Tag: President Rodrigo Duterte

Mga rally, isinagawa sa Bonifacio Day

Ni Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service Nagpang-abot malapit sa Mendiola ang mga anti- at pro-administrasyon na grupo na may kanya kanyang ikinasang kilos protesta kasabay ng paggunita sa Bonifacio Day ngayong araw. Hindi nakaporma sa Mendiola ang mga anti-administrasyon na magsasagawa sana ng protesta laban sa sinasabi nilang isinusulong na revolutionary government ng gobyerno. Karamihan sa mga kaanib sa grupong ito ay mga miyembro ng mga militanteng grupo gaya ng Bukluran ng mga Mangagawang Pilipino, […]

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Military: 15 suspected communist rebels dead in clash

Fifteen suspected communist guerrillas including six women have been killed in a gunbattle, the military said on Wednesday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte called off peace talks. Duterte last week vowed to go to war with the rebels and said he would categorize them as a “terrorist” group over deadly attacks against soldiers and police. Late Tuesday, residents reported seeing armed men boarding a van and a truck in the town of Nasugbu 65 kilometers […]

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Duterte sends off crewmates of 2 Vietnamese killed in alleged encounter with PHL Navy

Apologizes for incident in September (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday apologized for September’s incident that saw two Vietnamese who were poaching in Philippine waters killed in an alleged encounter with the Philippine Navy, and five others arrested. “We are all Asians.. I’m sorry for the incident, I hope it will never happen,” Duterte said in send-off ceremonies for the other five Vietnamese crewmen, in Sual, Pangasinan. After a bilateral meeting with Vietnam President Tran […]

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NBI files charges vs Garbo, wife over alleged ill-gotten wealth, other alleged offenses

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The National Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday that it had filed charges  against former Philippine National Police deputy director general Marcelo Garbo and his wife. In a statement, NBI Director Dante Gierran said the former PNP official and his spouse Rosalinda are facing charges for violation of section 7 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for “amassing assets way beyond their legitimate income..” before the Ombudsman. He […]

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Duterte urges crafting of a new, more inclusive Constitution; is ready to resign once this is done

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress and the public to craft a new Constitution that he says “will suit” the Filipino way of life, and where taxpayers’ money is assured to go back to the people. At the same time, he vowed to resign once this is done. “Let’s have a Constitution that is inclusive,” he said during the anti-corruption summit of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) held at the Philippine […]

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Several senators raise doubts BBL could be passed by year-end

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senators raised doubts the Bangsamoro Basic Law could be passed by the end of this year, even if President Rodrigo Duterte calls for a special session of Congress. “Not even a special session can fast-track it to be passed into law this year. It contains 289 sections that hearings alone can take so much time,” Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Tuesday. He added the proposed budget […]

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President Duterte vows BBL’s passage, pushes for inclusive Mindanao peace talks during Bangsamoro Assembly

  QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, November 27 attended the very first Bangsamoro Assembly in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao where he pushed for an all-inclusive peace talks in Mindanao. The President faced an estimated one million Muslims who presented their manifesto asking for the quick passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law in Congress. In his speech, President Duterte said he is urging Congress to work for the swift passage of […]

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Duterte: CPP founder Sison to be arrested if he sets foot in PHL

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would have Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison arrested if he set foot in the country. Duterte made the announcement in a speech during the San Beda College of Law alumni homecoming in Makati on Friday night. “If Joma Sison comes here, I will arrest him or if I were him, huwag na siyang bumalik dito,” he said. He said he would not […]

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Duterte orders all Communists released during ongoing peace talks to surrender

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ordered communist leaders who were released during the ongoing peace talks to surrender. Duterte made the directive during a speech in Camp Tecson, Bulacan. He made the move after he signed Proclamation 360, which officially terminated peace talks with the Communists. Duterte said he was fed up with the group’s acts of “depredation,” including what he said was the killing of a four-month-old baby.

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Police reminded to stick to rule of law should they return to war on drugs

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Several senators on Friday issued reminders to the Philippine National Police amid the possibility of them returning to the war on drugs. Senator JV Ejercito said President Rodrigo Duterte’s “words of strong support” for them were not a “license..to go on a killing spree,” should they officially return. “Protection and respect for human rights should be upheld at all times,” he said. According to Senate President Koko Pimentel, “all […]

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President Duterte signs proclamation officially terminating talks with Communists

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a proclamation officially terminating peace talks with the communist rebels. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said talks between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front would no longer be pursued under Proclamation 360. The President also directed the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines Panel for Peace […]

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CPP founder Sison calls Duterte “the no. 1 terrorist in the PHL”

(Eagle News) — The “no. 1 terrorist in the Philippines.” This was how Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, described President Rodrigo Duterte, following his decision to cancel peace talks with the CPP-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front and his announcement he would declare them and their “legal fronts” as terrorists. In a statement, Sison said his former student was “culpable for the abduction, torture and mass murder of an increasing […]

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