Palace commends Pangilinan resignation: He accepts defeat

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 04:56:31 +0000

Palace commends Pangilinan resignation: He accepts defeat

Malacañang on Tuesday commended Sen. Francis Pangilinan for resigning as president of the once-dominant Liberal Party.

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Palace on 1.1M ‘wasted’ ballots: Election tech needs upgrade

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 21:36:33 +0000

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday said the more than 1 million ballots that were not counted because of “overvoting”

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Budget delay blamed for 4-year low GDP growth, recovery seen

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 15:49:46 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Thursday blamed the delay in the approval of the P3.7-trillion 2019 national budget for the four-year low Philippines’ economic growth.

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Palace bucks NZ ex-PM’s advice

Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 21:17:23 +0000

“Unwise, if not cerebrally challenged” was how Malacañang described the proposal of former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark for the Philippines to decriminalize the use of illegal drugs in its antinarcotics campaign. “We suggest observers, especially those in foreign countries, to understand fully the Philippine government’s strategy in dealing with illegal drugs before being […]

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Colmenares hits Malacañang’s ‘anti-worker’, ‘pro-capitalist’ remark

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 08:47:00 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang’s statement that anti-government protests scare away foreign investors shows that the Duterte administration is “pro-capitalists” and “anti-workers,” Bayan Muna chairman and opposition senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares said Wednesday.

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Duterte names Medialdea as OIC during China visit

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 02:41:12 +0000

Duterte names Medialdea as OIC during China visit

President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea as the government’s officer-in-charge (OIC) during his fourth visit to China.

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Duterte’s popularity rises when critics attack him–Palace

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:26:01 +0000

President Duterte’s popularity and satisfaction ratings will continue to rise despite his detractors’ attempt to malign him

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Duterte to commemorate Araw ng Kagitingan in Jolo, Sulu

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 02:48:27 +0000

Duterte to commemorate Araw ng Kagitingan in Jolo, Sulu

President Rodrigo Duterte will skip the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) ceremony in Bataan on Tuesday and will instead lead its commemoration in Jolo, Sulu.

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Palace: Duterte ‘threat’ of revolutionary war meant for enemies of state

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 06:43:57 +0000

The threat of President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a revolutionary war was meant as a warning to the enemies of the state, Malacañang said Monday.

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Palace to US senators calling for De Lima’s release: Mind your own business

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 03:13:18 +0000

The five United States senators who called for the release of opposition Sen. Leila de Lima and sought for the dropping of charges against Rappler and its chief Maria Ressa should mind their own business, Malacañang said Monday.

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