Tag: Mar Roxas

Roxas, Binay behind COMELEC ruling – Senator Poe

Senator Grace Poe also aired her suspicion that two of her political rivals, namely Vice President Jejomar Binay and Former Dilg Secretary Mar Roxas, to be the ones behind the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ruling. In a press briefing yesterday, Poe tagged Roxas and Binay behind attempts to derail her presidential run in the next year’s general elections. Poe said she expects that the other COMELEC divisions handling the three separate disqualification complaints would also […]

Roxas resigns from DILG in preparation for presidential bid

  (Eagle News) — Department of interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas resigned from  the cabinet on Friday, Sept. 11, to run for the presidency next year under the administration’s ruling Liberal Party.  The resignation came more than a month after he was chosen to be the LP’s standard bearer by President Aquino. This came about as a new DILG chief was appointed to take over his post, in the person of Western Samar Rep. […]

President Aquino still open for Roxas-Poe tandem

MANILA, Sept 9 (PNA) – – President Benigno Aquino III is not yet ready to give up efforts to convince Senator Grace Poe to be the running mate of administration presidential bet Mar Roxas in the 2016 polls. ”There are several that are being considered. But again, I was asked: are you still holding the doors for Grace? Yes. Has she accepted? Obviously, not yet. I hope she will accept,” the President said in an […]

President Aquino looks into replacements for Secretary Roxas

MANILA, Philippines, August 14 (Eagle News) — After officially endorsing Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas as the presidential candidate of the Liberal Party in the 2016 elections, President Benigno S. Aquino III is now looking into the credentials of the two possible candidates for Secretary Roxas’ replacement as head of the DILG. It is expected that Roxas will leave his post after his replacement has been chosen. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, […]

Roxas on 2016: This is a fight worth fighting

“I have absolutely no doubt: This is a fight worth fighting.” This was the message of Secretary of the Interior and Local Government and administration bet Mar Roxas during a gathering of friends and allies from local government units (LGUs) nationwide held in San Juan City yesterday. “Sinabi ko na noong Biyernes: Ibubuhos ko ang lahat para sa Daang Matuwid; wala akong ititira para sa sarili ko,” he told more 1,200 local leaders from the […]

Aquino still hopeful Poe and Escudero will join administration ticket

(Eagle News) — President remains hopeful of having Senator Grace Poe and Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on board the administration ticket for next year’s elections, as he stressed the importance of a unified group to sustain the government’s reform programs under the banner “Daang Matuwid.” “We are still hoping. We still want to have that very unified group that will preserve the coalition as much as possible that can ensure the victory of the agenda,” […]

DILG’s Roxas submits resignation letter, bids farewell to PNP and DILG

  (Eagle News) —  Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas submitted his resignation letter on Monday afternoon, August 3, after he bid farewell to the Philippine National Police and the DILG personnel. Roxas accepted President Aquino’s endorsement last Friday as the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party for the 2016 presidential elections. He attended the traditional flag raising ceremony in Camp Crame to personally say farewell to the uniformed and non-uniformed personnel […]

VP Binay delivers counter SONA, calls Aquino administration “insensitive”

  (Eagle News) — Vice-President Jejomar Binay delivered on Monday (Aug. 3) what he calls the “true State of the Nation” address where he called the Aquino administration as insensitive (manhid) and a failure (palpak). He said more people are getting poorer and hungrier, and that more people do not have jobs. Binay, who delivered his speech in Indang, Cavite, cited alleged incompetence and failure of the Aquino government.  He mentioned the government’s handling of […]

President Aquino says he wants Roxas to finish work at DILG

(Eagle News) — President Aquino has said that he would not want Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas to leave his department just yet as he would still have to finish pending work there. After gracing the 111th anniversary of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Aquino hinted he would not want Roxas to resign just yet as head of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). “I might prevail on him to stay […]

DILG Sec. Roxas to resign, Palace assures

  (Eagle News) — Malacanang has assured that Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Manuel Roxas will resign as DILG head after he was endorsed by President Aquino on Friday as the administration’s standard-bearer for the 2016 presidential election. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in an interview over government radio that this is a “given” so Roxas would not be accused of using his position at the DILG to advance his candidacy. […]

Aquino says Roxas will continue the “Daang Matuwid”

  (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Friday endorsed Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II as the “one fully ready to continue the Straight Path” or “Daang Matuwid” and the one who deserves to be the country’s next leader. Roxas readily accepted the endorsement and vowed that he would not fail his “bosses.” The endorsement was seen as “expected” and “anti-climactic” by the camp of vice-president Jejomar Binay who has long announced his […]

Sec. Roxas considers possible running mates

MANILA, Philippines, July 31 (Eagle News) — After his official endorsement, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas is now considering possible running mates in the 2016 election with Senator Grace Poe and Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo being the top choices because of their good reputations. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)