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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has adjusted the dates covered by the holiday ceasefire with Communist rebels. “The Executive Secretary confirmed that the ceasefire decided upon the President is now from December 23, 6.pm. until December 26, 11:59 p.m. and from December 30, 6 p.m. to January 2 [2018], 11:59 p.m.,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a briefing on Thursday. Roque earlier said that the suspension of combat operations would be on December […]
Order comes a week after DAP employees publicly accused Elba Cruz of going on frequent travels abroad, among others (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Development Academy of the Philippines president to vacate her post. Duterte’s order for Elba Cruz to leave the post was contained in a letter written by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea dated December 18. It came a week after DAP employees publicly accused Cruz of going on travels abroad […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said there has been a “considerable drop” in the country’s drug cases. Speaking during the awarding of the Order of Lapu-Lapu to Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines and other uniformed personnel at Camp Brigadier General Rafael T. Crame in Quezon City, Duterte said, however, that “we will remain vigilant.” “It’s a perennial problem,” Duterte said. Lives of policemen, military more valuable In his speech, […]
“They are just a bunch of brigands,” he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday denounced the New People’s Army attack on soldiers who were only holding relief operations for those affected by “Urduja” in northern Samar on Sunday, likening the communist armed wing to “ISIS.” “I strongly protest and condemn the actions of the (NPA). I would say that this is something which I have been telling you all along. It does […]
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/941367856070979584 (Eagle News) — The popular President Rodrigo Duterte has made it to what could be the longest-running animated series on United States television–or at least his cartoon version. In an episode titled “Robert Mueller meets with President Trump,” cartoon Duterte, who is wearing white, and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands in a picture frame right behind the “real” Trump. The handshake is reminiscent of the handshake done by leaders at the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would make a visit to the areas affected by “Urduja.” Duterte made the announcement before a crowd in Davao City on Sunday. “I have to fly to the places where the typhoon passed through. There’s so much destruction there,” Duterte said. He said he “would like to see for myself what government can do better than what these guys are doing now.” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government’s Federalism and Constitutional Reform program has a new administrator. Interior Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya has been appointed to the position, DILG Officer-in-Charge Catalino Cuy announced on Sunday. Malaya was Assistant Secretary for Communication and Capacity Development of the DILG before the appointment. “As directed by President (Rodrigo) Duterte, the DILG needs to let the local governments and the ordinary people appreciate and understand how federalism will […]
(Eagle News) — We don’t believe martial law is needed but we respect the “prerogative” of the President to request for such. The Commission on Human Rights had this to say after Congress voted to extend martial law in Mindanao for one more year, thereby approving the proposal for the same of President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, the CHR said, however, that there was a “need to address accounts of human rights violations on […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte made a tour of the Pakistan Navy Ship ‘Saif’ docked in Manila on Thursday. The President was welcomed by officials of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Philippines and the Pakistan Navy led by H.E. Aman Rashid, Pakistan Ambassador to the Philippines, Pakistan’s Defense Attaché Commodore Jawad Ahmed, and Pakistan Navy Commanding Officer Captain Shahzad Iqbal, upon his arrival at Pier 15, Port Area. Joining the President were Executive […]
(Eagle News) — Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison said the “main targets” of the one-year extension of martial law by Congress are his group and the New People’s Army. In a statement, Sison said, however, that “the (Duterte) regime overestimates the capability of (the CPP-NPA’s) total armed strength of 170,000 in an archipelago of 115,000 square miles.” “It exaggerates the psychological impact of terror tactics under martial rule and the effectiveness […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he would extend the term of Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa “for two to three months.” Dela Rosa is set to retire from the police force on January 21, 2018, when he reaches the mandatory age of retirement of 56. After the extension, Dela Rosa is expected to assume the helm of the Bureau of Corrections.
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service “Here I come…I’m coming. See you there.” Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa had this to say to convicts still engaged in illegal drug activities in the Bureau of Corrections, which he is expected to head after his retirement from the police force in 2018. “He is my boss ever since and he will be my boss forever. So hindi ako puwede na aayaw sa pagtatrabaho niya sa […]
