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(Eagle News)—Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday, April 15, said President Rodrigo Duterte has every right to order the arrest of International Criminal Court prosecutors should they come to the country. “As far as the President is concerned, he has the right to protect the country. Kapag ang mga ito ay gagawa lang ng hindi mabuti, dine-destabilize ang bayan natin, he has that right,” Gordon said in a radio interview. He also agreed with Duterte’s position […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte met with the Overseas Filipino Worker who was allegedly scalded by her employer in Saudi Arabia in 2014 on Saturday, April 14. In a social media post, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said Duterte was happy Pahima Alagasi was able to return to the country after her 4-year ordeal. Alagasi, who arrived in the Philippines on Friday, April 13, had to be rushed to the hospital after the […]
(Eagle News)–Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday asked her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, to reconsider his plan to resume peace talks with the communist rebels. “If talks are revived, we are most certain that the NPAs (New People’s Army) will continue to terrorize government forces and civilians,” the Davao mayor said in a statement. For this, Duterte-Carpio cited the torching of heavy equipment vehicles by alleged NPA members during the long holiday, and the death […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte formally appointed National Capital Region Police Office chief Oscar Albayalde to the top Philippine National Police post. Albayalde’s appointment paper was released on Friday, April 13. He is set to take his oath of office on April 18. His predecessor, Director Ronald dela Rosa, is slated to head the Bureau of Corrections.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nakahanda umanong bumisita si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Kuwait para saksihan ang lagdaan ng kasunduan na magpo-protekta sa Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) sa gitnang silangan. Inanunsyo ito ng Pangulo sa harap ng dalawang libong OFWs na dinalaw nito sa Hong Kong kahapon, Abril 12. Ayon sa Pangulo, nagdesisyon siyang magtungo sa Kuwait matapos sang-ayunan ng Kuwaiti government ang mga kondisyon ng Pilipinas bago alisin ang total deployment ban sa mga […]
“What is your authority now if we are not members of the (Rome Statute)?” he asks (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, April 13, threatened to bar the International Criminal Court prosecutor tasked to look into the drug war from entering the country. “Ms. Fatou (ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda), wag ka pumunta dito because I will bar you. Not because I’m afraid of you but because you will never have jurisdiction over my […]
“Ignorant” Chief Justice Sereno has to go, he reiterates (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, April 13, said he was directing his partymates to fast-track the impeachment of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, and not Congress. The President made the clarification in a speech upon his arrival from his trip to China and Hong Kong at the Davao International Airport. “Who am I to direct the Senate? We are talking of impeachment. We […]
“Maybe in the coming days we see a development,” Duterte says (Eagle News) — “We have progressed a lot.” This was what President Rodrigo Duterte said when talking about the possibility of resuming peace talks with the communist rebels on Thursday, April 12. Speaking before around 2000 Filipinos in Hong Kong, the President said as such “maybe in the coming days we see a development.” The President called off peace talks with the communist rebels […]
(Eagle News) — “We are very sorry. We apologize.” The Philippines, through President Rodrigo Duterte, formally apologized for the 2010 Manila hostage crisis that left at least eight Hong Kong tourists dead. The crisis took place during then-President Benigno Aquino III’s time. “There has been no official apologies regarding the August 2010 incident. May I address myself to the Chinese people..From the bottom of my heart, in behalf of the people, may I apologize formally […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday, April 12, that he would witness the signing of an agreement for the protection of Overseas Filipino Workers in Kuwait. “Maganda naman. To give honor din sa Kuwaiti government. I’ll go there to witness the signing,” Duterte said. He said he would go to witness the signing “anytime.” According to Duterte, one of the Philippine government demands is for the OFWs to have a one day-off […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Ralph Recto on Thursday, April 12, urged the government to generate hype around Boracay’s reopening after its six-month rehabilitation. In a statement, Recto said the closure, which he described as a “one step backward, two steps forward” tactic, should be promoted as a needed “beauty rest.” He said the promotional campaign could include memes, teasers, countdowns, “all the bells and whistles,” and YouTube posts. He said for the promotional campaign, the government could […]
