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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will cut short his trip to Japan due to “unbearable pain in his spinal column near the pelvic bone,” the Palace said on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this was due to Duterte’s fall during a motorcycle ride in the Presidential Security Group compound on Thursday, October 17. “Duterte sumemplang kagabi habang nagmomotor,” Senator Bong Go had said. He said the President had a sore hip, but […]
(Eagle News)–In these pictures posted on Senator Bong Go’s Facebook account, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen accompanied by his former longtime aide in Japan. Duterte left for the country on Monday, Oct. 21, to attend the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito. This is expected to take place today, Tuesday, Oct. 22. Duterte has assigned Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea as the government’s office-in-charge during his trip that is expected to end on Oct. 24.
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, June 1, hailed the successful four-day visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to Japan, where P288-billion worth of trade deals between the two countries were inked. According to the Palace, the visit put “the Philippines’ strategic partnership with Japan on an even stronger footing.” During Duterte’s and Abe’s meeting, the Palace said the two leaders “agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in infrastructure development, trade and investments, agriculture, labor, defense, maritime security […]
(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has denied allegations he and other Cabinet members were on a trip to Japan with President Rodrigo Duterte as a reward vacation for the results of the midterm polls that were favorable to the administration. In an interview in Tokyo with Mindavote posted on the Department of Transportation Facebook page, Tugade said in the first place, President Duterte did not allow them to campaign for the elections. “Ano ipapabuya sa […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, May 29, denied the trip to Japan of some members of the Cabinet was a reward for them, following the results of the midterm elections that were overwhelmingly favorable to the administration. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace “does not share the position or remarks” of Ambassador to Japan Jose Laurel V. According to Panelo, in the first place, Cabinet members were prohibited by the President […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte, together with 16 members of his cabinet, left for Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, May 28, to attend an international conference and to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. Duterte is set to deliver a keynote address at the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan on May 31, 2019. The forum convenes government leaders, business executives, and academics from the Asia-Pacific region to […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit Japan by the end of May. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this was so he could attend the annual Future of Asia conference upon the invitation of a representative of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “..According to what I heard also is that when the President accepted that, the representative of the prime minister came here to thank (President Duterte),” Panelo said. Panelo did not say when exactly […]
