Tag: President Rodrigo Duterte

President Duterte appoints Ampunin, Macarambon as SBMA board members

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte named two new board members of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). Based on the appointment papers released by Malacañang, the President appointed Rolando Ampunin to replace former SBMA board member Benny Antiporda. Antiporda has been appointed as Department of Environment and Natural Resources undersecretary. President Duterte also named former Lanao del Sur Rep. Benasing Macarambon Jr., as SBMA director until September 22, 2022. https://youtu.be/QHgG3x3OGtg

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President Duterte visits wake of the late senator Angara

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 15 visited the wake of the late Senator Edgardo Angara. President Duterte arrived at the Heritage Park around 12:30 a.m. with Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go. The President described the late senator as a “very humble” and “very quiet” person, and possessed the qualities of a true diplomat. “The late Senator Angara was a very humble and very quiet person. Pang-diplomat talaga, […]

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Duterte issues order for two assistant secretaries to resign over corruption, abuse of power allegations

(Eagle News) — Two assistant secretaries have been ordered to resign  over alleged corruption and abuse of power. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said asked to step down were  Public Works Assistant Secretary Tingagun Ampaso Umpa and Justice Assistant Secretary Moslemen Macarambon Sr. According to Roque, based on an investigation, Macarambon was “regularly intervening” on behalf of alleged smugglers. A Department of Public Works and Highways investigation, he said, found Umpa, on the other hand, “committed grave […]

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Duterte, who said in 2016 he would jet ski to S. China Sea to assert PHL claim, may jet ski to PHL Rise today

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 15, may ride a jet ski  to the Philippine Rise on the day the country marks the first year since it renamed the vast undersea plateau in Aurora province. When he was still a candidate for the presidency in 2016, the President had promised to ride the vehicle to the South China Sea when asked how he would handle China and its alleged “expansionism.” […]

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Bernadette Romulo-Puyat takes oath as new Tourism chief

(Eagle News) — Former Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat took her oath as the new Tourism secretary on Monday, May 14. According to a news release from Malacanang, Romulo-Puyat was accompanied by her daughter and parents during the oath-taking ceremonies in the Palace that were not open for media coverage. The ceremonies came hours after President Rodrigo Duterte skipped the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections because all the candidates, according to the President, were his friends […]

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President Duterte skips voting in barangay, SK elections

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte did not vote in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday, May 14. He was supposed to vote at the Daniel Aguinaldo National High School in Barangay Matina, Davao, where he cast his ballot in the 2016 elections. Earlier in the day, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte cast her ballot in the school. Polling centers around the country closed around 3 p.m. The President was  reportedly slated to administer the […]

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Seguridad sa pagbobotohan ni Pangulong Duterte, kasado na

(Eagle News) — Mahigpit na seguridad ang ipinatutupad sa loob at labas ng Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School sa Matina, Davao City kung saan boboto ngayong araw si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ang tiniyak ng principal ng eskuwelahan na si Arlene Pernes, dahil sa inaasahang pagdagsa ng mga tao upang masilayan si Pangulong Duterte. Ayon kay Pernes, nakahanda na ang crowd control sa oras na dumating na ang Pangulo para bumoto. Inilabas na rin ang […]

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Panelo: “Out of character” for President Duterte to intervene in quo warranto case

(Eagle News) — Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Saturday, May 12, said it was “out of character” for President Rodrigo Duterte to intervene in the affairs of a separate branch of government. Panelo made the pronouncement in a radio interview following insinuations by some Duterte had a hand in the Supreme Court decision that nullified Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice. “Unang-una, ni hindi nga siya nakikialam sa kaniyang mga departamento, sa kaniyang […]

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President Duterte issues 4 executive orders

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on May 8 signed Executive Order No. 53 which aimed to create a Boracay Inter-agency Task Force for the rehabilitation of the island. The President designated Secretary Roy Cimatu as the chairperson of the task force. In the six-page order, the President ordered “creating a Boracay inter-agency task force providing for its powers and functions and those of member-agencies thereof, and other measures to reverse the degradation of Boracay […]

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Palace: Kuwait to release, in 2 to 3 days, three Filipino diplomats charged over controversial OFW rescue

(Eagle News) — The three Filipino diplomats who were charged by Kuwait over a rescue of distressed Overseas Filipino Workers it deemed illegal are expected to be released in two to three days. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was the assurance given by Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Al-Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah, who met with Philippine representatives in the Middle Eastern country. The meeting took place following strained relations between the two countries over the rescue, which […]

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Duterte creates task force aimed at “reversing degradation” of Boracay

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has created a task force aimed at “revers(ing) the degradation of Boracay Island.” In signing Executive Order No. 53 on May 8, Duterte noted that the issues surrounding Boracay, “a vital national asset and a source of national pride,” are “no longer a purely local matter but a national concern that needs concerted national and local cooperation and synchronization of plans and programs.” He said that the inter-agency task […]

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Acting secretaries in DSWD, DICT named

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named acting secretaries in two departments. Based on documents released by Malacanang on Thursday, May 10, Eliseo Rio Jr. is now the acting secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Rio was the officer-in-charge of the DICT after DICT Secretary Rodolfo Salalima resigned last year. Social Welfare Undersecretary for Special Concerns Virginia Orogo was also named acting secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. […]

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