Bayanihan 2 provides ‘three-gives’ payment scheme on utility bills — Tolentino

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 09/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 will also provide the public a 30-day grace period and a “three-gives” payment scheme for paying utility bills and leases during strict lockdowns imposed…

Pemberton deported, flies back to US after presidential pardon

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 09/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — After six years of detention at Camp Aguinaldo, convicted killer US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton is now deported. Pemberton left the country on Sunday morning, Bureau of Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval said.…

Duterte tells Duque: ‘This is not the time for you to resign’

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 09/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has refused to let go of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. In a televised speech Monday, Duterte told his appointed health chief: “Secretary Duque, this is not the time for you to resign.…

Duterte’s Pemberton pardon draws jeers and cheers from senator

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 09/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to grant absolute pardon to US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton drew mixed reactions from senators, with one lawmaker thanking him for settling the issue while another branded it…

Laude kin on Duterte pardon to Pemberton: ‘Injustice to Filipinos’

Joanna Rose Aglibot - @inquirerdotnet 09/07/2020

OLONGAPO CITY—The lawyer of the family of a Filipino transgender killed by an American soldier lambasted the absolute pardon that President Rodrigo Duterte granted the convicted US Marine, calling it an injustice to Filipinos. “This is a…

Duterte grants ‘absolute pardon’ to Pemberton – Locsin

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 09/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has granted “absolute pardon” to US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, who was convicted for the death of Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said.…

Report may change President’s mind about keeping Duque – Sotto

Marlon Ramos - Reporter / @MRamosINQ 09/07/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte might change his mind about keeping Health Secretary Francisco Duque III in his Cabinet once he finished reading the Senate report on the multibillion-peso fraud that nearly crippled Philippine Health…

Duterte tells troops: Fight hard ‘hanggang magkaubusan na’

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 08/31/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — In the wake of the deadly explosions in Jolo, Sulu last week that left at least 15 dead and 75 wounded, President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to government troops to keep fighting until terrorists…

Duterte salutes frontliners; urges Filipinos to be ‘everyday heroes’

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 08/31/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — On National Heroes Day, President Rodrigo Duterte honored frontliners here and abroad as modern day heroes who are battling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The President said not only those who fought…

What a revolutionary government means

Antonio T. Carpio - @inquirerdotnet 08/27/2020

  An obscure group calling themselves the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee publicly invited President Duterte “to head a revolutionary government under a revolutionary constitution to last until December 31, 2021.” The group claimed to…

Duterte says his Barrett’s esophagus may worsen to stage 1 cancer

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 08/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Tuesday that his Barrett’s esophagus condition was worsening, with his doctor warning him to watch his diet as it may progress to stage 1 cancer. Duterte made the revelation…

Duterte distances self from RevGov push: ‘Wala akong pakialam diyan’”

Darryl John Esguerra 08/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has distanced himself from the supposed clamors of his supporters to establish a revolutionary government. “Wala akong pakialam diyan, wala akong kilala sa mga tao na yan at hindi ko yan…

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