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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 12, called on Filipinos to stay calm but remain vigilant amid the novel coronavirus threat. In a video message posted on RTVM’s Facebook page, the President said there was so far no recorded local transmission of COVID-19, with the country’s confirmed cases still pegged at three. He said the government “together with the World Health Organization, medical societies and partners in private sectors is addressing the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 12, said government will not tolerate abuse of broadcast privilege. The President issued the remark before new officers and members of the board of trustees of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas in the Palace, after the Office of the Solicitor General filed a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN. In filing the same, the SolGen had said the network and ABS-CBN Convergence violated the terms of the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will “not entertain” any United States initiative to save the Visiting Forces Agreement. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo added President Duterte will not accept “any official invitation to visit the United States.” Panelo said the President’s decision, after all, was a “consequence of a series of legislative and executive actions by the US government that bordered on assaulting our sovereignty and disrespecting our judicial system.” “In addition, the President believes that […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Feb. 10, said his US counterpart Donald Trump and other people were trying to “save” the Visiting Forces Agreement. But Duterte, who the Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said had issued the order for a notice of termination to be issued to the US government, said in a speech before local executives in the Palace, “ayaw ko.” “One is that napaka bastos ng Amerikano. Talagang sobrang bastos,” Duterte said, as […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will issue the order for Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to inform Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. about the planned termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement on Monday, Feb. 10. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who gave a radio interview on Sunday, Feb. 9. It was Panelo who said the President had directed Medialdea to inform Locsin to send the US government the notice of termination. But Medialdea […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will meet Department of Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Eliseo Rio to hear what he has to say about the department’s use of confidential funds. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said there was, however, no schedule of the meeting yet. Panelo said the President would also observe the Senate inquiry on the funds disbursement, which took place in three tranches, on November 8, December 3 and December 17 in 2019. He said […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 6, expressed optimism peace will come “much earlier” as he noted the surrender of former New People’s Army rebels in droves. “But the most important thing is to come up and comply with the promise to the rebels,” the President said, referring to his promise of livelihood assistance to the former rebels. Last December, President Duterte ordered the military to go after the NPA. He has, […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved measures to address gaps in the education system, the Palace said on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the measures, which include reviewing and updating the K-12 curriculum, improving the learning environment, retooling the knowledge of teachers and engaging stakeholders for support and collaboration, were approved in Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. During the meeting, Education Secretary Leonor Briones discussed the results of the 2018 Programme for International Student […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Bong Go on Tuesday, Feb. 4, said the government has been on top of the novel coronavirus situation since Day 1. In his opening statement during the Senate committee on health’s hearing on the virus, Go noted that “even a key official from the World Health organization has commended the efforts” of the government in responding to the health concerns. Earlier, Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO representative to the Philippines, said the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has asked private hospitals to help fight the novel coronavirus. A statement issued by his office said the President issued the appeal during a briefing with government officials and health experts in the Palace on Monday, Feb. 3. “The President also appealed to private hospitals to help the government fight the scourge by accommodating patients seeking treatment after hearing reports that some private facilities refuse to accept patients manifesting […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will implement a temporary travel ban on travelers coming from Hubei, China, where Wuhan, the seat of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is located, Senator Bong Go said. According to Go, this was after he talked to the President and made the recommendation following the country’s confirmation of the first 2019-nCoV in the country. “Nais ko pong ipaalam sa publiko na nakausap ko po si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kanina at inirekomenda ko […]
(Eagle News)–Members of the family of President Rodrigo Duterte are also covered by his announced travel ban to the United States. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who revealed the details of the ban Duterte said he would ask Cabinet members to follow on Thursday, Jan. 30. According to Panelo, exempted from the ban was Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. He said the ban includes both personal and family trips. “Oo. Huwag […]
