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(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday, July 20, said he expects President Rodrigo to “rant and lie like he always does” in his third State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23. In a short statement posted on his Facebook page, Trillanes said he expected Duterte to “rant about illegal drugs,” but not “utter a single word” about the P6.4-billion shabu shipment. Earlier, Trillanes linked Duterte’s son Paolo to the shipment, […]
(Eagle News) — A portion of Commonwealth Ave. will be closed on Monday, July 23, in time for President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address. In an advisory issued on Friday, July 20, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the stretch from Tandang Sora to Batasan will be closed starting 12:01 a.m. Motorists are advised to take the following alternate routes: Southbound: Fairview to Quezon Memorial Circle Along Commonwealth Avenue, turn tight to […]
(Eagle News) — Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista on Thursday, July 19, announced a suspension of classes in the city on Monday, July 23. A Philippine Information Agency post said the suspension, which applies to both public and private schools, was in view of President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address. Duterte’s third SONA is slated to take place in the Batasang Pambansa.
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III will not attend President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23. “President Aquino already sent regrets,” the Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Special Affairs Bureau (IPRSAB) of the House of Representatives said in a text message. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said it was Aquino’s decision. It will have been the third time Aquino skips Duterte’s SONA. Vice President Leni Robredo and former […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service At least 6,000 policemen will be deployed to secure the vicinity of the Batasang Pambansa Complex, where President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to hold his third State of the Nation Address on July 23. According to National Capital Region Police Office Director, Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar, this was despite the fact there were so far no threats being monitored in Metro Manila based on a report from the National Intelligence Coordinating […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to keep his next State of the Nation Address short. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President himself said this in a Cabinet meeting. “‘I will read my SONA speech which should not be more than 35 minutes,’” Roque quoted the President as saying. President Duterte is slated to make his third SONA on July 24. He is known to make long speeches, which he more often than not […]
(Eagle News) — The United States said on Tuesday that it would “work” toward a resolution of the Balangiga bells issue raised by President Rodrigo Duterte in his second State of the Nation Address. “We will continue to work with our Filipino partners to find a resolution,” US Embassy Press Attache Molly Koscina said in a statement. She said the US was “aware that the bells of Balangiga have deep significance for a number of […]
“Expect a very strong military in two years,” he adds (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would strengthen the military in his term of office, as he blasted human rights advocates and other agencies for “one-sidedly” investigating government security forces who are only performing their duties. “Expect a very strong military in two years,” Duterte, who spoke in a press conference after his second State of the Nation Address at the Batasan […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte only had harsh words for the Communist Party of the Philippines and its founder Jose Maria Sison on Friday, even noting that he welcomed the end of peace talks with his former professor’s group if this was what they wanted. “P***** i** mo Sison ka. Bully talaga ako. Umuwi ka na, marami nang gastos ang Norway. Sige bayad ng ospital sa iyo. You are there at their courtesy, do […]
(Eagle News) — In an unprecedented move, President Rodrigo Duterte briefly talked with protesters gathered outside the Batasan complex, where he had just delivered his State of the Nation Address. “We need to respect each other..Kung ayaw niyo, magsisigaw kayo diyan,” he said. He also referred to the incident several days ago which saw a Presidential Security Group convoy ambushed by members of the New People’s Army. The incident left one person dead and several others […]
(Eagle News) — Change the procedure, (or) I will change you. President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say to Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial, after he learnt equipment that had been purchased a year ago for the treatment of soldiers at a military hospital had not been delivered. He was referring to a state of the art Xray machine and MRI machine that he said had been bought but had not been delivered to the […]
(Eagle News) — Spend to restore the environment, or I will tax you to death. President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say to mining companies, several of which he said were responsible for the destruction of the environment. He referred to pronouncements made by former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, and to a documentary on the destruction of communities by mining made by ABSCBN, which he said did something right “for once.” He said he was […]
