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(Eagle News) — Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin and President Rodrigo Duterte met on Wednesday, Aug. 1, and talked about pop star Justin Bieber, among other topics. In a statement, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, who was present during the actor’s courtesy call at a hotel in Taguig, said it was Baldwin who asked the opinion of the President on the engagement of the actor’s daughter, Hailey, to Bieber. Baldwin is in the country […]
(Eagle News) — For Senator Panfilo Lacson, among the “young, fresh faces in national politics,” Davao Mayor Sara Duterte is the top choice to be the country’s next leader. While clarifying he was not endorsing the daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, Lacson said she “stands out” with her good leadership qualities. He said the Davao mayor was “stern,” “strong-willed,” and was “progressive-minded.” “A number of our young, hardworking colleagues are showing good leadership potentials. This […]
(Eagle News) — “Illegal, unconstitutional, unethical.” This was how Senator Antonio Trillanes IV described the Office of the President’s decision to sack Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang from the service. “Not only is this illegal and unconstitutional since the Office of (the) Ombudsman is an autonomous constitutional body, it is also highly unethical to fire the very same person investigating him,” Trillanes, a critic of the administration, said in a statement. He said he […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila has been placed under heightened alert following the bombing in Basilan that killed at least 11 people. In a television interview, National Capital Region Police Office chief Guillermo Eleazar clarified, however, that this was merely standard operating procedure, and that there was no imminent threat to the metropolis. “We would like to call (on) the community to be more vigilant to prevent other crime groups from exploiting the situation,” he […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 1, vowed to protect businesses in the country. “Today, I send a message to the rest of the business community — this government will protect you and your investments and will ensure a level playing field for you to thrive in as long as you obey the laws of the land and safeguard the welfare of your people and general public,” Duterte said in his speech […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will recalibrate Oplan Tokhang for it to “sync well with the national policy,” PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde said on Monday, July 30. “I have directed the PNP oversight committee of illegal drugs to recalibrate Tokhang to be more relentless in accounting for the remaining 1,656 drug users in our watchlist, as of last week,” Albayalde said. According to the PNP chief, the move was following the direction given […]
(Eagle News)—-The “quirks of politicians” in the House of Representatives are damaging the institution as the fight for posts under a new leadership in the House of Representatives continues, Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Saturday, July 28. According to Lagman, for instance, while the “pertinent rule of the House of Representatives explicitly provides that those who vote for the winning Speaker constitute the majority,” members of the group of Rep. Danilo Suarez, who voted for Rep. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will call for a caucus of the leaders of PDP-Laban following factions in the ruling party. Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said in a radio interview that all these members, after all, had enabled Duterte to secure the presidency. Go made the comment a day after the group led by Willy Talag, chair of the membership committee of PDP-Laban-National Capital Region, “elected” its own set of leaders. The “election” took […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, July 27, invited the Abu Sayyaf to talk peace instead, saying that war only resulted in deaths. “Ang problema, ang mahirapan ang mga bata, matanda, pati mga babae. Mag-iwan lang tayo ng maraming orphans. Maglaki ng walang tatay, hirap ang nanay,… Iyong Abu Sayyaf, mag-usap na lang tayo,” Duterte said. He asked Moros to give the Bangsamoro Organic Law, which he signed a day before, a chance. The President […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a new Ombudsman. The President said on Thursday, July 26, that he has signed the appointment papers of Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Martires, who succeeded Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales who retired on the same day. “He is bright and he is a fair man,” the President said. The President also refused to give Martires any marching order, noting that the former SC associate justice “belong(ed) to a different […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the proposed Bangsamoro Organic Law. The President made the announcement in a speech on Thursday, July 26. “Nur, if you are my brother, Nur, if you are listening, I would like to thank you for just narerendahan mo ‘yung pwersa mo. Let us talk because we are old. Fighting is no longer an option for you and for me. Usap na lang tayo,” the President said, referring to the […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Thursday, July 26, said it was looking forward to Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s “successful leadership” in the House of Representatives, as it thanked her predecessor, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, for his “invaluable service to the institution and the nation.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque noted that the Palace was “confident” Arroyo would “put her considerable experience and skills behind (President Rodrigo Duterte’s) agenda.” “The Palace is ready to work with the […]
