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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated he wanted Supt. Marvin Marcos reinstated, noting that he would “never ever” allow any member of the government security force to go to jail “for doing his duty and obeying” his order. “E ngayon si Marcos suspended. E di suspended siya. Tapos tapos na suspension, sabi ko ibalik niyo sa trabaho yang mama. Wala naman yan nun e. He was too faraway. He wasn’t part of […]
(Eagle News) — A majority of Filipinos back President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao, based on a recent Social Weather Stations survey. Of the 92% of Filipino adults who know about Duterte’s declaration, 57% agreed it was the right decision, 29% said that martial law should have been declared only for Marawi City and Lanao del Sur, and 11% said that it should have been declared only for Marawi City, Lanao del […]
Also calls on public to report any “insinuation” of graft by any govm’t employee, official (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte surmised on Tuesday that the war in Marawi would be over in “10 to 15 days,” noting that there were certain things that he had missed out on, like the enemies’ arsenal that appeared to not run out. “Di naman sa nahirapan tayo .Ang di ko talaga ano, namiss namin is, karami ng armas. […]
(Eagle News)– Columnist and media executive Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez was reappointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as special envoy to the United States (US). Malacanang confirmed the reappointment on Monday (July 10). Romualdez declined the offered post on December 2016 as he was still about to undergo an operation in January because of an eye ailment. Romualdez has since fully recovered and is now ready to assume the said post. “We are confident that […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction rating rose even after he declared martial law across Mindanao, with the popular chief executive even setting a personal record-high score this time around. Duterte’s net satisfaction rating based on the June 2017 survey of the Social Weather Stations was at +66, three points higher than the net satisfaction rating he received in March. The President garnered a +63 net rating in December 2016, when SWS first […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday urged residents of Hagonoy in Davao del Sur to explore the possibility of engaging in aquaculture as their livelihood. “I’d like to encourage your mayor and municipal officials, if ever you get to have an invitation to go there, punta kayo ng China,” he said as he took part in festivities celebrating the 64th Araw ng Hagonoy at the municipal complex in the municipality. China accounts for two […]
(Eagle News) — Two of the six Vietnamese who were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf group from Basilan last year have been found dead, a military official said on Wednesday. Capt. Joan Petinglay, spokesperson of the military’s Western Mindanao Command, said in a radio interview that the decapitated heads of the two were found alongside their cadavers in Barangay Tumahubong, Sumisip, Basilan, at 5:40 a.m. “Most likely, desperate measures itong ginawa nila (Abu Sayyaf) ngayon,” […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he “respect(ed)” the dissenting opinions of some Supreme Court justices with respect to the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. He also noted, however, that “it (was) a very shortsighted thing,” considering the fact that Marawi, where local terrorists inspired by the Islamic State launched offensives on May 23 in a bid to carve out a province for the international terrorist group, was located in Central Mindanao. “You have […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte assured the man whose family of five was murdered in their house in San Jose del Monte that justice would be done, noting that criminals had nowhere to hide in the country. “Kahit saan ka magtago, I will catch up with you. Pag kriminal ka, mahirap buhayin ang kriminal. Isang kriminal dito kinakailangan may relatives sila sa kabilang bayan,” Duterte said in an interview with reporters after he visited […]
Vows to continue ongoing military modernization program (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday emphasized the “crucial role” of the Philippine Air Force in efforts to liberate Marawi from Islamic State-inspired attacks, as he vowed to continue the modernization program of the country’s aerial warfare troops. “The (PAF) is also playing a crucial role in efforts to take Marawi from the clutches of the ISIS-inspired terrorists. We have deployed more than 40 of our air […]
(Eagle News) — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is set to formally join the government in its fight against illegal drugs, a year after President Rodrigo Duterte launched his crackdown on those selling the substances he said was the cause of high crime rates in general. The rebel group is set to sign an “agreement of protocol cooperation” with the government Friday afternoon to formalize the move, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency director Isidro Lapena said […]
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader. The 72-year-old has upended decades of foreign policy, steering away from traditional ally the United States while bringing the Philippines closer to China and Russia. An overwhelming majority of Filipinos support him, according to a series of surveys by pollsters over the past 12 months, with the most recent one showing 75 percent were satisfied with his administration’s performance. “People […]
