Tag: Palace

Palace: Work in gov’t offices suspended effective noon today, April 17

(Eagle News)–The Palace has declared a suspension of work in government offices effective noon today, April 17. The Palace made the announcement in  memorandum number 60 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. According to the memo, the half-day work schedule was “to provide government employees full opportunity to properly observe 18-19 April 2019, regular holidays, and to allow them to travel to and from the different regions in the country.” “However, those agencies whose functions […]

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Palace: Country’s sovereignty “non-negotiable”

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Thursday, April 11, said the country’s sovereignty was “non-negotiable.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement even after the Department of Foreign Affairs filed a diplomatic protest against China over the presence of Chinese vessels near Pag-Asa Island. Panelo had said the government would  file a diplomatic protest if media reports on the presence of Chinese vessels near Kota island were also proven to be true. “We are just reciprocating the […]

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Palace defends PHL withdrawal from ICC

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, March 17, defended the Philippines’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, saying from the country’s perspective, the tribunal was “non-existent.” “The Philippines cannot leave that which has never joined in the first place. Our position on the matter remains clear, unequivocal and inflexible: The Philippines never became a State Party to the Rome Statute which created the ICC,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement on the day the […]

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Guevarra to NBI: Probe slay of Cebu student

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the killing of 16-year-old Christine Silawan. Guevarra gave the order in Department Order No. 117 dated March 15. In ordering the NBI to also conduct a case build-up, Guevarra cited Republic Act No. 10867 or the NBI Reorganization and Modernization Act, which gives him the authority to do the same “when public interest so requires.” “Further, (NBI) Director (Dante) […]

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Palace: Duterte won’t interfere in Congress “intramurals” over 2019 budget

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, March 6, said President Rodrigo Duterte will not interfere in the “intramurals” in Congress over the national budget for 2019. “They will have to settle whatever conflict they have among themselves,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo issued the statement when asked whether the developments in Congress were delaying the transmittal of the bill for Duterte’s signature. Senator Panfilo Lacson’s has alleged Speaker Gloria Arroyo  realigned P25 million from the […]

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Palace hopes telcos will exert best efforts to improve citizens’ complaint hotline

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 28, expressed hope telecommunications companies would exert their best efforts to improve the citizens’ complaint hotline 8888. Ina statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted Executive Order No. 6, which institutionalized the hotline to allow members of the public to air their complaints about government in general, was among the first executive orders issued by the President. “Before the issuance of Executive Order No. 6, public avenues for […]

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Palace slams De Lima over comments vs Build, Build, Build program

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, Feb. 23, slammed Senator Leila de Lima over her comments against the Build, Build, Build program, saying it would rather “ignore” her as “her senses apparently have flown to the cuckoo’s nest.” “A detained senator from the opposition has described the Build, Build, Build program, ‘grossly inefficient,’ among other nonsensical descriptives and false narratives…We will just watch her in amusement as she cantankerously pontificates like a headless chicken running berserk,” […]

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Palace to Ressa following her claims of gov’t abuse of power: “You are the one abusing your power as a journalist”

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, Feb. 15, scoffed at Maria Ressa’s claims the government was behind her arrest for cyber libel and was abusing its power, urging her to be  “woman enough” and face her case instead of blaming the administration. “Excuse me, Maria. Abuse of power? You are the one abusing your power as a journalist. You are marshaling your colleagues to support you on the basis of misplaced and baseless cause. What is […]

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Palace questions anew Facebook’s choice of Rappler as third party fact-checker

(Eagle News) –The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 13, questioned anew Facebook’s choice of Rappler as its third party fact-checker. In a statement issued after Rappler’s chief executive officer and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested for cyberlibel, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace found it “ironic” that Facebook, which he said has “transformed into a platform where netizens exercise their right to free speech” and has “resolve in combating disinformation, misinformation and all kinds […]

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Palace welcomes SC dismissal of Pamatong petition seeking Duterte’s ouster

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 13, welcomed the Supreme Court’s dismissal of Elly Pamatong’s petition that seeks to oust Rodrigo Duterte as president. “We have treated such petition at the outset as without basis in fact and in law. The Supreme Court has validated our view on the matter,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, Pamatong’s “allegation that he assumed the presidency last June 30, 2016 is nothing but fantasy.” “Neither can […]

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Palace declares Wednesday, Feb. 13, a special non-working holiday in Parañaque

(Eagle News)—-Wednesday, Feb. 13, has been declared a special non-working holiday in Parañaque. In making the declaration in Proclamation No. 665, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, by authority of President Rodrigo Duterte, said it was “but fitting and proper that the people of the city..be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate” in the activities marking Parañaque’s cityhood anniversary. The proclamation was signed on Feb. 6.  

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Palace rejects proposal to create commission that will study possibility of changing country’s name

Propose a bill containing the suggested name instead, Palace says (Eagle News)—The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 12, thumbed down the proposal to create a commission that would study the feasibility of changing the country’s name. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said instead of creating a Geographic Renaming Commission, as proposed by Rep. Gary Alejano, the suggested name could be directly deliberated on in Congress. “If the Constitution says you can enact a law, why do you […]

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