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(Eagle News) — Several senators backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao, with one noting that the “despicable terrorists” must be held “accountable for their crimes against humanity.” In a statement, Senator Joel Villanueva said the declaration of martial law in the southern Philippines needed to be done due to the “gravity of this horrific incident.” “We condemn to the highest degree the recent attacks which transpired in Marawi City. As to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday chastised former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and those “who keep on talking,” saying they allowed China’s construction of man-made structures in the disputed South China Sea to “blossom into something like an armed garrison now.” “Ito sila Del Rosario, and the rest of the guys, itong lahat na nagdadaldal. Where were they?” he said in his speech during the Coast Guard Auxiliary National Convention in Davao. According to Duterte, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines -(Eagle News) — Political analyst Clarita Carlos said that it is the prerogative of President Rodrigo Duterte to refuse aid, especially when such aid is conditional. “Yung aid nga may space. May conditionality na sinasabi nya na magbibigay lang siya kung nakapasa tayo sa kaniyang Human Rights criterion. Ayaw ng Presidente nung may kakabit yung ibibigay mo. At saka napakaliit lamang na aid niyon. Masasabi natin mas marami nga silang human rights […]
(Eagle News) — Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, the youngest daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte showed her fun side when she took this cute selfie of her “holding” her father in the palm of her hand. In the photo, a pensive looking President Duterte can be seen sitting on a sofa, with “Kitty’ making it appear he was tiny with the use of her fingers. The 72-year old Duterte obviously didn’t know that his 13-year old daughter was taking […]
President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would push for the inclusion of Turkey and Mongolia in a grouping of Southeast Asian nations, dismissing concerns about their geographic location. Duterte said leaders of Turkey and Mongolia told him about their desire to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) while they were in China over the weekend for a summit on a global trade infrastructure project. Duterte, whose nation holds the rotating ASEAN chairmanship […]
President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam. Duterte, who spoke upon his arrival in the country from official visits to China, Cambodia and Hong Kong, also emphasized he had no immediate plans to pressure China over an international tribunal’s ruling last year that its sweeping claims to most of the sea were unlawful. “If we can get something there with […]
(Eagle News) — “Stop it.” This was the message of President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday to unscrupulous judges who he said made an interpretation of the law a mere business, as he appealed to the Supreme Court to “do something” about corruption in the judiciary. Duterte, who arrived in the country from China past 3 a.m., said during his speech at the Davao International Airport that it was an open secret that some judges received […]
BEIJING, China — President Xi Jinping criticized protectionism on Monday at a summit positioning China as a champion of globalization, and secured a free trade commitment from almost 30 other world leaders as the meeting wound up. Xi addressed the leaders–including Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte—on the second day of the forum on his new Silk Road plan, a huge infrastructure project intended to revive ancient land and sea trade routes from Asia to Europe and […]
(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte said the P3-million increase in his net worth was because of excess campaign donations for the 2016 elections. “Those were excess funds… The money no longer has purpose. I do not know where they came from. I declared that as income,” President Duterte told reporters in Hong Kong. He assured the public he paid income taxes for the increase. During his speech before the Filipino community in Hong Kong on […]
by Laurent Thomet / Yanan Wang Agence France Presse China on Sunday touted its new Silk Road as “a project of the century” at a summit highlighting its growing leadership on globalization, but a North Korean missile test competed for attention. President Xi Jinping hosted leaders from 29 nations for the two-day summit in Beijing ending Monday after United States and South Korean military officials confirmed that Pyongyang had launched a ballistic missile. Delegations from […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte asked Filipinos to give him three or four years to turn around the country, as he spoke with overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong. “Give me time. Three to four years, I will have solved almost all of the problems by then,” he said. In his speech, the President said he would fulfill his promise to rid the country of graft and corruption. But he told OFWs in Hong […]
(Eagle News) — Coming soon: Our very own subway. Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade revealed on Friday plans to construct a subway in the country to add to the existing public transportation for commuters. In a press conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong, where President Rodrigo Duterte is on official visit, Tugade said the loan agreement under the Japan International Cooperation Agency program would hopefully be signed between the Philippine leader and Japanese […]
