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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, April 27, welcomed the results of the latest Social Weather Stations survey that showed 3 out of 4 Filipinos still trust President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government was “grateful for our people’s vote of confidence” despite the attacks against the country’s chief executive leader. Some members of the international community have criticized Duterte for his war on drugs, which he said led to a […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, April 27, welcomed the huge drop in the number of families who rate themselves as poor, as reported by the Social Weather Stations. In a statement, Roque said the record-low 42 percent of self-rated poverty since September 2016 was proof the administration’s “poverty-alleviation efforts” were “gaining ground.” “We continue to assure everyone that no one will be left in the Duterte administration,” Roque said. He said in particular, the government […]
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte arrived on Thursday night, April 26, at the Changi Airport in Singapore to attend the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Del Mar Yap and Singapore Minister of State, Ministry of Manpower, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sam Tan Chin Siong welcomed President Duterte upon his arrival.
(Eagle News) — Three out of four Filipinos still have “much trust” in President Rodrigo Duterte, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. According to results of the survey conducted from March 23 to 27, 76 percent of the 1,200 respondents have “much trust” in the President, with only 10 percent with little trust, and 14 percent undecided. The pollster said Duterte’s net trust rating of +65, while a 10-point decline from the +75 in December […]
(Eagle News) –The National Economic Development Authority Board has approved eight infrastructure proposals, including one for the construction, maintenance and operation of a Bulacan International Airport, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said. In a statement, Pernia said the board, led by President Rodrigo Duterte, made the approval of the Subic-Clark Railway Project (P50.03 billion); Clark International Airport Expansion Project Operations and Maintenance PPP (P5.61 billion); Ambal-Simuay River and Rio Grande de Mindanao River Flood Control Projects […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte departed for Singapore on Thursday, April 26, to attend the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Duterte read from a prepared speech prior to his departure at the Davao International Airport, and cited the issues he would be discussing during the meeting. Earlier, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Helen Dela Vega said in a press briefing that ASEAN leaders such as Duterte would talk about ways to address trafficking in persons, illicit […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 26, issued a proclamation declaring a state of calamity in Boracay. Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said in particular, placed under a state of calamity were the barangays of Balabag, Manoc-Manoc, and Yapak in the town of Malay, Aklan. Go said the move, which took place on the day the island was closed down to pave the way for the six-month rehabilitation of the […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine ambassador to Kuwait Renato Villa was expelled from the Middle Eastern country because the Philippine embassy did not respond to the Kuwaiti government’s request that the names of the Filipinos who had “committed the offense of smuggling Filipina workers in three months” be delivered, a report said. The act of smuggling cited by the report published on KUNA was apparently made in reference to the Philippine embassy’s rescue of Overseas Filipino Workers […]
The government shuttered its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists on Thursday, April 26, for a six-month clean-up. Police were posted at entry points to the once-pristine island. President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the shutdown this month after calling the resort a “cesspool,” dirtied by tourism-related businesses dumping raw sewage directly into the ocean. Regional police head Cesar Binag told AFP the closure began past midnight, with tourists barred from boarding the ferry that […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte went on a verbal offensive against the West on Wednesday, April 25, before he was slated to leave for Singapore to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. In Maguindanao, the President railed at Western countries he said felt superior, and imposed their own values on ASEAN countries in particular. “Si President Widodo nagko-complain. Si Najib ganun rin. Ang Cambodia, iniipit nila. Prangkahan ko kayo. Sa ASEAN, except maybe Thailand, […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has made new appointments in several government agencies. Former Social Security System Commissioner Jose Gabriel La Viña, who was Duterte’s social media strategist in the 2016 elections, was appointed undersecretary of the Department of Tourism on April 24. La Viña’s stint as SSS chair was not extended by President Duterte in February after he allegedly requested for budgets for an advertising program and a social media project with him as TV host, among […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Several individuals have asked the Supreme Court to stop the closure of Boracay for its rehabilitation. In their petition for writ and mandamus filed on Wednesday, April 25, Mark Anthony Zabal, Thiting Escoso Jacosalem and Odon Bandiola asked the SC to issue a temporary restraining order or a writ of preliminary injunction “restraining and/or enjoining” President Rodrigo Duterte, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Interior department officer in charge Eduardo Año […]
