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(Eagle News) — Bukas sa posibilidad si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na bumisita sa Amerika. Binanggit ito ng Pangulo sa isinagawang asia pacific healthy islands conference sa Davao City. Ayon sa pangulo, maraming beses na siyang inalok ni US President Donald Trump na bumisita sa Amerika ngunit hindi nila ito matuloy dahil sa mahigpit na schedule ng dalawang lider. “He (Trump) is my friend and of course I have been invited to the United States several […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, July 26, opened up the possibility of him visiting the United States. Speaking before a conference in Davao, Duterte noted that US President Donald Trump, a “friend,” had invited him several times. “It has something to do with the schedule,” he said. He noted, however, that he could mo longer stand long trips. He said it took some time for him to recover from a jet lag. “It would […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Tuesday, July 24, congratulated Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for her new post as Speaker of the House of Representatives. “Congratulations to SPGMA. A strong leader,” she said in a text message. The presidential daughter refused to comment, however, on the change in leadership. Rumors had it it was the Davao mayor who had a hand in the ouster of Alvarez as Speaker. The presidential daughter had been […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 24, ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the Bangsamoro Organic Law. The ratification was done by the body that is now under the leadership of Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Arroyo replaced Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez as Speaker on Monday, July 23, the day President Rodrigo Duterte held his State of the Nation Address. Arroyo said she would carry out the “legislative agenda” of Duterte, […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday, July 24, speculated Pantaleon Alvarez was ousted as Speaker because he was pushing for a postponement of next year’s elections to allow for Charter Change. “Even the President had problems with the call of the House Speaker on no elections. And I noticed that the President was visibly concerned about the pronouncements of the Speaker,” Roque said. According to Roque, the President believes federalism “should be […]
(Eagle News) — Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison on Tuesday, July 24, trashed President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address, saying it does “not present the true state of the nation.” In a statement posted in his Facebook account, Sison called Duterte a “tyrant” for his statement against human rights advocates who criticize his war on drugs. “True to form as a tyrant, he says brutishly that the […]
(Eagle News) — In this video taken by Eagle News correspondent Norie Baytic, several members of the House of Representatives are seen holding a session post-State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23, apparently aimed at again installing Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the Speaker. This was done after several who included allies of Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez’s camp questioned her oath-taking for the post prior to President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address. Deputy […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 23, urged Congress to pass a bill establishing a trust fund for coconut farmers “at the soonest possible time.” “Our coconut farmers form a significant part of the basic sectors of our society. It is by the toil of their hands that we put food on the table,” he said. In March, the Senate passed on third and final reading a measure that would create the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 23, rejected calls to suspend the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. In fact, in his third State of the Nation Address, he said he hoped to sign Package 2 of the TRAIN law before the end of the year. “We need this for sustainable growth,” he said. Critics of TRAIN have aired their concerns about inflation allegedly as a result of TRAIN, which imposes […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 23, renewed his call for Congress to pass a measure that would end contractualization “once and for all.” He said this as he reiterated the power to end the same was not vested in him. “Much as I would like to do the impossible, that power is not vested upon me by the Constitution and neither will I make both ends meet if I violate the […]
