Tag: Malacañang

Malacañang says it respects COMELEC Chair Bautista’s decision; “wish(es) him well”

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that  Malacañang will respect the decision of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Andres Bautista to resign from his post, effective December 31, 2017. “We respect the decision of Chairman Andy Bautista. We wish him well,” Presidential Communications secretary Martin Andanar said in a statement. Effective the end of the year,  Bautista will be stepping down from his position. In his social media accounts, […]

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President Duterte signs E.O to acquire and convert Phil Postal Savings Bank into Overseas Filipino Bank

  (Eagle News) – The bank that will cater to the needs of overseas Filipino workers promised by President Rodrigo Duterte will soon be a reality. Malacanang released on Monday, October 9, Executive Order No. 44, which approved the acquisition of Philippine Postal Savings Bank (PPSB) and its conversion into the Overseas Filipino Bank (OFB) President Rodrigo Duterte signed EO No. 44 on September 28 this year, or almost a year after the President first […]

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Palace: Two “narco-generals” sacked from police service

(Eagle News) — Two of the five narco-generals exposed by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 have been dismissed from police service. The Palace said Edgardo Tinio, who was Quezon City Police District director when Duterte implicated him in illegal drug activities; and Joel Pagdilao, who was National Capital Region Police Office director at that time; have been sacked. Chief Supt. Dionardo Carlos, Philippine National Police spokesperson, said they have yet to receive the dismissal order […]

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Malacanang welcomes P40-billion tax settlement of Mighty Corp; funds to go to infra projects

  (Eagle News) — The country’s second largest cigarette manufacturer has entered into a P40-billion compromise settlement with the Philippine government for its multi-billion peso tax liability, the payment of which will go to the infrastructure program of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. Malacanang on Saturday welcomed the P40 billion settlement of Mighty Corporation which had earlier made an initial payment of P3.44 billion to the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella, in a […]

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President Duterte: I fired two people from Malacañang

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has fired two more of his people after they allegedly “us(ed) their influence.” In an interview–a video clip of which was uploaded on Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson’s Facebook page on Friday–Duterte said, without giving names, that the two he fired were “from Malacañang.” “Empleyado diyan tapos kung ano  anong pinagsasabi sa labas, na malakas (sila). I hate that,” Duterte said. He said he did not make any […]

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President Duterte urges Maranao children to steer clear of extremist ideals, help promote peace in Mindanao

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed children evacuees from Marawi City, advising the young Maranaos to steer clear of extremism and terrorism, and to help promote peace in Mindanao. The children were participants of the “Tabak Educational Tour: Peaceful Environment in the Outside World” in Malacañang Palace. Duterte asked the Maranao children to help him restore what was lost in the war-torn Islamic City. The President also described to the young Maranaos the […]

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Lawmaker says House should probe encounter between PHL navy and Vietnamese fishermen

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Magdalo Party-List Representative Gary Alejano is asking the House of Representatives to conduct an investigation into the encounter between the Philippine Navy and Vietnamese fishermen in the West Philippine Sea. The encounter resulted in the death of two Vietnamese fishermen, while five others  were apprehended for illegal fishing in the area near western Pangasinan. Alejano said that the government should formulate a concrete strategy on how to handle issues […]

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Palace welcomes House’s move to allot P40 billion for free college education program

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang welcomed the recent move by the House of Representatives allotting P40 billion for year 2018 to fund the free college education that was initially proposed by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that this P40 billion fund would help what the President had envisioned as a “free tertiary public education” that is a “cornerstone of the social development policy of the Duterte administration.” “We welcome […]

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Gov’t troops now in control of 3rd critical bridge in Marawi City, says Palace

  (Eagle News) — Government troops have now take control of Masiu Bridge in Marawi City, considered as the last of three critical bridges that the Islamist fighters had occupied at the start of the war so they could control the city’s business district. Masiu bridge is also the bridge that had been used as a “possible escape route” of the Islamist terrorists in Marawi City, consisting of the Maute group, the Abu Sayyaf group, […]

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Thousands of pro-Duterte rallyists call on critics to support gov’t, instead of working to put it down

  (Eagle News) – Thousands of supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte staged their own rallies for the President, saying that Duterte has done a lot for the country, and called on government critics to just support the government, instead of making plans to put it down. On Thursday, September 21, the National Day of Protest, the supporters came from all over Metro Manila and Southern and Central Luzon to voice their appreciation for what the […]

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