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(Eagle News) — Malacañang released on Thursday night pictures showing a sprightly President Rodrigo Duterte attending functions, amid speculations he was ill after he was not seen in public engagements for four days. The Palace said two pictures showed Duterte visiting Villamor Airbase, Pasay on Thursday. In one of the photographs taken from the airbase, the President–who was sporting a cap and a brown leather jacket— was seen saluting government troops who welcomed him upon […]
Says President Duterte only needs to “rejuvenate” after punishing schedule President Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn from public duties this week because he needs to rejuvenate, his spokesperson said Thursday. “He’s just taking some time off to rejuvenate,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella told reporters. Abella said there was no date for when Duterte would resume his official duties, although he emphasized that the president was healthy. “I’m saying that there’s nothing to worry about in terms of […]
“It’s no big deal,” Senator Panfilo Lacson says (Eagle News) — Several senators on Wednesday dismissed President Rodrigo Duterte’s continued absence from the public eye, with some of them saying he was just “resting.” “No need to announce ‘the President is resting.’ What for? Hence, if there is no announcement that he is sick, why do we insist that he is sick? He is resting from the public eye! I see no issue at all,” Senate […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Malacañang on Tuesday, June 13, said that President Rodrigo Duterte was in ‘excellent health’ after reportedly not feeling well because of his “brutal” schedule that saw him visit various military camps in Mindanao and wakes of government troops and civilians killed in Marawi City. “The President is actually in excellent health, except for the fact that his schedule had been brutal,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. The statement was made after concerns were raised […]
US providing “technical support” to gov’t troops in Marawi The military is confirming reports two Maute brothers have been killed in separate operations, as United States and Philippine authorities disclosed US special forces were also providing some support to government troops in Marawi. Marawi-based military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera said there are “strong indications” that Omarkhayam and Madie Maute had been killed in separate operations. But he added the military was still “validating” the […]
“I will be there to protect you,” the President tells the troops (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated the creation of a P50-billion education fund for the children of soldiers, as he emphasized he was behind his men who were fighting the good fight. In a speech before the 1st Mechanized Brigade in Camp Leonon in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Duterte said he already found P20 billion, and would only add P30 billion […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday made the offer for New People’s Army “able-bodied” and qualified “soldiers” to fight for the government instead, noting that the communist insurgency has already gone on for around 50 years. “I am again addressing myself to the NPA…Kayong mga sundalo sa NPA, kung gusto niyo sumali sa government ko, I will take you in as soldiers of the country…Anytime. Bumaba lang kayo at magtrain..,” he said during his visit to a military camp in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, […]
(Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday (AFP) said it has tracked Maute reinforcements attempting to enter Marawi City. 1st Infantry Battalion spokesperson Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera said that the military was, however, making more headway in the fight against the local terrorists. On Tuesday, the military recovered around P79 million worth of cash and a check from a house they said was used as a hideout by Maute snipers in the city. The […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has offered a P10-million bounty on the alleged “Emir” of ISIS in the Philippines and Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. “The President is offering P10 million reward money for the neutralization of Isnilon Hapilon who is believed to be leading the terrorist Maute-ISIS group in attacking Marawi City,” Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Eduardo Año said Monday. Año said the President also offered P5 million each for […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday echoed the police and military stataments on the Resorts World Manila attack on Friday, saying it was not done by the Islamic State. “I know that is not ISIS..That is not the work of ISIS,” he told the media during a visit of wounded soldiers in Camp Evangelista Station Hospital in Cagayan de Oro. President Duterte issued the statement after ISIs claimed responsibility for the assault that […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Security at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport was tightened after the declaration of martial law in Mindanao following the Marawi siege. “We will implement stricter security measures at the airport,” Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Ed Monreal said. Monreal said that the airport police department was always coordinating with the Aviation Security Group and other law enforcement groups in order to monitor the security in the four terminals of NAIA. Monreal […]
Ni Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service Suportado ng Integrated Bar of the Philippines ang pagdeklara ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ayon sa inilabas na official statement ng grupo, wala silang nakikitang dahilan upang punahin ang ginawang ito ng pangulo. Ang statement ay pirmado ng pamunuan ng IBP sa pangunguna ni Atty. Rosario Setias Reyes. Ayon sa grupo, maliwanag ang isinasaad sa batas na may kapangyarihan ang Pangulo ng bansa na magdeklara ng martial law lalo […]
