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Sudan’s paramilitaries said they were in control of several key sites following fighting with the regular army Saturday, including the presidential palace in central Khartoum. In a statement, the Rapid Support Forces said it had taken “full control” of the presidential palace as well as the airports in Khartoum and Merowe in the north of the country. It said the moves came in response to attacks by the regular army on RSF bases in […]
by Louis GENOT Agence France-Presse BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) — Slashed canvas on a modern masterpiece, graffiti spray-painted on statues, a smashed Louis XIV clock: the horde of supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro who invaded Brasilia’s hubs of power at the weekend ransacked everything in their path, including priceless works of art. The three vandalized buildings — the presidential palace known as the Planalto, the Supreme Court and Congress — are themselves treasures of […]
Current alert level system to stay in place until then, says Pres. Marcos Jr (Eagle News) – The Philippines would be implementing a new system of classification for Covid-19 restrictions by mid-August, Malacanang said on Tuesday, July 19. From now until then, the current Covid-19 Alert Level System remains in place, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said. Marcos also announced that the new level of classifying Covid restrictions in the country would be “decoupled” or […]
Palace releases new guidelines as NCR and 38 other areas shift to Alert Level 1 (Eagle News) — Wearing of well-fitted face masks at all times, full seating capacity for public transport, and not requiring the use of health declaration forms for contact tracing. These are just some of the amended protocols by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) released by Malacanang as Metro Manila and 38 more areas in the country shift to the least […]
Even fully vaccinated passengers coming from these countries not allowed entry to PHL from Nov. 28 to Dec. 15 (Eagle News) – Seven more countries – all from Europe – have been added in the Philippines’ list of “red” countries and territories bringing to 14 the total number of countries, territories or jurisdictions recently imposed imposed additional restrictions affecting entry of passengers, even those fully vaccinated amid the discovery of more infectious COVID-19 variant, […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Monday, Nov. 15, that he would be running for the Senate in next year’s elections, as he bid farewell to all government media staff thanking them for their support. He made his last appearance as Palace spokesperson on Monday, saying he would be returning to the political arena. “Babalik po tayo sa larangan ng pulitika. Babalik po sana tayo sa Kongreso ng Pilipinas, doon sa […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government maintained that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction to investigate drug war killings, insisting that local courts are competent enough and working on the trial of cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the ICC would only acquire jurisdiction if local courts are not working, and predicted that the ICC probe if it pushes through would languish for years without the cooperation of Philippine authorities. Because […]
PHL Defense department investigating incident (Eagle News) – Malacanang expressed its condolences to those who lost their lives in a plane crash of a C130 Hercules plane in Sulu where at least 50 lives were lost, mostly soldiers who recently finished a training on counter-insurgency. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the whole nation is in mourning. The Department of National Defense is conducting an investigation of Sunday’s tragic incident involving a second-hand plane […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang expressed its condolences to the family of former President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III for his demise on Thursday, June 24. “We commiserate po and condole with the family and loved ones of former President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III as we extend our condolences for his untimely demise,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., said reading the statement of President Rodrigo Duterte on Aquino’s death. “We’re grateful to the former […]
Palace says LGUs may increase this up to 30 percent seating capacity (Eagle News) – Religious gatherings will be allowed with a minimum 10 percent seating capacity in Metro Manila and other areas under the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that under MECQ, religious gatherings can even be allowed up to 30 percent of the venue’s seating capacity if allowed by the local government unit which has jurisdiction over the […]
(Eagle News) – Religious and worship services can now be held up to 30 percent of the worship venue’s seating capacity in areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) including Metro Manila, according to Malacanang on Friday, Oct. 23. Before this announcement from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), the limit for religious services or gatherings was limited to 10 percent of the seating capacity of worship venues in GCQ areas. Palace […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is still in his hometown in Davao City and has not yet returned to Malacanang as a precautionary measure because of the high number of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila, his spokesperson Harry Roque said. He said that some members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) and other employees in Malacanang have tested positive for COVID-19. Because of this, the PSG decided that it is safer for the […]
