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By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawai‘i Bureau (Eagle News) HONULULU (Eagle News) — “Often the president is depicted as a no-nonsense, tough-talking, and shoot-from-the-hip type of guy. But I assure you that this president has his heart in the right place,” said Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea about President Rodrigo Duterte, as he provided several assuring remarks like this one before an audience of both Filipinos and non-Filipinos during a Town Hall Meeting held at the Philippine […]
(Eagle News)– The lawyer of Janet Lim Napoles on Monday said he met with Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea after she was provisionally admitted to the Witness Protection Program. “Ang pinag-usapan namin whether or not magfa-file ba siya (Napoles) ng motion (seeking her transfer to the Department of Justice),” Stephen David told reporters in the Sandiganbayan, where he attended a hearing on their urgent motion. According to David, prior to the […]
ES Medialdea to go on “personal leave” on those dates (Eagle News) — Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea has designated an acting executive secretary from December 27 to December 31. Medialdea appointed Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra to the position on those dates as he said he would be “on personal leave.” “Whereas to ensure continuity of government service, it is necessary to designate an acting executive secretary to take care of the day-to-day operations […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea as caretaker of the government while he is on a three-day working visit to Japan. President Duterte, through special order No. 977, said Medialdea shall “act as (officer in charge) to take care of the day-to-day operations in the Office of the President,” and “oversee the general administration of the executive department” from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31. “He shall, if necessary, act […]
(Eagle News) — Binigyang-diin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kabuluhan at diwa ng EDSA People Power Revolution, 31 taon na ang nakakalipas. Sa kanyang mensahe na binasa ni Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, ang karanasan sa EDSA People Power ay patunay sa kapangyarihan ng mamamayan lalo na kung nagkakaisa para sa pangkalahatang kapakanan. Kasabay nito, iginiit din ni Pangulong Duterte ang kahalagahan ng repleksyon at pagninilay ngayong ika-31 anibersaryo ng EDSA kung nasaan na ang bansa […]
(Eagle News)– United Nations (UN) special rapporteur Agnes Callamard on Wednesday (October 12) welcomed the invitation of the Palace to visit Philippines and investigate allegations of extrajudicial killings “Welcome Media report of invitation to visit #Philippines to investigate #EJE. Waiting for the letter & confirmation by official channels,” Callamard said in a tweet. Callamard was referring to a letter written by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. “Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said […]
(Eagle News)– A Palace official said on Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte might sign the proclamation on the state of lawlessness which he declared following Davao City blast before leaving for the ASEAN Summit in Laos. “Before the President flies off to Laos this afternoon, he would have signed a proclamation prepared by the Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea regarding the declaration of the state of lawless violence,” said Chistian Ablan, assistant secretary for policy and […]
