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(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo is set to have a one-on-one interview with President Rodrigo Duterte again. In an interview, Panelo said the interview was tentatively set on Jan. 22. “Ang sabi niya kasi sa akin eh, ‘I want to discuss many things and I want the Filipino people to listen to what I’m going to say,’ Lahat na current issues,” Panelo said. Panelo first interviewed Duterte on television in September 2018. During […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Jan. 10, slammed what it said was the “incorrigible nonsense” of a United States senator who reiterated his call for the release of Senator Leila de Lima. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said US Senator Richard Durbin’s demand for the release of the Filipino senator, who is facing drug-related charges, after all, was “a brazen interference and an assault to our sovereignty as it interferes […]
(Eagle News)-The Palace on Monday, Jan. 6, slammed Vice President Leni Robredo for what she said were her findings the war on drugs was a failure. “Palagay ko ‘yung failure ‘yung pag-upo niya,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, there was “nothing new” in what Robredo said. He said this was despite Robredo implying in the past that there were irregularities in the war on drugs. “Akala mo may bombang sasabog. It’s a […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, Dec. 14, slammed a United States Senate panel approval of a resolution calling for the release of Senator Leila de Lima and an end to the alleged harassment of Rappler’s Maria Ressa, calling it a “brazen and heedless affront against the dignity” of the country’s sovereignty. “It is an undisguised and outrageous intrusion to a sovereign state. There can be no excuse for the US Senate Committee not to know […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Dec. 10, gave the assurance the kidnapping incident in a busy street in Makati was an “isolated incident.” “I have not heard of any kidnapping cases reported whether by the media or by word of mouth – except for that video that went viral,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, it was “definitely” safe to roam the streets, even as he urged the public to also […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Dec. 10, hit a United States judge grant of asylum to a Filipino couple who claimed they might suffer political persecution if they are sent back to the Philippines because they were Duterte critics. The asylum to Rene Flores and his wife joy, who had been staying in the US since 2000, was granted by a San Francisco immigration judge last week. “The Palace finds it amusing that […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace is predicting a dismissal of the motion urging the International Criminal Court to determine whether it can investigate the Philippines war on drugs. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace believes the ICC’s decision would be consistent with its ruling on the communication filed by former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales against China’s President Xi Jinping and several others. “Dismissal for lack of […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Dec. 6, questioned the results of a Social Weather Stations survey that said a majority of Filipinos were worried about the rising number of Chinese workers in the country. “It is a matter of research methodology. We note that the survey question has been slantly phrased as: ‘Gaano po kayo nababahala sa pagdami ng dayuhang Intsik na nagtratrabaho sa Pilipinas?’ Necessarily, the response is logical and expected because […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has vowed to give justice to the victims of the Maguindanao massacre the period since the crime was committed entered its tenth year. “We join our people in commemorating this tragic day in our history..,” Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, the “Duterte administration remains resolute in giving justice to the victims and their families, as well as the maintenance of the protection of all media practitioners.” […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte was merely reminding Vice President Leni Robredo of the limits to her appointment when he said he would fire her if she revealed state’s secrets, the Palace said. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said, after all, that it “is his constitutional duty not only to enforce all the laws but to ensure that all his alter egos, including a co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs, are performing […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Nov. 7, said the administration’s “very good” rating in the third quarter of 2019 is proof that a “significant number” of Filipinos see beyond the “endless politicking managed by the opposition.” “The rating, classified by the independent pollster as very good, demonstrates that a significant number of our countrymen possesses discernment that can stand and see beyond the endless politicking managed by the opposition, as well as the rhetorical aspersions […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Nov. 6, slammed the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo for “giving all sorts of excuses and demands” following her designation as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo in particular slammed Robredo’s spokesperson, lawyer Barry Gutierrez, who said that the position was different from the one initially offered by Duterte. He also said the post, […]
