MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo, who has openly criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and the reimposition of the death penalty, announced that she is determined to lead a campaign to ‘make the president to listen.’ “I think it is very important that I will be very vocal in the issues that I feel so passionate about and talk to more people who feel the same,” she said. Robredo warned that Duterte’s war […]
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Robredo to be more critical of certain Duterte policies, says VP spokesperson
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo will be even more critical of certain policies of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, according to her spokesperson, Georgina Hernandez. In an interview, Hernandez said that Robredo’s supporters should expect her to be even more critical Duterte’s policies after her resignation as the chair of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). “Makakaasa tayo na ang boses ni VP Leni ay magiging mas malakas tungkol sa […]
With a “heavy heart,” Duterte accepts Robredo’s resignation
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (December 5) has accepted Vice President Leni Robredo’s resignation after almost five months of working in his Cabinet. “It is with a heavy heart that I accept the resignation of Vice President Leni Robredo,” Duterte said. In an earlier statement, Presidential Communications secretary Martin Andanar said Duterte had lost confidence in Robredo but would not resort to unseating her as Vice-President which he dismissed as pure “speculation”. “That’s speculation coming from the […]
CHED chair also directed to desist from attending Cabinet meetings
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte is also banning Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairperson Patricia Licuanan from Cabinet meetings starting Monday. “On Sunday, 04 December 2016, I received a text message from Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. relaying President Rodrigo Duterte’s instructions to stop attending Cabinet meetings starting this Monday, 05 December, 2PM,” Licuanan said in a statement. The same content was also received by Vice President Leni Robredo, which prompted her resignation as Housing […]
VP Robredo pormal nang nanumpa bilang pinuno ng HUDCC
MANILA, Philippine (Eagle News) — Pormal nang nanumpa si Vice President Leni Robredo bilang pinuno ng Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). Ang oath-taking ay pinangunahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa palasyo ng Malacañang. Sinaksihan ito ng tatlong anak ni Robredo na sina Aika, Tricia At Jillian. Target ni Robredo na tutukan ang backlog ng HUDCC. https://youtu.be/TI3PbpBK7Ss





