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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday again lambasted the United Nations, the United States and the European Union, while heaping praises on Russia, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. “We are past the colonization stage. Don’t f**k with us,” he said. He said he had instructed Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez not to accept the “18 million, 20 million from (the United Kingdom)” which he said has refused to accept the Philippines’ […]
(Eagle News) — Hollywood action star Steven Seagal is set to meet President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacanang on Thursday. The meeting is scheduled at 5 p.m. based on Duterte’s schedule of events. It comes days after the popular actor expressed admiration for the President, who he said was doing all he could to make the country safe. Seagal is also a big fan of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I’m a big fan of the government, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed officers in charge to the Departments of Information, Communications Technology, and the Department of Health. DICT Undersecretary Eliseo Mijares Rio Jr. will take the helm of the agency previously led by Rodolfo Salalima, who resigned in September. Reports, however, later said he was made to resign by President Rodrigo Duterte, following allegations he favored Globe over other telecommunications companies. DOH Undersecretary Herminigildo Valle, for his part, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday unveiled planned terrorist attacks in several cities in Mindanao, as the crisis in Marawi was drawing to a close. “I’m warning you, the soldiers of the republic, what if they strike at five places at the same time? Zamboanga, maybe Basilan, Isabela — that is what’s coming into my office — and another major city,” he said during groundbreaking ceremonies of Scout Ranger Ville in San Miguel, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday threatened to “purge” local governments in Marawi, which he criticized for not informing troops about the existence of tunnels that are being used by the local terrorists. “(The local terrorists) have positions and yet we are not aware of it. I am blaming officials of the local government for that. I think I have to purge them,” he said. He said “nobody told us about the tunnels that […]
Drilon calls for independent inquiry into missing amount (Eagle News) — The two former immigration officials who were accused of extorting money from Chinese businessman Jack Lam are now set to elude the non-bailable charge of plunder after it was found the P50 million retrieved as evidence against them was P1000 short. The revelation that only P49,999,000 could be used as evidence against former Deputy Commissioners Michael Robles and Al Argosino was made by Senator […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday unveiled a housing project for Scout Rangers in Bulacan, reiterating his respect for the country’s soldiers who sacrifice for the country. According to Duterte, the around 1000 housing units would be finished in December 2018, based on information provided by the National Housing Authority that supervises the construction. “Bakit ko kayo inuna? Ang sundalo at pulis, on the average, asa delikado na sitwasyon sila everyday,” he said. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has given the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency the lead role in anti-illegal drug operations in the country, essentially stripping the Philippine National Police and others of their authority to conduct the same. In a two-page memorandum, President Duterte said the PNP, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Bureau of Customs, the Philippine Postal Office “and all other agencies or any and all ad-hoc […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday made a tour of one of two Australian warships that are on a five-day goodwill visit in the country. Duterte boarded the Her Majesty’s Australian Ship Adelaide around 4:45 p.m., and was given the tour by Joint Task Group, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2017 Captain Jonathan Earley. Apart from HMAS Adelaide, which has already been used in disaster relief operations, HMAS Darwin is in the country for […]
(Eagle News) — A “blip” President Rodrigo Duterte should not be worried about. This was how former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo described the slight drop in ratings of the former Davao mayor in the third quarter of this year. According to Arroyo, “the rise and drop in a President’s approval ratings,” after all, “are bound to happen in the course of his/her term.” “It is part of the territory…It reflects the pulse of the people at […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The opposition said that the drop in the President Duterte’s satisfaction rating also reflected lower confidence of the business sector for the Duterte government Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said that it is also time to revisit the policies of the administration, especially the war on illegal drugs. “The government better take a second look at their policies and the way they enforce their policies dahil kung walang pagbabago, sa mga […]
(Eagle News) — Maasim, Sarangani Mayor Aniceto Lopez Jr. surrendered to Senator Manny Pacquiao on Friday, hours after Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority operatives raided his house and seized around P5 million worth of shabu and drug paraphernalia. In a statement, Pacquiao said Lopez, who he said managed to “sneak out” of his house in Barangay Lumasal during the PDEA raid around 3 a.m., sent feelers he wanted to surrender afterwards, before lunchtime. “When he called […]
