Tag: Roque

Palace charges Deputy Ombudsman Carandang for “grave misconduct” and dishonesty, suspends him for 90 days

(Eagle News) – Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang has been formally charged with grave misconduct and grave dishonesty, and has been placed under a 90-day preventive suspension for leaking alleged bank documents that had been denied by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced this in a press conference on Monday, January 29, in connection to his action of releasing alleged bank documents concerning supposed accounts of President Rodrigo Duterte. These allegedly […]

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Palace defends Faeldon’s appointment as OCD deputy; says he can do job while detained

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s appointment of former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon as deputy administrator III of the Office of Civil Defense, saying he still enjoys the President’s trust. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also stressed that Faeldon’s appointment is the President’s “exclusive prerogative.” “The President is the appointing authority and Mr. Faeldon, with his new appointment, certainly enjoys the Chief Executive’s trust and confidence,” Roque said. “Mr. Faeldon […]

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Kabayan Rep. Roque submits draft of articles of impeachment against Bautista

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hours after the House of Representatives voted to impeach Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista on Wednesday (October 11), Kabayan Party-List Representative Harry Roque submitted the draft of the articles of impeachment against the beleaguered poll chief. The articles of impeachment submitted by Roque were to support the impeachment complaint for graft and corruption, betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution against Bautista. The six-page documents […]

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Lawmakers score UN HR commissioner for concluding President Duterte was a “murderer”

    (Eagle News) — Lawmakers said it was ignorant and not prudent for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to label President Rodrigo Duterte as a murderer, including his call for the Philippine government to probe its own president. Senator Panfilo Lacson and Kabayan Rep. Harry Roque, in separate statements, criticized the UN High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein saying he does not seem to know the Philippine Constitution because of his conclusion. […]

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