Tag: President Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte issues EO creating panel to review Constitution for possible amendments

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has issued Wednesday (December 7) an executive order (EO) creating a 25-man panel that will review the 1987 Constitution for possible amendments. “As to the provision of the Constitution to be amended, the President has issued the other day an executive order creating the committee for consultative study of the Constitution,” Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said Thursday (December 8). “Basically, it’s a consultative committee to review the 1987 Constitution to […]

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Duterte sets aside P2 billion for free medicines to poor Filipinos this December

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte is setting aside P2 billion to be given to poor Filipinos in need of medicines. Duterte said the amount was part of the P5 billion check granted to him by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) which he is giving to the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The President said he is directing the DOH and the DSWD to allot P2 billion for poor […]

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With a “heavy heart,” Duterte accepts Robredo’s resignation

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (December 5) has accepted Vice President Leni Robredo’s resignation after almost five months of working in his Cabinet. “It is with a heavy heart that I accept the resignation of Vice President Leni Robredo,” Duterte said. In an earlier statement, Presidential Communications secretary Martin Andanar said Duterte had lost confidence in Robredo but would not resort to unseating her as Vice-President which he dismissed as pure “speculation”. “That’s speculation coming from the […]

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Duterte is protector of law, not drug lords- Malacañang

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte is the major protector of the country’s laws, not of drug lords as said by Senator Leila de Lima, Malacañang stressed Sunday (December 4). “I do not think and I do not believe and it has not crossed my mind that the President is what he is as you said,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a radio interview. “The President is the President of the land and he […]

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Duterte to Congress: Speed up efforts on federalism

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has asked both chambers of Congress to speed up its work regarding the government’s planned shift to federalism. The Chief Executive stressed his vow to sacrifice his current post just to give way to a federal form of government. “Ako, I am offering my term. Sabi ko nga, ma-craft lang iyan. Wala kayong problema sa akin,” Duterte said in a speech delivered at the third Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao […]

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President Duterte calls for unity at ARMM summit

DAVAO CITY, Dec. 2 – President Rodrigo Duterte asked Muslim local leaders for unity to attain peace and development in Mindanao as he pushed for the adoption of federalism in the country which he said could bring national stability. In his message during his attendance to the Third Local Government Unit summit of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Thursday, Dec. 1, he said there has been suffering because there seems to be no […]

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Duterte grants medals to PSGs, soldiers injured in Marawi ambush

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (November 30) visited the soldiers and members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) who were hurt during an explosion during preparations ahead of his visit in Marawi City. The 11 soldiers who were wounded were confined at the Polymedic Medical Plaza and Camp Evangelista Station Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City. “It’s terrible. Mga tao ko pala ang natamaan,” the Chief Executive told reporters in a chance interview. […]

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President Duterte asks support for Mindanao peace & development

MANILA, Dec. 1 – President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to the Muslim people to help his administration achieve peace in Mindanao that in the end would bring economic prosperity in the region. Addressing the troops in Butig, Lanao del Sur on Wednesday, Nov. 30, the President said he does not want to wage war with fellow Filipinos and this is the reason why the government has embarked on peace initiatives on different fronts.   B ut […]

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9 exceptions remain as FOI takes effect on Friday

(Eagle News)– The exceptions to President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order (EO) 2 ratifying freedom of information (FOI) in the executive branch has slimmed down from 166 to nine as it takes effect on Friday. “We adapted the best practices of other countries which categorized and grouped several exceptions into major categories…The Philippines under EO 2 will have nine exceptions,” Assistant Secretary Kristian Ablan of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a press conference Thursday […]

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Duterte details meetings with Putin and XI, welcomes Putin invitation to Russia

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte detailed his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in a press conference late Wednesday (November 23) after his arrival from Lima, Peru. “We discussed ways of broadening and intensifying economic aid. We didn’t talk about military,” Duterte said. The Chief Executive said he was also keen to visit Russia upon Putin’s invitation. “I welcome the invitation of President Putin to visit Russia and have directed […]

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Pres. Duterte: Anti-Marcos groups need no permits to protest 

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the police and military to remain in camps as he allowed anti-Marcos groups to protest on the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). Saying his decisions are always guided by the common good and the general welfare of the people, the President said anti-Marcos groups could freely hold their protests even without a rally permit. He declared […]

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