President Duterte is set to have a one-on-one dialogue with Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines President Davao Archbishop President Romulo Valles following the Chief Executive’s rants against God and the Church. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, after a one-hour, no holds barred meeting with Papal Nuncio Gabriel Giordano Caccia Friday at the Apostolic Nunciature in […]
Read morePresident Duterte has appointed Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. to join the government panel tasked to conduct dialogue with religious leaders to foster better relations between the Church and the state.
Read moreThe spokesman of the Philippine Army (PA) Tuesday said the misencounter between Army and Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel in Samar was very unfortunate and that they sincerely condole with the families of their comrades in the police force.
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Priests who meet legal requirements may be granted permission to own and carry guns for their protection, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
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Read moreMalacañang yesterday rejected the use of force to assert the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, saying it will only lead to a military misunderstanding with China.
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Malacañang insisted on Saturday that government does not need to be called out to investigate the country’s human rights situation as it has been proactive in looking into cases of abuses particularly on its war on drugs. Sought for comment regarding the recent call by the United Nations Human Rights Council against the government, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the government has been doing its job on the issue of human rights.
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Children don’t have to see President Rodrigo Duterte as a good role model, Malacañang said as it pointed out that instilling values among minors was a duty best performed by the parents themselves.
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Read moreMalacañang said yesterday that not all the 7,000 persons arrested by the Philippine National Police in Metro Manila in one week were “tambays” or nighttime idlers or loiterers.
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Exiled communist leader Jose Maria “Joma” Sison opposed a proposal to seek a review by Congress of draft agreements between rebels and the government as a condition for formal talks to start, saying this was one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s tactics to sabotage the talks.
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Read morePresident Duterte is hoping that the court will issue a ruling against at least some of the accused in the gruesome 2009 Maguindanao massacre this year.
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