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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte had become “uncomfortable” working in the cabinet with Vice-President Leni Robredo and his trust for her had dwindled which was the reason for him to issue a directive that she should already “desist” from attending cabinet meetings, Palace officials said Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said this, while also clarifying that it was not the President’s intention to fire Robredo from her cabinet post. “With or without […]
(Eagle News) – While Vice-President Leni Robredo has claimed that there might be plans from Malacanang to oust her, President Duterte hinted that it is the other way around: It is the opposition who could not wait to get him out of office. In his speech Monday night (December 5) at the Malacanang grounds, Duterte advised the opposition to just wait. He however did not make any mention of Robredo’s earlier resignation as chairwoman […]
US President-elect Donald Trump told Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte that Manila was conducting its deadly drug war “the right way”, Duterte said Saturday, in stark contrast to the criticism he received from President Barack Obama. The Philippine president called Trump late Friday evening to congratulate him on his election victory with Trump wishing him “success” in his controversial anti-crime crackdown, in which some 4,800 people have been killed since June, according to Duterte. “He […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Malacañang ang kaligtasan ng publiko kaugnay ng posibleng pag-atake ng mga terroristang grupo sa Metro Manila at iba pang lugar sa bansa. Sinabi ni Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, kontrolado ng pamahalaan ang seguridad sa buong kapuluan matapos matuklasan ang improvised explosive device Sa Roxas Boulevard malapit sa US Embassy sa lungsod ng Maynila. Ayon kay andanar hindi dapat maalarma ang publiko dahil nakatutok ang security agencies ng […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang has directed heightened security in public places after an improvised explosive device (IED) was found near the United States (US) Embassy Monday, November 28. “To ensure public safety in airports, seaports, bus and mass transport terminals, concerned transport agencies are instructed to increase the visibility and presence of uniformed personnel and heighten the screening of persons and luggage as part of our security vigilance,” Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a statement. […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang welcomed the news of the arrest of Ronnie Dayan, the former driver-bodyguard of Senator Leila de Lima, saying this would lead to uncovering the truth behind allegations made by various witnesses on the proliferation of illegal drugs at the New Bilibid Prisons. Dayan has been tagged by high profile inmates at the NBP as the alleged bagman of former justice secretary. De Lima recently admitted that she had an illicit […]
MALACANANG clarified on Sunday that the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is just an idea aired by President Rodrigo R. Duterte amid his all-out war against illegal drugs. ”He has not yet announced the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. It is just an idea,” Presidential Communications Operations (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar said in an interview with Radyo ng Bayan dzRB. Last Friday night, President Duterte warned that […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang paid tribute to former Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, who died early Thursday morning due to lung cancer. “She was a shining light in Philippine political annals, for her sharp legal mind, uncompromising stand and acid humor,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement. “Her passing also signals the passing of an era of politicians with wide-ranging intelligence and the courage to express their true conviction,” he added. Supporters of the late senator […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 27) revealed his plans for a visit to Russia, aside from the trips planned to China and Japan. “After China, I think I’ll go to Japan and I’ll go to Russia,” Duterte said during a press conference. At a previous speech during the oath taking rites of new officials of the Malacañan Press Corps, Duterte announced he was willing to open up the country to investments from […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 26) revealed his doubts on supposed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato regarding his statements on incumbent Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte’s alma mater and Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) membership claim. “So iyang sinasabi ni [Senator Leila] De Lima, I was not even—I was a fiscal at that time and a vice mayor. Ang sabi ko, masasaktan lang ang anak mo, kahit sabihin […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang on Sunday (September 25) said it will look into a WikiLeaks report that President Rodrigo Duterte permitted vigilante killings during his tenure as Davao mayor. “We will look into [it] first,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin M. Andanar said. In a WikiLeaks cable, it pointed out that Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Regional Director Alberto Sipaco confirmed then Mayor Duterte’s knowledge and permission of the slays. “Recounting a conversation he once had with […]
