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WASHINGTON, DC (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of his hawkish national security advisor John Bolton, saying he disagreed “strongly” with his positions, in the latest upheaval for US foreign policy. “I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning,” Trump announced on Twitter, saying he would name a replacement next week. Bolton, who had been due to give a press conference at the White House […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wake of former National Security Adviser Jose Roilo Golez early Thursday morning, June 14. This was hours after he presided over the joint Armed Forces of the Philippines-Philippine National Police command conference in Malacanang. The President arrived in Golez’s wake at the Heritage Park in Taguig past 1:43 a.m. He was received by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon. He did not entertain questions from the media. […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former National Security Adviser Roilo Golez has passed away. In a statement, House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, quoting House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, said Golez died due to a heart attack. ANC said he was supposed to give an interview over its television program, but felt unwell and was rushed to the hospital. Golez was 71 years old. He served as former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s security adviser from 2001 […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Security Adviser does not see the anti-Marcos protests as a security threat. According to National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., the government sees the anti-Marcos rallies as a form of democratic expression that should not be suppressed. “You would expect na merong kanya-kayang plano (both sides) as a matter of democratic advocacies,” Esperon said. https://youtu.be/wnJOkCBMWQQ
