Duterte declares 2nd week of February as National Hazing Prevention Week

Krissy Aguilar 02/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the second week of every February every year as National Hazing Prevention Week to end hazing and other fraternity-related violence. Duterte signed on February Proclamation No. 907, a copy…

Duterte bans vaping in public and manufacture, sale of unregistered e-cigarettes

Darryl John Esguerra 02/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a ban on the manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of unregistered e-cigarette products and its use in public places. Duterte signed Executive Order 106 last Feb. 26, months after he verbally banned…

Duterte remark on choosing between US or China just ‘kantyaw’ – Palace

Krissy Aguilar 02/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday downplayed as just another sarcastic teasing or “kantyaw” President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks about choosing between being a territory of the United States or province of China. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo, when…

BREAKING: Duterte: ‘I accept the apology’ of ABS-CBN

Krissy Aguilar 02/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted ABS-CBN’s apology and said that he will leave the media network giant’s impending franchise renewal to Congress. “I accept the apology, of course,” Duterte said in an ambush interview…

Duterte: Set aside petty political differences to ensure Edsa legacy lives on

Darryl John Esguerra 02/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — As the country commemorates the 34th People Power Revolution anniversary, President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged the public to “rise above” their “petty” political differences to keep the legacy of the Edsa revolution “relevant…

Duterte: Espenido ‘clean,’ accusations ‘untrue’

Ador Vincent Mayol, DJ Yap 02/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte believes that Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido is “clean” and his inclusion in the so-called narcolist is only part of “black propaganda” to derail the government’s bloody war on drugs, Malacañang said on…

Ex-SC justice Bersamin named GSIS chair

Ben O. de Vera, DJ Yap - Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Former Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin, whose tenure in the Supreme Court was marked by a number of controversial decisions that tended to favor the Duterte administration, will take the helm of the Government Service Insurance…

Duterte: Espenido ‘clean,’ accusations ‘untrue’

Ador Vincent Mayor, DJ Yap - Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines —President Rodrigo Duterte believes that Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido is “clean” and his inclusion in the so-called narcolist is only part of “black propaganda” to derail the government’s bloody war on drugs, Malacañang said on…

DILG confirms drug war enforcer Espenido on Duterte narcolist

02/14/2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Thursday that Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido—who became controversial for his hard-hitting campaign against illegal drugs—was relieved from his post as Bacolod City police chief after he was added to President Rodrigo…

Third telco Dito begins talks with Cebu LGUs

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As Dito Telecommunity nears its target rollout this July 2020, executives of the country’s third telecommunication company, has started talks with local government units in Cebu. Executives from Dito Telecom met with Mandaue…

A mindless shot from the hip response

Solita Collas-Monsod 02/08/2020

It seems our country has swung from one end of the pendulum to the other where the 2019-nCoV is concerned. Previous columns discussed the never-to-be-forgotten message of Sen. Bong Go saying that it was “improper” for Philippine…

Bong Go says Duterte was just joking, no plans to run as president in 2022

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 02/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Bong Go has downplayed President Rodrigo Duterte’s statements about him planing to run as president in the 2022 elections, saying that Duterte was merely joking. Go clarified on Thursday that he does not…

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