Duterte to meet PhilHealth execs in Malacañang on Monday

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 04:03:36 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte will meet with all PhilHealth executives following huge losses by the agency due to fraudulent claims.

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Duterte vows to resolve flight woes ‘within a month’

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 02:48:13 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte vowed to resolve the issues of flight delays and cancellations, as he conducted a “surprise inspection” at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 2 (NAIA2) early Monday morning,…READ

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Duterte open to purchase US weapons again

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 23:26:55 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte had a change of heart about not buying defense equipment from the United States.

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Local execs told: Rid your areas of crime, drugs

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 20:37:23 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has this piece of advice to incoming local chief executives: Clean your cities of crime and illegal drugs.

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Robredo: Use funds only for purpose they are appropriated

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 14:54:01 +0000

Robredo: Use funds only for purpose they are appropriated

Government funds should be used for the specific purpose they have been appropriated, Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Sunday in relation to reports that over P5 million was taken from the Marawi rehabilitation fund to finance the 2018 hajj of some of the city’s displaced residents.

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Meet Rodrigo III, the President’s first great-grandson

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 11:37:13 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte just had his first great-grandson, Rodrigo III, the first grandson of incoming Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte.

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Duterte orders arrest of WellMed owner, mulls PhilHealth overhaul

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 21:32:12 +0000

Alarmed by the huge losses by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) due to fraudulent claims, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered

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Año denies cops being favored over teachers in pay hikes

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 14:57:21 +0000

Año denies cops being favored over teachers in pay hikes

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año denied that the Duterte administration favored law enforcers over teachers when increasing salaries.

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Don’t run for national post with Trillanes around, Duterte tells Sara

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 12:48:04 +0000

Don’t run for national post with Trillanes around, Duterte tells Sara

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, to not run for national office as long as there were politicians in the opposition like Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV or those belonging to the Magdalo party-list. “I am stating publicly now that I am discouraging my daughter to run […]

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Duterte denies he had heart surgery

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 12:30:51 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte denied a rumor circulating on social media that he had heart surgery last May. “Hindi… I’m not without — may sakit. Pero kung sabihin mo na na-operahan daw ako sa heart. If there is something wrong in my heart, it cannot be a heart disease,” the President said in […]

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