Palace: Pooping incident in Boracay ‘offensive’; tourists may face raps

08/15/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang felt offended over the behavior of two foreign tourists, who let her child defecate on the beach of Boracay while the other buried a diaper in the island’s powdery white sand. Presidential spokesperson…

Malacañang rejects UN rights investigation of drug killings

07/06/2019

Malacañang on Friday rejected a call by some members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to probe the growing number of killings in President Duterte’s war on drugs, saying it was interfering in the country’s sovereignty.…

Labella sought postponement of IBP debate to see Duterte at Malacañang Palace

Doris C. Bongcac 05/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – His need to attend a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte at the Malacañang Palace was the reason why Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgar Labella sought the postponement of the debate that he was…

Panelo admits his copy of ‘Oust Duterte’ matrix came from unknown number

/INQ.net 05/02/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo admitted Thursday that the “Oust Duterte” matrix he released to the media in a Palace briefing came from an unknown number. Panelo said President Rodrigo Duterte personally talked to him…

Manila Times editor resigns after publication of ‘Oust-Duterte’ plot

/INQ.net 04/25/2019

MANILA, Philippines—Felipe Salvosa II, the managing editor of the Manila Times, has resigned after the newspaper published a matrix accompanying a story about an alleged plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte. The article, written by its chair emeritus Dante…

Palace: Probe slay of Cebu prosecutor

Inquirer.net 01/21/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Philippine National Police to thoroughly investigate the murder of a former Cebu City prosecutor who was ambushed in Cebu City last week. “We are…

DOJ says case vs Mindanao martial law in SC bound to fail

Inquirer.net 12/18/2018

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra expressed confidence that any legal challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte’s proclamation to extend martial law in Mindanao until the end of 2019 was “bound to fail.” He argued that the Supreme Court would…

Palace: It’s a go for fuel tax hike

Inquirer.net 12/04/2018

Malacañang is supporting the decision of government economic managers to push through with the second round of fuel tax increases next month. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the economic managers had their reasons for withdrawing their initial…

Duterte welcomes Xi in Malacañang

Inquirer.net 11/20/2018

The government owes us absolute transparency here,” Senatorial aspirant Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada III said on Tuesday after it was reported that the Philippines is expected to sign at least 20 “political and economic” agreements with China during…

Malacañang orders Osmeña to answer Caindec complaint

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/18/2018

Counter-flowing EO  The Office of the President has directed Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to explain his Executive Order empowering traffic enforcers to penalize counter-flowing drivers by impounding their vehicles for 30 days. The order stemmed from…

Duterte says some soldiers conniving with Liberal Party, Reds to oust him

Inquirer.net 09/25/2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has accused some soldiers of conniving with the Liberal Party and the communist rebels to oust him. “Ang [ma]sakit ko dito, kayong mga Liberal pati yung ibang sa military nakipag-ugnayan sa mga rebelde tapos…

Asian Games medalists to get additional incentives from Malacañang

Inquirer.net 09/05/2018

SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Yuka Saso stands to receive P9 million for her historic gold medal win in golf in Indonesia. That is after windfall continued to flow for the Asian Games heroes, according to the Philippine Sports Commission. PSC…

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