(Eagle News) — A spokesman for the Liberal Party said Secretary Mar Roxas will be free to choose his own running-mate come 2016 elections. Eastern Samar Representative Ben Evardone said it is a standard practice of the ruling Liberal Party to let the party’s standard bearer, in this case Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, to choose his own vice-presidential running-mate because he has to be comfortable with whom he is […]
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President Aquino names Secretary Roxas as preferred successor
(Eagle News) — President Aquino has officially endorsed Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas as the Liberal Party’s standard bearer for 2016 presidential elections. Aquino made the announcement at an event dubbed “a gathering of friends” in Club Filipino in San Juan city this morning. https://youtu.be/I50XlR-QY_s It might be recalled that Roxas gave way to Aquino in the 2010 presidential elections after Cory Aquino’s death in August 1, 2009 generated a clamor for […]
Mar Roxas, i-eendorso ni Pangulong Aquino bukas bilang LP standard bearer
(Eagle News) — Kumpirmado na ang pag-eendorso ni Pangulong Aquino kay Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas bilang standard bearer ng Liberal Party (LP) sa halalan sa 2016. Ayon kay Liberal Party Secretary General Mel Sarmiento, gaganapin ang opisyal na pag-endorso ni Aquino kay Roxas bukas, July 31, ng 9 a.m. sa Club Filipino. Bago ang kaniyang State of the Nation Address nitong Lunes, una nang sinabi ng Pangulo na ia-anunsyo ang kaniyang i-e-endorsong […]
PNoy indirectly names Roxas as successor to “Tuwid Na Daan”
STA. Barbara, Iloilo (Eagle News) – Despite the lack of an official statement regarding who he will support for the presidential election in 2016, President Noynoy Aquino indirectly names Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas as his personal choice as presidential candidate in his Independence Day speech in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo where he is all praises for said Interior Secretary. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin)
PNoy praises Mar Roxas
STA. Barbara, Iloilo (Eagle News) – In his Independence Day speech in the historic town of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, President Noynoy Aquino praised Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, especially in Roxas’ main contribution to the formation of the Negros Island Region. President Aquino first said that Roxas is his top choice for presidential candidate in 2016. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/7pMbpgqHwf8
Roxas asks NCRPO to install CCTV cameras in Monumento
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas asked the National Capital Region Office to install 34 CCTV cameras in the Monumento area due to the heavy concentration of commuters in the said area every day. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
Roxas still Aquino’s top choice for LP presidential bet
MAY 25 (Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II is still “at the top of the list” of presidential candidates in so far as President Aquino’s coalition is concerned, according to President Aquino himself, but noted that consultations are still being made before he makes an announcement late July. “To my mind, as far as our coalition is concerned, he (Roxas) is at the top of the list. Now, we are still undergoing a […]
Roxas, possible presidential candidate of Liberal Party
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to Senate President Franklin Drilon, it is possible that Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas may be the official presidential candidate that will be endorsed by the Liberal Party. Drilon is the vice-president of the said party, while Roxas is the president. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
Better prepare for Betty – Roxas tells local execs
PCOO – Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas called the attention of local chief executives in the Northeastern part of Luzon to prepare for typhoon “Betty.” As of last night, the typhoon with international name “Bavi” was already inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), more than a thousand kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora. It has strength of 65-80 kph, moving at 20 kph, and bringing light to moderate rains. With its current direction, […]
Aquino says Roxas is still up for 2016 presidential race
BUSAN, South Korea (Eagle News Service) — President Aquino said Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas should not be counted out of the 2016 presidential race, even if latest Pulse Asia survey results showed he dropped to 6th place among the possible contenders. In an interview here at Busan, President Aquino said it is way too early to predict how possible presidential contenders would fare. President Aquino said there were people who will say […]
DILG to first responders: Secure your families, assume posts
QUEZON CITY, Dec. 5 — “Secure your families first, then man the command centers.” This was the instruction given by Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas to local officials and other first responder units in areas located along the path of Super Typhoon Ruby in order to ensure the efficiency of local governments’ response to emergency situations. “Our first responders, including the local officials, need to secure their families first so they […]
Mar Roxas strengthens problem areas in Metro Manila
Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas issued an order strengthening police presence in the eight problem areas in Metro Manila.





