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(Eagle News) — The Philippines and China “will agree to disagree” on the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated the Asian giant’s claims in some parts of the West Philippine Sea in favor of the Southeast Asian country. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement on Tuesday, July 14, a day after China called the ruling “invalid and illegal.” “Unang una po, talagang hindi tayo nagkakasundo sa bansang Tsina tungkol sa arbitral award na yan… Pero […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, March 28, slammed the New People’s Army for its attack on soldiers in Rizal despite a ceasefire in place. “This armed attack by the NPA against our soldiers exposes the insincerity of the former in declaring a ceasefire as well as their blatant disregard of the welfare of the Filipino people they claim to fight for,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. He said the soldiers were conducting community work in […]
(Eagle News) –No need for alarm. This was the reaction of the Palace on Friday. March 6, following the Department of Health’s announcement two more novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the country. According to the DOH, one was a 48-year-old male Filipino with travel history to Japan, while the other was a 62-year-old male Filipino in San Juan City, who had no travel history, prompting the agency to say a local transmission was […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo made “missteps” that made President Rodrigo Duterte change his mind about making her a part of the Cabinet, the Palace said on Tuesday, Nov. 19. “The Vice President talking with – and seeking the advice of – certain foreign institutions and personalities that have prejudged the campaign against illegal drugs as a violation of human rights, as well as a crime against humanity, did not sit well with […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, Nov. 9, urged the public to give Vice President Leni Robredo space to allow her to perform her task as drug czar. “The Vice President must be given a wide latitude in outlining her own anti-illegal drug scheme and pursue, without interference from other quarter backers, her own agenda which she envisions to be effective in addressing the drug menace,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. Panelo issued […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Oct. 20, thanked former Senate President Nene Pimentel for his contributions to nation-building, as it expressed its condolences to his bereaved kin. “He would forever be etched in our history as a giant among his peers who championed democracy and electoral reform and a visionary who espoused devolution of powers and strong local governance,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo noted Pimentel’s enactment of the Local Government Code of 1991, […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has expressed sympathy for Japan, which was struck by “Hagibis,” one of the strongest typhoons to hit the country in decades. “President Rodrigo Roa Duterte expresses his deep sympathy to the people and government of Japan for those who perished, were injured, or found themselves homeless in the aftermath of the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in decades,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, “as we offer […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Oct. 9, blamed previous administrations for the country’s transport woes, saying the current status of the public transportation system was “a product of many years of neglect.” In a statement, Panelo maintained, however, that there was no mass transit crisis, as claimed by leftist group Bayan. “[W]hen I said there is no mass transit crisis, I meant there is no mass transit crisis simply because there is no mass transit […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Oct. 7, said the drop in the approval rating of President Rodrigo Duterte is not at all a cause for concern. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the 78 percent registered by Duterte in the latest Pulse Asia survey is, after all, “still high.” “Surveys fluctuate depending on when they get them. If it is taken at a time when there are controversies hounding, it may affect the survey results,” he […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has welcomed the 0.9 percent inflation rate recorded in September, saying this was proof the government was “delivering results” despite criticisms. In a statement, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the National Economic and Development Authority in particular “attributes the slowdown in part to the success of the Rice Tariffication Law which has allowed consumers to enjoy lower prices of rice because of higher supply.” He said NEDA has also “assured to fast-track […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Sept. 25, welcomed a recent Social Weather Stations survey that found that 86 percent of Filipinos rate their lives positively. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said it “gives us encouragement that almost all Filipinos, whether here or abroad, have universally recognized the bold strides undertaken by the President and his Administration to pursue sociodevelopment programs that are not only inclusive but are also sustainable.” He noted that while the Chief Executive […]
(Eagle News)–Martial law “necessarily arises only upon constitutional dictates,” and is precisely the “very tool to save the exercise of democracy,” the Palace said on Sunday, Sept. 22. In a statement a day after the 47th anniversary of the proclamation of martial law under then-President Ferdinand Marcos, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that in that case, martial law “instilled discipline among the citizenry at its inception, as well as reaping success in dismantling the then spreading […]
