Espenido could be a victim of ‘flawed intel gathering,’ says Palace

Krissy Aguilar 02/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang on Tuesday came to the defense of former Bacolod City police chief, Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido following his inclusion in the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) narcolist, saying the controversial cop could be a…

Palace sees ‘warmer’ PH-US ties after VFA termination

Darryl John Esguerra 02/11/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is seeing “warmer ties” between the Philippines and the United States as it hopes Washington will give “preferential attention” to Manila following the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). The Philippine government…

Palace vows to generate more job opportunities for Filipinos

Cathrine Gonzales 02/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday assured that the Duterte administration will “continue creating” an environment that will generate more job opportunities for Filipinos, a day after a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that 7.9 million…

Palace condoles with family of journalist Niñez Cacho-Olivares

Nestor Corrales 01/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday condoled with the family of veteran journalist Niñez Cacho-Olivares. “We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family of one of the country’s veteran journalists, Ms. Niñez Cacho-Olivares,” Communications…

Palace to Robredo: After joining drug ops, ‘plan how to succeed’

Nestor Corrales - INQUIRER.net 11/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Is the Palace expecting Vice President Leni Robredo to join anti-illegal drug operations? It would seem so as presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said Friday, “Let her do her job. When she joins the raid…

Palace offers prayers for aspiring lawyers taking 2019 bar exams

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 11/03/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Sunday offered prayers for more than 8,000 aspiring lawyers set to take this year’s Bar examinations. “We offer our sincere prayers to our legal aspirants who toiled day and night poring over…

Palace welcomes Putin’s acceptance of PH invite

10/28/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Sunday welcomed Moscow’s announcement that Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s invitation for him to visit the Philippines. No date has been set for Putin’s visit but presidential spokesperson…

Palace: Let Congress decide on K-12

Julie M. Aurelio, Matthew Reysio-Cruz - Inquirer.net 10/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang will leave it to the House of Representatives to review the effectiveness of the K-12 education program. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo stressed that it would still be up to Congress to decide on…

Palace to push on with efforts to review K-12

Nestor Corrales - INQUIRER.net 10/21/2019

MANILA, Philippines  — Malacañang will not stop efforts to review the K to 12 or 12-year basic education program in the country. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo declared this after Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said on Sunday that…

Palace mourns death of former Senate President Nene Pimentel

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 10/20/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Sunday mourned the death former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. Calling Pimentel the “Father of the Local Government Code,” the Palace remembered the former Senate President’s efforts for a stronger local…

Drug war still credible despite ‘ninja cops’ controversy – Palace

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 10/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang downplayed Tuesday any possible impact of the “ninja cops”  controversy to the credibility of the Duterte administration’s war against illegal drugs. “Hindi naman (Not really),” Palace spokesperson and chief presidential legal counsel Salvador…

Palace: Duterte OK despite new illness

10/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is “OK and well,” Malacañang said on Monday, despite the 74-year-old leader’s admission that he suffers from an autoimmune disease that can potentially have serious complications. He’s the oldest politician to…

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