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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte figured in an accident while riding a motorcycle on Wednesday night, Senator Bong Go said on Thursday, Oct. 17. “Sumemplang kagabi si PRRD habang nagmomotor,” Go told reporters. Go said, however, that the President, whose hips were hurting, was already resting in the compound of the Presidential Security Group. Duterte is expected to attend an event around 5 p.m. No other details are available.With a report from Meanne Corvera
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the head of the Philippine National Oil Corporation to resign for alleged loss of confidence. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte’s order against Atty. Pedro A. Aquino, Jr., who is also a member of the Board of the PNOC-Exploration Corporation, was “pursuant to his anti-corruption campaign in the government, and underscores once again that there are no sacred cows under this Administration.” Duterte has reiterated his […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted Oscar Albayalde’s decision to step down from his post as Philippine National Police chief, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said. Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa, PNP deputy chief for administration, will automatically serve as PNP chief until President Duterte appoints a new police official at the helm of the police organization. Albayalde’s move came days before he was scheduled to retire on Nov. 8. This was following Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency […]
(Eagle News)–The Judicial and Bar Council has nominated nine people for the position of SC Associate Justice to President Rodrigo Duterte. Nominated for the post to be left vacant by Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio when he retires on Oct. 26 were Court of Appeals Associate Justices Manuel Mejorada Barrios, Edgardo Lao delos Santos, Japar Babay Dimaampao, Ramon del Rosario Garcia, Jhosep Ylarde Lopez, Pablito Alhambra Perez, Ricardo de Rivera Rosario, and Maria Filomena Dumandan […]
(Eagle News)–Carlos Celdran has died. His wife Tesa said in a Facebook post on Tuesday, Oct. 8, that he died of “natural causes.” He was 46 years old. Celdran had been living in Spain since January of this year, months after the Supreme Court affirmed a Court of Appeals decision that sanctioned him for disrupting a Catholic service at the Manila Cathedral in 2010. Celdran, an advocate for the reproductive health law, had barged in […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will name the two police officials who are still “playing with illegal drugs.” According to Senator Bong Go, “hintayin po natin ang resulta ng imbestigasyon ng (Department of the Interior and Local Government) at (Department of Justice).” “Managot (ang) dapat managot,” he said. The President had said in a speech during the Valdai forum in Russia that two police generals were still engaged in illegal drug activities. He made the remark […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is seen visiting his daughter Veronica in this picture posted on her Instagram account. He reportedly went straight to hospital from the airport upon arrival from Russia after learning she had been confined due to dengue. Veronica is on her way to recovery, Senator Bong Go said.
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Oct. 7, said the drop in the approval rating of President Rodrigo Duterte is not at all a cause for concern. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the 78 percent registered by Duterte in the latest Pulse Asia survey is, after all, “still high.” “Surveys fluctuate depending on when they get them. If it is taken at a time when there are controversies hounding, it may affect the survey results,” he […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Oct. 5, said two colonels, and not generals, were still engaged in illegal drug activities. The President made the correction of his earlier statement upon his arrival in Davao from Russia, where he is on official visit. Days before, Duterte said two generals were “still playing” with illegal drugs. “Wala, walang generals [involved]. I’m sure of that. Sa aking report na dumating sa akin, wala. Parang– colonel I think,” […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has said he was suffering from an illness that causes muscle weakness. The President made the revelation in a speech before the Filipino community in Moscow, Russia where he is on official visit. “Mag-duet lang kami ng ‘Ikaw’. Pagkatapos magtingin ako sa kanya kagaya kanina pero gusto ko siyang tingnan sa mata. Pero ang mata ko –’yung isang mata ko, dito sa mata niya. ‘Yung isang mata ko, umiikot kung saan-saan […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde believes the two police generals President Rodrigo Duterte said were still “playing with illegal drugs” were in an old drug list existing during the time of his predecessor, now-Senator Ronald dela Rosa. Albayalde made the remark in an interview over radio dzmm on Saturday, Oct. 5, as he denied feeling alluded to by the President’s statement. The Palace has said the President found the two generals were protecting […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will wait for the results of the probe of Congress into the issue of “ninja cops” before taking any formal action. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who issued a statement on Saturday, Oct. 5. According to Panelo, as for the two generals Duterte said were “playing with drugs,” the President “will wait for the recommendation of the DILG [Department of the Interior and Local Government] Secretary when he […]
