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(Eagle News)—Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday, Aug. 31, urged President Rodrigo Duterte to focus on the “many other matters” he needs to address, rather than resort to “recycled rants conveniently used to deflect attention from the failures of his administration.” Robredo made the pronouncement after Duterte again belittled her leadership qualities, saying she could not “hack” into the problems of the country herself. She noted what she said were the rising prices that “continue […]
“Hanggang dito ba naman nakalimutan si Alan (Peter Cayetano)?” Barry Gutierrez says, referring to Duterte’s running mate in the 2016 elections (Eagle News) — The lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Aug. 15, hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte after he again belittled her leadership abilities. “Mga ‘competent’ ayon sa Pangulo: Tourism Secretary na walang ginawa kundi mangurakot, (National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council) head na nawawala kapag baha, (National Food Authority) […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, July 12, lashed out at Vice President Leni Robredo after she told President Rodrigo Duterte to just focus on the economy following his “incompetent” remark against her. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in the first place, “Madame Vice President, wala pong problema ang ekonomiya.” Roque noted that the Philippine economy has been dubbed as the “second-fastest growing” in the world, with the IMF retaining its gross domestic product […]
(Eagle News)–Two opposition senators on Wednesday, July 11, defended Vice President Leni Robredo from President Rodrigo Duterte’s accusations she was incompetent. “Vice President Leni has shown her competence through compassionate, empowering, and responsible leadership,” Senator Francis Pangilinan, who is president of the opposition Liberal Party, said in a statement. According to Senator Bam Aquino, “ang tunay na pamantayan ng kakayanan ng isang lider ay paghanap ng solusyon sa mga problema ng taumbayan.” He said Robredo […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, July 11, called out President Rodrigo Duterte for his comment she was not ready to lead the country because of her alleged incompetence. “Inflation: 5.2%. Bigas: P42/kilo. $1 = P53.51. Dagdag sa pambansang utang: P1.19T. Sariling karagatan: bawal sa Pinoy. Trapik: palala pa. Patayan, tila araw araw na lang. Incompetent? Nagsalita ang magaling,” Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s lawyer, said in a tweet. President Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, July 10, said Vice President Leni Robredo will never be ready to lead the country. “Siya, I don’t think she can ever be ready to govern a country. Reason? Incompetence,” he said. The President made the comment after Robredo said she was willing to lead the opposition against Duterte provided certain concerns be addressed. These concerns include the completion of the opposition’s slate for the 2019 elections by […]
Roque says Cayetano “still enjoys trust, confidence” of President Duterte (Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, May 3, said there was no need for Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano to resign. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Cayetano, after all, “still enjoys the trust and confidence” of President Rodrigo Duterte. He said it should be Cayetano who should address the calls for resignation. “(But) as far as the Palace is concerned, there is no […]
(Eagle News) — The attending doctor of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon on Thursday confirmed the Customs chief had suffered a heart attack, which may reportedly have been caused by stress. Dr. Arthur Bayani of the Manila East Medical Center made the disclosure as a House of Representatives medical team visited the Customs chief in the hospital at the behest of the House committee on ways and means. The House committee is conducting an investigation into the […]
