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MANILA, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Roa Duterte will be sworn into office on Thursday in a historic feat as the country’s first president hailing from Mindanao. Supreme Court Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes will administer the oath in English as the President’s children — Paolo, Sara and Sebastian — stand in witness. His youngest daughter Veronica will hold the Bible to be used for the ceremony that will take place at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan […]
by Mynardo MACARAIG MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte takes office this week looking to end the domination of “Imperial Manila” with a radical shift to federalism that he says is vital to fighting poverty and ending a deadly Muslim separatist insurgency. Duterte, who won last month’s elections in a landslide, has vowed to have the constitution rewritten to achieve his bold plans — which would see power devolved from the central government […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said that he is not afraid of impeachment in a speech made in front of Davao City Hall employees. In the same speech, he said that he has a promise to the Filipino people and that he will do everything to implement policies that will maintain peace and order. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Edrian Acla)
ZAMBOANGA CITY, April 14 — President Aquino visited on Wednesday the wake of a soldier who died in combat in Basilan last Saturday assuring his family of government support. The President arrived in Barangay Ayala and met the family of Cpl. Rodelio Bangcairin, one of the casualties of the bloody encounter in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. Bangcairin, 40, is survived by his wife and two children ages 12 and 3. He is a member of the Philippine […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 24) – No one is purely Pinoy. Based on history, our forefathers were Negritos, Indones, and Malays. On 15th century, Spaniards came and stayed for 333 years. The treaty of Paris was signed and the Philippines were handed to Uncle Sam who helped to administer the government. The Second World War happened and Japanese tried to colonize. For 5 centuries, is there a pure Pinoy left? We are Filipinos by heart. The […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 8) – Without a doubt, the position of the President of the Republic of the Philippines makes one think of that famous Spiderman quote: “with great power comes great responsibility”. So, one wonders, why is everyone trying to win this position? How confident are they to believe that they have what it takes to run the counrty? I hope that they simply don’t want the power for power’s sake but seriously have a plan […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 28) – The election for the next president is drawing near and the candidates have started to seduce the people to collect much needed-votes. All those sweet words, promises about the future and caring actions you showed the public, is it for real or an image made for a propaganda? Is it so much to wish for that you keep your words and put it into action. To whomever may win in […]
