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(Eagle News) — More camera angles, but less of the controversial low-angle shots will be seen in President Rodrigo Duterte’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) which will once again be directed by award-winning director Brillante Mendoza. Mendoza will use 18 cameras placed in strategic locations inside the session hall of Batasang Pambansa. He said there will be more dramatic lighting, and more angles but the director had already been asked to lessen […]
Filipino military personnel expect that President Rodrigo Duterte would tighten up security as conflicts between the government and insurgents are mounting. Two military officials made the remarks in an exclusive interviews with China Central Television (CCTV) before Duterte will deliver his second state of the nation address (SONA) since he took office last June. Major Ezra Balagtey, spokesman of the Eastern Mindanao Command, one of the country’s seven military commands, said that he hopes […]
https://youtu.be/LhM-1kMWU1A Let’s get back to work, Senate and House leaders say (Eagle News) — Let’s get back to work. This was the message of Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez in the opening of the second regular session of the 17th Congress. Pimentel began his speech with figures from a survey last week that he said showed that the Senate was the “most trusted institution” in the country. He said based […]
(Eagle News) — Naka-full alert ngayon ang national headquarters ng Philippine National Police (PNP) para sa seguridad sa ikalawang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Paliwanag ni PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa, malaki ang kanilang tungkulin na gagampanan sa mga mangyayaring kilos protesta na isasabay sa SONA. Dahil dito, anim na libo at tatlong daang pulis (6,300) ang naka-deploy sa loob at labas ng Batasan Complex. Tiniyak naman ni Dela Rosa […]
(Eagle News) — Heavy traffic is expected in several parts of Metro Manila today as rallyists gear up to take to the streets in time for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address. As early as 8 a.m., rallyists gathered on Elliptical Road before going to Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City, where they are expected to call for Duterte to keep his so-called broken promises. Protesters also gathered in the University of the Philippines-Diliman […]
(Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office said it has made the necessary preparations for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address tomorrow, with more than 6000 policemen expected to be deployed in the vicinity of Batasang Pambansa. In a radio interview, NCRPO chief Director Oscar Albayalde said the 6300 policemen were apart from the other security personnel to be deployed by other security units such as the Armed Forces of the […]
(Eagle News) — Security for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte is all set, a police official said during a press briefing on Tuesday, July 18. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Oscar Albayalde said that there are 6,300 police personnel to be deployed on the day of SONA as they expect 10,000-15,000 militants to hold protest rallies. “Nagkasundo naman na pagbibigyan ang mga protesters sa same […]
Philippine National Police chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa revealed that they have monitored plans from the National People’s Army to launch attacks in Davao two weeks before the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte. “We monitored something from the left. The NPA, they will make some pre-SONA attacks, harassment. We uncovered that it will be in Davao. They will disrupt Davao before SONA so we are preparing for that,” Dela Rosa said […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Malacañang said President Rodrigo Duterte will submit the proposed 2018 National Budget to Congress on the day of his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24. “The President plans to submit the budget on the day of the SONA itself. Why are we doing this? So we can have an early start for the 2018,” Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said in a Palace briefing. The proposed […]
(Eagle News) — Classes in Quezon City are suspended on July 24, Monday, the same day President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to give his State of the Nation Address. The Quezon City local government said the suspension applied to all levels in public and private schools. Around 6000 policemen are set to be deployed in Batasan, where Duterte is expected to give his nationwide report.
(Eagle News) — Expect a substantive State of the Nation Address from President Rodrigo Duterte next week. “Abangan niyo po ang SONA ng Pangulo dahil ito ay magiging malaman, lalo’t batid naman natin na marami siyang naaccomplish,” Presidential Communications Operations Office head Martin Andanar said in a radio interview. Andanar did not say what exactly the President would say, however, only noting that it was the chief executive’s “discretion” to say what he wanted to say. […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasa 6,000 ang mga pulis na ipapakalat sa paligid ng Batasan sa araw ng State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon pa kay Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar, hepe ng Quezon City Police District, kasado na ang dayalogo ng pulis sa mga grupo na magsasagawa ng rally kasabay ng SONA sa ika-24 ng Hulyo. Sinabi ni Eleazar na bagamat pinayagan nila ang mga raliyista na makalapit sa […]
