Tag: President Rodrigo Duterte

Sara Duterte blasts “power-hungry” Tindig Pilipinas; says destabilization plot “as real as terrorism”

(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Sunday said the threat of destabilization was “as real as terrorism,” noting that information on the matter came from reliable sources, even “from inside the offices of the people identified with the opposition.” She also dismissed claims her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, was “insecure and paranoid,”  calling Tindig Pilipinas, the group that staged a rally recently against him, “power-hungry.” Key members of this group include opposition figures […]

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Panelo: Duterte-executed bank secrecy waiver last year “still binding”

(Eagle News) — Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo dismissed a group’s calls for President Rodrigo Duterte to sign a bank secrecy waiver, noting that he already executed one as early as last year which was still binding. “Matagal nang sinasabi ni [Senator Antonio] Trillanes ‘yan eh (ill-gotten wealth). Nag-execute ng waiver si Presidente noong Mayo pa of last year at napatunayan doon sabi ng BPI (Bank of the Philippine Islands), ng bangko na wala […]

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DFA says UK made “no new offer of direct monetary assistance” to PHL

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has clarified the United Kingdom has “no new offer of direct monetary assistance to the Philippines.” The DFA made the clarification after President Rodrigo Duterte said he had directed Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez not to accept the “$18 million to 20 million” from the European country. Nonetheless, the DFA said the Philippines and the UK “have enjoyed 71 years of friendly, productive and dynamic relations.” “During this […]

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Duterte fires 2 gov’t officials for sitting on docs for major infra project for a year

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has fired two government officials for “sitting on papers” that were necessary for the construction of  an infrastructure project for an entire year. The President announced the dismissal of the two Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission officials in an interview aired over PTV 4 on Friday night. “May dalawa dito na isang taon na halos ‘yung papel. At ‘yun pa namang papel na ‘yung construction firm, na siya ang gagawa ng […]

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President Duterte and Seagal in Palace on Oct. 12, 2017

Palace: Drugs main topic in Duterte-Seagal meet

(Eagle News) — When Hollywood action star Steven Seagal and a tough-talking President Rodrigo Duterte meet in Malacañang, what do they talk about? According to a Palace statement, drugs. The statement said the President   “reiterated his strong stance against illegal drugs because it enslaves people to a form of synthetic chemical,” when he met the actor on Thursday. Seagal is in the country to film an upcoming production “about illegal drugs and other crimes,” based on […]

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Duterte says he will “not hesitate to declare” revolutionary gov’t if destab moves result in chaos

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he would “not hesitate to declare” a revolutionary government if destabilizers are “about to take over the nation” and destabilization efforts result in chaos. “Pag ang destabilization ninyo patagilid na and medyo magulo na, I will not hesitate to (make the declaration) until the end of my term, and I will arrest all of you and we can go to a full scale war against the Reds,” […]

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PNP Chief: Duterte’s transfer of drug war leadership role to PDEA proof the President listens to the people

(Eagle News) — The fact that President Rodrigo Duterte transferred the reins of the conduct of the anti-illegal drugs war to another agency after his ratings slightly went down based on a recent Social Weather Stations survey only goes to show that he is “not a dictator,” and he listens to the people. This is according to Philippine National Police Chief General Ronald dela Rosa, who spoke to CNN Philippines’ Pinky Webb on Friday. “Frustrated si […]

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Pulse Asia survey shows President Duterte’s approval, trust ratings still at a high of 80%

High approval ratings noted across all geographical areas, socioeconomic classes (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte maintained his big majority approval and trust ratings despite the barrage of issues hurled against him and his family by his critics, based on the latest survey done by Pulse Asia. According to the survey done from September 24 to 30 via face-to-face interviews of 1200 adults, Duterte’s approval rating was at 80 percent, with only 7 percent expressing […]

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Duterte critic Trillanes asked my father to support his 2016 vice presidential bid but was rejected — Sara Duterte

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV asked then-Davao Mayor and now President Rodrigo Duterte to support his bid for the vice presidency a year before he ran for the post in the 2016 elections. This is according to  the President’s daughter, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who took to Facebook to challenge the senator who has been hurling accusations ranging from ill-gotten wealth to murder at her father and other family members. According to Carpio, at […]

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President Duterte and Seagal in Palace on Oct. 12, 2017

LOOK: Hollywood action star Steven Seagal meets President Duterte in Malacañang

(Eagle News) — Hollywood action star Steven Seagal met with President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang on Thursday. Seagal—who is filming scenes in the country for his upcoming series—was accompanied by Governor Chavit Singson, a personal friend. In a press conference on Tuesday, Seagal expressed his admiration for Duterte, who he said was doing all he could to keep the country safe. Seagal is also a fan of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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EU says PHL visit of group that prompted Duterte tirade “not an EU mission”

(Eagle News) — The European Union on Thursday emphasized that the recent visit of a group that criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, for, among others, supposedly stifling dissent was “not an (EU) mission.” The European bloc made the statement after President Duterte again lashed out at them for supposedly interfering in Philippine affairs. The President’s tirades came days after the International Delegates of the Progressive Alliance concluded the administration was exerting efforts to silence dissent, […]

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Minority senators claim email breaches;say they seem to be “part of pattern” to implicate opposition in “imaginary destab attempts”

(Eagle News) — Senators in the minority bloc on Thursday claimed the e-mail addresses of several of their staff and others had been hacked. In a statement, the minority bloc alleged the hacking of the e-mail addresses of the staff of Senators  Bam Aquino and Francis Pangilinan, and the  email addresses used by Pangilinan’s office and the Liberal Party to send media releases, “seemed to form part of a pattern to pin the political opposition for imaginary destabilization attempts.” […]

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