Tag: President Rodrigo Duterte

House adopts reso urging Duterte to reconsider appointment of Diokno as Budget secretary

Diokno unfazed; questions integrity of his accusers  (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 12, adopted a resolution urging President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his appointment of Ben Diokno as Budget secretary. House Resolution 2365, authored by Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, was adopted after Diokno was grilled by House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya for what the lawmaker said were “insertions” amounting to  billions in infrastructure funds in the proposed 2019 national budget […]

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Congress approves one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao anew

(Eagle News) — The 17th Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 12, voted to extend martial law in Mindanao for a third time. Two hundred thirty five lawmakers voted for the extension, 28 against it, and one abstained. Among the senators, 12 senators–Senate President Tito Sotto, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senators Gringo Honasan, Ping Lacson, Richard Gordon, Cynthia Villar, Grace Poe, Koko Pimentel, JV Ejercito, Sonny Angara, Sherwin Gatchalian and Manny Pacquiao–voted for the extension […]

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Congress convenes in joint session to discuss whether to extend martial law in Mindanao or not for third time

Palace says martial law still needed because of “subsisting rebellion” in region (Eagle News) — Congress convened in a joint session on Wednesday, Dec. 12, to discuss whether to extend martial law in Mindanao, which expires on Dec. 31, anew. In seeking for the martial law extension for a third time, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea cited a “subsisting rebellion” in the region despite what he said were the “substantial gains” accomplished while martial law was […]

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Palace: President Duterte’s strong political will made return of Balangiga bells possible

(Eagle News) — For the Palace, it was President Rodrigo Duterte’s strong political will that made the return of the Balangiga bells possible. “Many have tried but it is our President’s strong political will and unquestionable dedication in asserting the rights of our country and its people which significantly contributed to this event coming into fruition,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. It was President Duterte who demanded for the return of the bells–taken by American […]

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Andaya: Districts of Alvarez, his allies to get biggest share of allocation for infra projects

(Eagle News) — The districts of the former leaders of the House of Representatives would actually get the bigger share of allocation for infrastructure projects under the House’s proposed national budget for 2019, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Tuesday, Dec. 11. In a letter to be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte, Andaya said topping the list with the “biggest (Department of Public Works and Highways) projects” were the district of former Speaker […]

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After more than a century, Balangiga bells arrive in PHL

(Eagle News) — After 117 years, the Balangiga bells have finally been returned to the Philippines. The bells–two of which had been housed in a military base in Wyoming, the United States, and another in a US military base in South Korea—arrived at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay via a US Air Force C-130 plane. The plane had departed from the US’ Okinawa base in Japan. The bells will remain in the Villamor Airbase until they are […]

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Drilon wants P16.8 billion slashed from proposed DOH budget restored

(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has urged the Senate finance committee to restore what he said was the P16.8 billion that had been cut from the proposed budget for the Department of Health. Drilon noted the P7.4 billion allotted for the funding of equipment for licensing and PhilHealth accreditation of 900 health facilities was part of that portion of the overall P28 billion that had been slashed. “This will have very adverse effects […]

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Duterte to candidates in 2019 polls: Do not terrorize, intimidate voters

(Eagle News) — Do not terrorize, intimidate voters. President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say to individuals running in the 2019 elections, saying he himself would have them arrested if they did so. “Hayaan mo ang tao kung sino ang piliin nila — maski piliin nila yung parang aso ‘yung ugali. E pasensiya tayo. That’s the will of the people. It’s the will of God. Iyon ang pinili ng tao,” Duterte said during the turnover […]

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President Duterte to lead turnover ceremony of Balangiga bells

(Eagle News) – Malacanang said the handover ceremony of the Balangiga bells by the United States to the Philippines on Tuesday, Dec. 11, which will be led by President Rodrigo Duterte, is an “affirmation” of strong US-Philippine relations. The hand-over of the historic bells that were taken as war trophies from a Catholic Church in Balangiga town in Samar in 1901, will be held at a ceremony at the Villamor airbase in Pasay City. The […]

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On Int’l Human Rights Day, Hontiveros calls Duterte the “single biggest threat to human rights in the PHL”

(Eagle News)—-Senator Risa Hontiveros  said President Rodrigo Duterte was the “single biggest threat to human rights in the Philippines.” Hontiveros’ statement came on Dec. 10, Monday, a date the United Nations declared as  International Human Rights Day. “The President has singlehandedly rolled back human rights safeguards and made the country a haven for human rights violators,” she said. Hontiveros noted what she said was the “bloody and abusive” war on drugs, which she said “has set […]

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Palace to Sison: Return to PHL and see President Duterte’s independent foreign policy at work

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Dec. 9, urged Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison to “stop his propaganda war,” and return to the Philippines instead. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement after Sison criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign policy on the West Philippine Sea. “We urge Mr. Sison…to  see for himself the independent foreign policy course that the President has charted, including a cautious, pragmatic, and diplomatic stance on how to […]

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JBC shortlists ten for Supreme Court associate justice post

(Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council has shortlisted ten individuals for the Supreme Court post to be left vacant by Associate Justice Noel Tijam when he retires on January 5. Topping the shortlist, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, JBC ex-officio member, said, were CA justices Manuel Barrios, Japar Dimaampao, and Amy Lazaro-Javier. The three got six votes each. Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang and CA justices Ramon Cruz, Ramon Garcia, and Mario Lopez received […]

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