UPDATE: Marinduque Rep. Velasco gets PDP-Laban’s nod for speakership

Credit to Author: BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:53:25 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s political party has endorsed the candidacy for speakership of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco although the Chief Executive himself has stayed away from making any personal choice….READ

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Duterte appoints new CHEd commissioner

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 05:36:48 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former professor of De La Salle University as one of the commissioners on Higher Education, a document released by Malacanang showed. Aldrin Darilag’s appointment…READ

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Palace: ‘Dangerous’ for Duterte to express anger on sinking of boat in WPS

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:35:58 +0000

Palace: 'Dangerous' for Duterte to express anger on sinking of boat in WPS

It is “dangerous” for President Duterte as head of state to show his outrage over the sinking of a Filipino boat in the West Philippine Sea.

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Duterte names new NFA administrator

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:17:45 +0000

Duterte names new NFA administrator

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a National Food Authority (NFA) insider as its new administrator – Judy Carol Dansal.

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Duterte reminds airlines: Providing convenience is essential

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:03:54 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines — The very essence of a common carrier is convenience. President Rodrigo Duterte said this Monday as he reminded airline companies that they had no right to offer air travel if they could not ensure the riding public convenience and comfort. Speaking at the 121st anniversary of the Philippine Navy at Sangley Point, […]

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Duterte ‘feckless, spineless’ before China – Hontiveros

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:17:09 +0000

Duterte ‘feckless, spineless’ before China – Hontiveros

Senator Risa Hontiveros has called President Duterte “feckless and spineless” before China after he branded the Recto Bank incident as a “little maritime accident.”

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Duterte breaks silence on sinking of PH boat: ‘It’s a little maritime accident’

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:38:05 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte broke his silence for the first time on the sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese vessel and called it a “little maritime accident.”

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Duterte to appoint Nolcom’s Salamat as next MWSS chief

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:27:18 +0000

President Duterte will appoint Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Salamat, chief of the military’s Northern Luzon Command, as the next MWSS head.

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Recto Bank incident violation of UNCLOS? Still premature to tell – Palace

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 08:03:45 +0000

It is “premature” to say that the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea is a violation of UNCLOS, Malacañang said.

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Palace: No meeting set between Duterte, crewmen of rammed PH boat

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 04:43:05 +0000

Malacañang clarified Monday that there was no meeting set between President Rodrigo Duterte and the crewmen of the Philippine fishing boat that was reportedly rammed by a Chinese vessel in Recto (Reed) Bank.

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