Duterte
BREAKING: Duterte to side with US if Filipinos are harmed in Middle East ruckus
President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Operations Operations Office) MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte will side with the United States if Filipinos in the Middle East were “harmed” due to the escalating tension between the country’s military ally and Iran, Malacañang said Tuesday. “Hindi tayo magiging neutral. (We will not be neutral.) The President …
BREAKING: Duterte bans another US Senator
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has banned another United States lawmaker from entering the Philippines. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo confirmed Wednesday that Duterte banned Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts for calling for the release of Sen. Leila de Lima, and for supporting the entry ban to the US of Filipino officials believed to have …
BREAKING: Duterte won’t extend martial law in Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte would no longer extend martial law in Mindanao. “The Office of the President wishes to announce that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will not extend martial law in Mindanao upon its expiration on December 31, 2019,” presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace briefing Tuesday. Panelo said Duterte “made …
BREAKING: Duterte fires Robredo from ICAD
President Rodrigo Duterte. FILE PHOTO / TOTO LOZANO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Vice President Leni Robredo from her post as co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD). Executive Salvador Medialdea confirmed this to reporters on Sunday evening. Duterte earlier said he will fire the opposition stalwart …
BREAKING: Duterte to visit China in August for 5th time
President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping MALACAÑANG FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will once again visit China this August, his fifth trip to the Asian superpower since he assumed office in 2016. “Visit is confirmed [this August] but no exact dates yet,” presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo told INQUIRER.net in a text …
BREAKING: Duterte signs higher sin tax for tobacco
President Rodrigo Duterte. AP file Photo MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Thursday a law that would increase further the excise tax imposed on tobacco products, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said. Duterte signed Republic Act 11346. “To address the urgent need to protect the right to health of the Filipino people and to …
BREAKING | Duterte asks Congress to reinstate death penalty
PRESIDENT Duterte on Monday sought the help of both houses of Congress to reinstate the death penalty for Filipinos involved in the illegal drug trade and public officials found guilty of plunder. In his 4th State of the Nation Address (Sona), the President said this is part of the administration’s efforts to boost anti-corruption measures …
