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(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, March 13, expressed outrage over the killing of a 16-year-old student in Cebu. Duterte made known how he felt about the killing of Christine Silawan, who was stabbed multiple times and whose head had been skinned, in a speech during a campaign rally in Cauayan, Isabela. “Pero ngayon kita mo naman bata, ni-rape…rape-in yung five-year-old na bata ng pari, [at] kahapon may pinatay ang mga pu***g *na niya binalatan […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that allows qualified individuals to have access to free technical-vocational education. Under Republic Act 11230 or the Tulong-Trabaho Act signed by the President on Feb. 22, a fund shall be set up to allow for the full payment of selected program training fees and transportation and laboratory fees. Under the law authored by Senator Joel Villanueva, qualified individuals include any person at least 15 years old, who […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure requiring the use of a safety restraint system for children in motor vehicles while on the road. Under Republic Act 11229 or the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act, children 12 years old and below should use the device that can put a child in a sitting or supine position so in the event of a collision or abrupt deceleration, his or her mobility is limited, […]
(Eagle News) — Several opposition lawmakers on Tuesday, March 12, slammed as “presumptuous” the Palace’s statement the rise in President Rodrigo Duterte’s satisfaction ratings was proof of the public’s “unshakeable trust” in him and his administration. “Beguiled or bewitched but never given such unshakeable trust by Filipinos. That is too presumptuous and overbearing of Malacañang to describe the SWS satisfaction survey results,” Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin said in a statement. Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano said […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte is “absolutely” against the legalization of marijuana, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo reiterated on Tuesday, March 12. Panelo issued the statement three days after Duterte himself said he did not want the legalization, saying unscrupulous individuals might use the “for medicinal purposes only” as an excuse to grow the illegal drugs for distribution to customers who use them for leisure. “I asked him outright. Sabi ko, Mr. President, ‘yung sa legalization of […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to meet Senate President Tito Sotto and Speaker Gloria Arroyo over issues surrounding the already-ratified national budget. Sotto made the revelation in a radio interview on Tuesday, March 12. According to Sotto, the meeting would take place on Tuesday night. He said he would also ask Senator Panfilo Lacson, Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, finance committee chair Loren Legarda, and the chief of the Legislative Budget Research and Monitoring Office, which […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, March 12, lauded the rise in satisfaction ratings of President Rodrigo Duterte, saying this was proof of the public’s “unshakeable trust” in him and the present administration. “The Palace considers this increase in satisfaction rating as a vote of public confidence and a demonstration of the people’s unshakeable trust to the present administration, which the polling firm classified as ‘very good,’” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 11, said he would not sign an “illegal document,” following Senator Panfilo Lacson’s allegations the House of Representatives manipulated the proposed national budget even after it was ratified by both houses of Congress. Duterte made the remark as he railed against what he said were the bad effects of a continued use of a reenacted budget at an event in the Palace. “Magkaroon tayo ng slide sa GDP […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Monday, March 11, said the International Criminal Court would be violating its own rules if it decides to conduct a full-blown investigation into the administration’s drug war. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, in the first place, under the law, the ICC “can proceed only when there is a preliminary investigation prior to the withdrawal” of the Philippines from the court. The Philippines’ withdrawal takes effect on March 17. Panelo said […]
(Eagle News)—-The senators can tell President Rodrigo Duterte what provisions he should veto in the proposed national budget if they really feel that what was ratified was “constitutionally-infirm and legally-flawed.” House appropriations chair Rolando Andaya Jr. made the remark after Senator Panfilo Lacson, who had accused the House of “manipulating” the national budget even after its ratification by both houses of Congress, said Senate President Tito Sotto would not sign the bill for President Rodrigo […]
(Eagle News)–Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Alexander Balutan on Saturday, March 9, called for a “full and impartial investigation” if there were allegations of corruption during his term. Balutan issued the statement after Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday, March 8, said the PCSO general manager was sacked by President Rodrigo Duterte due to “serious allegations of corruption.” Minutes before, though, the PCSO office said Balutan had resigned due to “personal reasons.” In […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, March 8, said former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas should have been a traffic aide instead. Duterte made the comment as he recalled how Roxas, who is running for a seat in the Senate in the upcoming May elections, “was managing traffic.” He was apparently referring to then-presidential candidate Roxas managing congestion caused by the 2009 State of the Nation Address of then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Commonwealth Ave. in […]
