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(Eagle News) – Aabot sa dalawang milyong piso ang gagastusin ng pamahalaan para sa kauna-unahang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sinabi ni Finance Undersecretary Paola Alvarez at siya ring spokesperson ng SONA’s preparations, kapareho lamang ito sa budget ng huling SONA ng dating pangulong Aquino . Nakapaloob na aniya ang budget ng SONA sa 2016 national budget na inaprubahan ng dating pangulong Aquino at ng 16th Congress. Ayon pa kay […]
Duterte gives his inaugural speech as the new President of the Philippines
Here are some fun facts about the new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte: Infographics design by Dexter Magno, Research by EBC WDG Interns
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 […]
Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte, born on March 28, 1945, is to be inaugurated as the 16th President of the Philippines and is the first Philippine president to come from Mindanao. Known by the nickname Digong, Duterte is a Filipino lawyer and politician, and is among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines. He decided to opt for a simple inauguration ceremony in Malacanang, instead of holding it in the Quirino grandstand, the site of many Philippine […]
Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte, born on March 28, 1945, is to be inaugurated as the 16th President of the Philippines and is the first Philippine president to come from Mindanao. Known by the nickname Digong, Duterte is a Filipino lawyer and politician, and is among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines. He decided to opt for a simple inauguration ceremony in Malacanang, instead of holding it in the Quirino grandstand, the site of many Philippine […]
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)
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte says he could be open to peace talks with the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf, which recently beheaded two foreign hostages and kidnapped seven more. “The Abu Sayyaf is not my enemy. I know it is connected with the issue of Mindanao,” Duterte told supporters in a speech in the central city of Cebu late Saturday, referring to the rebellion-torn south of the country. “That is why […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Abu Sayyaf Group freed its Filipina hostage Marites Flor – one of the four hostages abducted by the group in Samal Island, Davao – through the efforts of incoming Presidential Peace Advisor Jess Dureza. Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte is the one who presented Flor to the media. Also in the media presentation, Duterte said that he will confront the Abu Sayyaf, adding that the group’s kidnappings give the Philippines a […]
(REUTERS) The incoming Philippines transportation chief said on Monday President-elect Rodrigo Duterte should be given emergency powers by Congress for two years to solve a debilitating traffic crisis in the capital Manila and elsewhere. The emergency powers will quicken the release of government funds aimed at declogging main roads that have hurt businesses and the overall economy. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, speaking on the sidelines of a business conference, cited the 2.4 billion pesos ($52 […]
Personal na nakiramay si incoming President Rodrigo Duterte sa pamilya at mga kaanak na naulila ni yumaong Congressman Enrique “Tet” Garcia, Jr., sa lalawigan ng Bataan. Kinausap ni Duterte ang maybahay ng yumaong kongresista na si Ginang Vicky Garcia at si Governor Abet Garcia. Halos 30 minuto din na nagtagal si Duterte sa ikalawang araw na Burol ng nasabing kongresista. Nakatakda namang ilibing ang kongresista sa darating na Linggo, Hunyo 19, 2016, 1:00 ng hapon sa Eternal […]
