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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that students given scholarships by the government will not lose this privilege even if they express dissent regarding government, including its policies and actions. Wala naman kung dissent lang (If it’s only dissent, no). If you disagree with my move, you disagree, or you do not find consonance in our decision, fine,” the President said during an interview with reporters in Malacanang. But Duterte said a line […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Thursday, Oct. 4, stood by its remark some schools were being used as venues for “communist recruitment.” AFP Spokesperson Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo issued the statement after some schools–the University of Makati and the University of Sto. Tomas, among others–denied there was such a recruitment in their campuses. According to Arevalo, “we have reports of concerned parents communicating to us their worries about the ‘brainwashing’ activities […]
(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Malacañang na walang ginagawang crackdown ang pamahalaan laban sa mga makakaliwang grupo o labor leaders na nakapuwesto sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pahayag ito ng Malacañang matapos sibakin ni Pangulong Duterte ang natitirang miyembro ng makakaliwang grupo sa gobyerno na si Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod na dating miyembro ng militanteng grupo kilusang Mayo Uno. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, ang inaayawan lamang ng Pangulo ay ang mga illegal […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod. A report said this was due to his alleged failure to put a stop to several labor strikes. Duterte made the announcement as he spoke to rebel-returnees in Catarman on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Maglunsod was one of several leftists Duterte included in his Cabinet.
