Tag: Palace statement

Palace slams San Francisco Board of Supervisors over reso vs PHL gov’t

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, April 28, slammed the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after it issued a resolution calling out the Philippine government for alleged “state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings by police” and the detention of Senator Leila de Lima. “The resolution is a toxic and unacceptable intrusion to our legal processes and an outrageous interference with our country’s sovereignty,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. Panelo likened the board to the five US […]

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Palace to Canada: Retrieve your trash “pronto” or 70 years of diplomatic relations between our countries “will be put to naught”

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, April 25, said the seventy years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Canada “will be put to naught” if the latter “will not act with dispatch and finality” on the issue of wastes shipped to the Philippines years ago. Presidential Spokesperson issued the statement, as he described as “vague” the Canadian embassy’s response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s strong remark against Canada’s continued refusal to take back the […]

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Palace to China: Respect Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling on Spratlys

(Eagle News)—Respect the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s 2016 ruling on the Spratlys. The Palace had this to say to China, whose vessels have been spotted, based on reports, near several islands being claimed by the Philippines in the area. “We reiterate our unchanged stance — the arbitral ruling is irreversible, the same being based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and international law accepted by most, if not by all, […]

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Palace: Gov’t ready if Duterte vetoes entire budget bill

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, April 12, said the government was ready should President Rodrigo Duterte veto the 2019 budget bill in its entirety. Economic managers have prepared contingency plans “responsive to any conceivable event, and they will correspondingly adjust their targets, which include the execution of programs and projects relating to infrastructure as well as the delivery of basic services to the people,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, “while we are […]

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Palace: Increase in business confidence indicates strong trust in Duterte leadership, competence of PHL economic team

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Saturday, March 30, welcomed the results of the first quarter 2019 Business Expectations Survey that showed a marked improvement in business confidence in the Philippine economy. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the results were a “good indicator of strong business and investor confidence (in) the decisive leadership of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his competent economic team” which he said “resulted in the easing of inflation and higher […]

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Palace: Due process was followed in Ressa case; she only wants special treatment

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, March 30, slammed Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa anew, and accused her of wanting special treatment since she was a journalist. “She wants her profession to shield her from accountability of a wrongdoing that she could be guilty of,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said after a US State Department spokesperson called on the Philippine government to allow Ressa to “operate freely.” According to Panelo, Ressa “cannot forever hide behind […]

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Palace: Filing of ICC communication vs China’s Xi “may be futile exercise”

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Saturday, March 23, said that while it was the right of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales to file it,  the  filing of a communication against China’s Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court may be a “futile exercise.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this was because in the first place, China was not a member of the ICC and as […]

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Palace on CA affirming previous decision vs Rappler: “We will let the law take its course”

(Eagle News)—“We will let the law take its course.” This was the Palace’s reaction to the Court of Appeals decision to affirm its earlier ruling in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision against Rappler. “As we said, any case that has been filed before the courts, we will not interfere,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo also reiterated press freedom had nothing to do with the Rappler’s case before the SEC, which ruled […]

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Palace: Senate bet Colmenares “just desperately seeking media mileage” by criticizing Chico irrigation deal

(Eagle News)—-The Palace on Saturday, March 2, dismissed Neri Colmenares’ criticisms of the  Philippines’ Chico irrigation deal with China, saying the senatorial bet was “just desperately seeking media mileage.” According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, in the first place, the $62.09-million loan  that will help fund the construction of the irrigation project that will “provide a stable supply of water to around 8,700 hectares of agricultural land, benefit 4,350 farmers and their families and serve 21 […]

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Palace pleased with PHL’s improved ranking in int’l rule of law index

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Saturday, March 2, welcomed the Philippines’ improved ranking in the World Justice Project’s 2019 rule of law index. “The Duterte administration has been tirelessly working on these since Day One and we are pleased of the Philippines’ improved global rank in 2019 (from 88 out of 113 countries in 2017-2018 to 90 out of 126 countries in 2018-2019) as a result of our initiatives. We will not rest and continue exerting […]

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Following SWS survey, Palace says it has no tolerance for rogue cops

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 28, said the government has no tolerance for rogue policemen. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after a latest Social Weather Stations survey said that  the majority of Filipinos believe some men in uniform were engaged in illegal activities. The December 2018 survey said 68 percent believe policemen themselves were definitely or probably behind the illegal drug trade, while 66 percent believe they were definitely or possibly engaged […]

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Palace condoles with kin of late BSP Governor Espenilla

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Feb. 24, expressed its condolences to the kin of  Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Nestor Espenilla, who passed away on Saturday night. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace was “saddened” to learn about the “untimely demise” of Espenilla. “This UP magna cum laude graduate was best remembered by the ordinary Juan de la Cruz for making financial services closer to Filipinos who—we are all aware—transact mostly […]

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