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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Malacanang has rejected the request of Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI), the former maintenance provider of MRT 3, to have an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte so they could explain the numerous failures of the MRT. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that they found “no reason” to meet with BURI officials, as the contract was already terminated on November 6. “We find no reason to […]
(Eagle News) — Ernesto Abella is now Foreign Affairs undersecretary. The appointment was made by President Rodrigo Duterte himself in a letter dated Oct. 27. The mild-mannered Abella was presidential spokesperson until he was replaced by then-Kabayan Rep. Harry Roque on Oct. 28. Roque, however, assumed his new post only on Nov. 6. Duterte had said removing Abella from the presidential spokesperson post was his “personal decision.”
(Eagle News) — Malacanang has dismissed the United Nations’ human rights spokesperson’s rebuke of President Rodrigo Duterte over his remark against UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that Rupert Colville should “do well not to judge the colorful language the President is known for, but by what he stands for and the values he holds dear” instead. “We need to point [out] that the President’s remarks on Callamard […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the government would go after “all legal fronts” of the Communist Party of the Philippines. “Legal (front) ninyo, alam ko, wag na tayo magbolahan. You are helping each other, conspiring to topple or sow terror or whatever,” he said in a speech in Nueva Ecija. He said he “will consider (them) as criminals.” “We will arrest everybody connected with you,” he said. The President made the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte firmly denied that he is the one behind the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. The President said that CJ Sereno is free to investigate whether he had talked to a member of Congress to impeach her. “Alam mo, sinabi sa akin merong narinig na si Sereno, ‘Duterte is out to…’ Ha, ako raw? She can ask anybody, I guarantee you. I’ll make a […]
(Eagle News) — Secretary Jesus Dureza announced on Wednesday the cancellation of “all planned meetings” with communist rebels in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive there would no longer be peace talks with them. Dureza, presidential adviser on the peace process, made the announcement also after Duterte said he would classify the New People’s Army, the Communist Party of the Philippines’ armed group, as a terrorist group. “There will be no peace negotiations anymore with the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umani ng suporta sa mga senador ang plano ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ideklara bilang terorista ang Communist Party of the Philippines at ang armed wing nito na New People’s Army. Ayon kay Senador Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, matagal nang nawala ang ideolohiya ng CPP-NPA at ang tanging ginagawa na lamang ng grupo ay ang maghasik ng takot sa mga tao sa pamamagitan ng pagpatay, extortion, pagsusunog at pagsira ng mga […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that President Rodrigo Duterte should be granted emergency powers to solve the traffic situation in the country. Andanar said that granting emergency powers to President Duterte, especially this coming holiday season, will help solve the traffic problem in Metro Manila. Under Senate Bill No. 11 or the Transportation Crisis Act of 2016, the President will be given the power to solve the traffic […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has offered China the opportunity to put up a telecommunications company that would rival PLDT and Globe. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President made the offer during a bilateral meeting with Premier Li Keqiang. According to Roque, there had long been plans of breaking up the PLDT-Globe duopoly. Then-Informations and Communications Technology Rodolfo Salalima, however, he said did not act on this soonest. Salalima, a former Globe official, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he would declare the New People’s Army a terrorist group, noting what he said were their “depredations,” including the supposed killing of a 4-month-old baby. “I’ll be issuing a proclamation. I will remove them from the category of a legal entity, or at least a semimovement which would merit our attention, placing the—same as America—terrorists,” Duterte said. He reiterated he no longer wanted to talk to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he would order the dismissal of public officials who went on unauthorized trips with public funds next week. Duterte made the announcement during a speech in Davao City. “A number of them are lined up to be fired. Those who went out of the country to waste the money without permission of the authorities, in this case, the President, they have to go,” Duterte said. He […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he was “without means to pursue a Senate bid.” “So while OK, I am thankful, I reiterate that my priority is to be the the best spokesman that I can be for the president,” Roque said in a statement issued after Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez announced he would run for senator in 2019 and was included in the PDP-Laban’s slate. Alvarez said apart from Roque, also included were […]
