ruling upholding the validity of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Proclamation No. 572. Atty. Reynaldo Robles, Trillanes’ lawyer, had already informed the Makati regional trial court branch 148 of the senator’s decision to file a motion for partial reconsideration on the court’s […]

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President Duterte holds closed-door meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte had a closed-door meeting with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a courtesy call at the Presidential Guest House in Panacan, Davao City on Monday, Oct. 29. The President met the Chinese Foreign Minister who paid him a courtesy call in Davao City to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. The meeting last for more than an hour. In his remarks, President Duterte […]

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DOJ: President Duterte’s act of putting Customs bureau under “watchful eye” of AFP, only temporary

  (Eagle News) – Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said that the action of President Rodrigo Duterte to put the Bureau of Customs “under the watchful eye” of the military was just “temporary,” and that civilian rule in the controversial agency should still be supreme at all times. In a message to reporters, Guevarra said that the “President, as Chief Executive, has the power of supervision and control over the entire Executive Dept, and is duty-bound […]

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President Duterte recognizes Filipino artists and institutions preserving cultural heritage

  President Rodrigo Duterte has recognized this year’s awardees for the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA), Philippine Heritage Award, and the Order of National Artist, noting that cultural heritage is vital to the formation of the Filipino identity. President Duterte honored seven new national artists in their respective fields: Lauro “Larry” Alcala for Visual Arts, Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio for Theater and Literature, Ryan Cayabyab for Music, Eric de Guia also known as Kidlat Tahimik for […]

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