Tag: Salvador Panelo

Palace assures public of transparency in use of P10-billion rice fund

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 19, assured the public there would be transparency in the use of the P10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, and no corruption. “Good governance is the hallmark of the Duterte Administration and the President has zero tolerance against corruption and wastage of taxpayers’ money,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, the Secretary of Agriculture would be accountable  for the rice fund, which will be derived from the 35 percent […]

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Palace reiterates Duterte does not know businessman who filed cyber libel raps vs Rappler, Ressa, Santos

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Monday, Feb. 18, reiterated President Rodrigo Duterte does not personally know the businessman who filed cyber libel charges against Rappler, its executive editor Maria Ressa, and former reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo reiterated President Duterte’s statement anew after the Pinoy Ako Blog, known for its anti-administration stance, said Wilfredo Keng’s Century Peak Metals Holding Corp. had bagged government projects including a  reclamation project in Cavite. “Even assuming that those […]

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Palace: Results of SWS survey confirm success of admin’s war on illegal drugs

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, Feb. 16, welcomed the latest  Weather Stations (SWS) survey that showed that a majority of Filipinos believe that the number of drug addicts in their area has decreased over the past year. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the fact that 66 percent believe this was such was a confirmation of the successful efforts of the campaign against illegal drugs, “a centerpiece program of his administration.” Panelo said […]

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Palace to Ressa following her claims of gov’t abuse of power: “You are the one abusing your power as a journalist”

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, Feb. 15, scoffed at Maria Ressa’s claims the government was behind her arrest for cyber libel and was abusing its power, urging her to be  “woman enough” and face her case instead of blaming the administration. “Excuse me, Maria. Abuse of power? You are the one abusing your power as a journalist. You are marshaling your colleagues to support you on the basis of misplaced and baseless cause. What is […]

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Palace questions anew Facebook’s choice of Rappler as third party fact-checker

(Eagle News) –The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 13, questioned anew Facebook’s choice of Rappler as its third party fact-checker. In a statement issued after Rappler’s chief executive officer and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested for cyberlibel, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace found it “ironic” that Facebook, which he said has “transformed into a platform where netizens exercise their right to free speech” and has “resolve in combating disinformation, misinformation and all kinds […]

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Palace to poll candidates: Strictly follow election rules

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 12, called on candidates in the upcoming elections to observe Commission on Elections rules and regulations as the campaign period kicked off for bets running for national posts. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the reminder as he gave the assurance President Rodrigo Duterte himself would not be using government resources in endorsing candidates. He said Duterte would only give his “verbal endorsement” on select candidates. “Every government, every administration […]

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Palace calls out Robredo for “speculative comments” on PHL treatment of Chinese

“Stop giving comments that may inflame incidents,” Panelo says (Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Feb. 11, lashed out at Vice President Leni Robredo for her “speculative comments” on the Philippines’ treatment of Chinese nationals. Robredo had said the taho-throwing incident involving a Chinese national at a Metro Rail Transit station was a “wakeup call” to Filipinos about the “special treatment” being granted to the Chinese in the country. “Maybe it’s a wake up call for […]

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Palace on Diokno’s reason for skipping Friday’s House hearing on budget: It is “well-founded in fact and law”

(Eagle News) — The Palace is backing Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno skipping the House appropriations committee hearing on Friday, Feb. 9. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that while “officials from the executive branch would give their full cooperation and if necessary, attend probes and inquiries in aid of its duty of legislation,” Congress in general, for its part, should “accord the same courtesy to an executive official whom it invites as a […]

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Palace: Duterte wants “best, safest” system in place for national ID implementation

Nat’l ID system to start  in September this year, gov’t says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to choose the “best and safest system in the implementation of the national ID system,” the Palace said on Thursday, Feb. 7. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President gave the order during the 34th Cabinet meeting in Malacanang on Wednesday, Feb. 6. During the meeting, Panelo said National Statistician Lisa Bersales […]

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Pangilinan on Panelo: His “every tone clearly manifests the language of a Chinese puppet”

(Eagle News) — Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Friday, Feb. 1, likened Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo to a “Chinese puppet” following his statement the Philippines should thank China if it was indeed building a maritime center on the disputed Kagitingan Reef. “Secretary Panelo strikes again,” Pangilinan said. According to Pangilinan, Panelo was the same official who said it was alright for the Chinese to fish in Spratlys waters. Pangilinan said it was also Panelo who  called the […]

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If true, Panelo says he sees nothing wrong with China building maritime center on disputed Kagitingan Reef

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Thursday, Jan. 31, said he does not see anything wrong with China building a maritime rescue center in Fiery Cross Reef, one of the features claimed by the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, if this was indeed true. Panelo agreed with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana that the center, after all, could provide relief to “everybody” in distress. “Kung alam natin na wala namang makakasira doon sa […]

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Palace: Re-enacted budget will hurt PHL economy

(Eagle News) — For the Palace, a “reenacted budget as a result of budget impasse” will ultimately hurt the country’s economy. In a statement issued on Thursday, Jan. 31, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said it would, after all, “translate to lost opportunities for higher growth..” He said economic managers were “estimating a loss of 1 to 2.3 percentage points in the full-year gross domestic product” in the event the 2019 budget is not passed. He […]

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