Tag: President Duterte

President Duterte receives new BBL draft; calls for passage of bill for peace

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday received the new draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law on Monday, offering self-rule to the country’s Muslim minority for peace. Duterte hopes the promise of autonomy will persuade Filipino Muslims to reject the Islamic State group, whose followers control parts of Marawi after nearly two months of fighting. Duterte vowed to shepherd through Congress the bill jointly written and submitted to him by government officials and the country’s largest Muslim guerrilla […]

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Senator Trillanes may face ethics complaint for “disrespectful, unparliamentary” remarks

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV may face an ethics complaint in the Senate after he issued what his colleague said were “disrespectful and unparliamentary” comments. “Maybe it is high time that we refer to the Senate ethics committee Senator Trillanes’ actions since he is becoming damaging to the institution and becoming damaging to the country,” Senator JV Ejercito said in a statement on Tuesday. Ejercito was referring to Trillanes’ “disrespectful and unparliamentary” comments […]

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President Duterte’s war on drugs praised by Brazilian Ambassador

President Duterte has been praised by Brazilian Ambassador to the Philippines, his excellency Rodrigo Do Amaral Souza for his campaign against drug users. He said, just like the Philippines, Brazil is struggling to stop the drug problem in their country. The Brazilian Ambassador visited Eagle Broadcasting Corporation for a courtesy visit.  He said the visit was significant because the station is important in letting the world know about Brazil. He said, despite the geographical distance […]

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News in Photos: President Duterte talks to officers and members of 6th Infantry Division of the PHL Army

President Rody Duterte talked to the officers and members of the 602nd Brigade, 6th Infantry Division (6ID) of the Philippine Army (PA) at Camp Lucero in the municipality of Carmen, North Cotabato on June 6. Prior to the President’s talk, MGen. Arnel Dela Vega (Division Commander, 6ID) and BGen. Manolo Samarita (Brigade Commander, 602nd Brigade, 6ID) gave a security briefing.

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US Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado pays courtesy call to President Duterte in Villamor Airbase

President Rodrigo Duterte and other Cabinet members received United States of America (USA) Senator Cory Gardner of the State of Colorado at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Wednesday, May 31. Senator Gardner is also the chair of the Sub-committee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cyber Crime Policy of the USA Senate. This is the first official visit to the Philippines of the senator, who was received in a courtesy call and working […]

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“This is a time for victory,” President Duterte tells troops in visit to Iligan amid clashes in neighboring Marawi

(Eagle News) — “This is a time for victory…Talagang panalo tayo dito.” This was the assurance President Rodrigo Duterte gave government troops in Iligan, which he visited on Friday amid the ongoing clashes with the Maute terrorist group in neighboring Marawi. “This is a time for victory. We will not lose it. How can we lose it? We have everything,” he said. He said he has bought “all the equipment” the troops needed. All the government planes, he […]

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Enrile supports declaration of martial law in Mindanao

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile expressed his support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Enrile also said that he can see no reason why anyone would criticize President Duterte as it is provided in the law that the President can declare martial law when there is violence.

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Duterte arrives from Russia; says Maute “open defiance” prompted him to declare martial law in Mindanao

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said Maute’s “open defiance” and “rebellion”  prompted him to declare martial law in Mindanao, as he assured the public he would not allow abuses on the part of the security forces. In his arrival speech from Russia, Duterte said the Islamist militants rampaged through Marawi and beheaded the police chief in Malabang who was on his way home. “…Going back he was stopped by a checkpoint manned by terrorists and […]

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Martial law in Mindanao: What we know

President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who have declared allegiance to the Islamic State group. Here is what we know about why he declared martial law and what happens next: What happened to trigger martial law?  Duterte acted after security forces on Tuesday battled dozens of gunmen in Marawi, a city of about 200,000 people. One policeman and two soldiers died in the fighting, authorities said. Tuesday’s […]

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