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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday echoed Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s statement that a diplomatic protest should be filed if it is proven that China deployed soldiers to Kagitingan Reef. But Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that “when we invoke the good faith of China, it is against making further reclamations and not making further works on islands that it had already reclaimed.” He said Kagitingan was one of the islands it already reclaimed. […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte was against a no-election scenario in 2019. “He reiterated he is against ‘no-el’. He wants to push through with the elections in 2019 and has committed to give us the most honest and the most credible elections in 2019,” Roque said. Roque said that the elections could only be postponed if the Constitution was amended and it was ratified before 2019. It was House Speaker […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – There is no basis for the statement of Senator Francis Drilon that there are efforts to abolish Senate. This is according to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, who said that this was not even mentioned in a recent meeting of the ruling party, PDP-Laban. Roque also reiterated that the President has no plans of extending his term beyond 2022. Earlier, Drilon, the Senate minority leader, said that the recent attacks made […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is aiming for a drug-free Philippines by the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term in 2022. PDEA chief Aaron Aquino said that in line with this, the agency is aiming to clean 5,000 barangays affected by illegal drugs every year. He said 30-34 anti-illegal drug operations were targeted every month. “As of now, there are more or less 5,100 [drug-free barangays],” the PDEA chief said. Aquino said […]
(Eagle News) — Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday said he has plans of asking the Supreme Court to reverse a Court of Appeals decision clearing former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes of any involvement in the killing of environmentalist Gerry Ortega. “We are ready and raring to take this case all the way to the Supreme Court. There will be no miscarriage of justice under my watch,” Calida said. Calida issued the statement a day […]
(Eagle News) — Martin Diño is now undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. President Rodrigo Duterte himself made the appointment, months after he was asked to give up his post as chair of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chair “in the name of public interest.” The President then appointed lawyer Wilma Eisma, then the SBMA administrator, in Diño’s place. The chief executive did this after issuing Executive Order 42 that effectively repealed a […]
(Eagle News) — The government is eyeing to kick off the construction of the $500-million Metro Manila Flood Control Management Project this January. In a statement, the Department of Finance said this was following the approval by the boards of the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank of the co-financing for the project. Of the $500 million, the DOF said $207.603 million will come from the WB, “as approved by its board of […]
(Eagle News) — The officer in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government officially turned over the reins of the agency to its new head in ceremonies held on Tuesday. Former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Eduardo Año took the helm of the DILG from Catalino Cuy, who was officer in charge for almost a year. Cuy will now head the Dangerous Drugs Board. The turnover ceremonies came four days after President […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday that it was verifying reports foreign terrorists have again entered Mindanao. Lorenzana said reports from neighboring countries like Malaysia and Indonesia showed that there was an increase of foreign fighters in the island group in the southern part of the country. “But we are trying to verify that. Up to now, wala pa kaming na-coconfirm,” he said. Army Chief Lt. Gen. Rolando […]
(Eagle News) — Good news for teachers! President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed the Department of Budget and Management and “all other agencies” to “find means to increase the salary of teachers.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President made the pronouncement during a Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Monday. According to Roque, the President did not say how much the increase would be. “But judging by what he wanted for the PNP and the AFP, […]
(Eagle News) — Expect a “cleansing” among local government officials. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte declared his intent to do this in a Cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon. “The President mentioned (in the Cabinet meeting) his resolve also to clean up the ranks of the local government executives to highlight that it’s not just presidential appointees that would be subject to this campaign to promote public accountability but includes everyone in government,” […]
(Eagle News) — Almost 50 percent of Filipinos expect their quality of life to improve in the next 12 months, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. The survey held from December 8 to 16, 2017 yielded a 4-point increase in the resulting net personal optimism score from the rating in September last year. The SWS said the December rating, +46, “matches the record-high level that was first achieved in June 2016.” It is classified as […]
