Retired generals among STL owners not remitting shares? ‘Chismis lang yata yun,’ says Panelo

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:29:59 +0000

Retired generals among STL owners not remitting shares? ‘Chismis lang yata yun,’ says Panelo

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Tuesday said reports of retired generals as among small-town lottery owners (STL) not remitting shares were possibly mere hearsay. Panelo said this after Sen. Panfilo Lacson earlier disclosed that the retired police and military officers with STL franchises allegedly did not remit shares from their collections to […]

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Claims of state-sponsored killings? Palace says baseless, malicious

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 03:06:13 +0000

Claims of state-sponsored killings? Palace says baseless, malicious

“Baseless and laced with malice” was how Malacañang described Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares’ claims on state-sponsored killings.

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Martial law? Duterte vows to do ‘something drastic’ to address PH violence

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:02:38 +0000

Martial law? Duterte vows to do ‘something drastic’ to address PH violence

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday warned he would “do something drastic” to address the continuing lawless violence in the Philippines, following the spate of killings in Negros Oriental. “ I will explain in the coming days. But I’m about to do something drastic. It will not sit well with everybody, maybe including […]

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Duterte raises to P5M bounty for killers of Negros cops

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:35:45 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has raised to P5 million the bounty for the capture of those behind the brutal killing of four police officers in Ayungon, Negros Oriental.

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BREAK: Suspension of Lotto operations lifted – Panelo

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:02:19 +0000

BREAK: Suspension of Lotto operations lifted – Panelo

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night ordered the lifting of the suspension of the Lotto operations of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) — effective immediately.

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Patients seeking medical aid from PCSO may turn to Palace

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:26:19 +0000

Patients seeking medical aid from PCSO may turn to Palace

MANILA, Philippines — Patients relying on the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for medical aid may go to the Office of the President for help, after President Duterte shut down the PCSO’s gaming operations.

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Workers plan protests vs SOT bill veto

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:23:51 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto of the security of tenure (SOT) bill is only a temporary setback for laborers, Malacañang said on Sunday, giving assurance that his commitment to protecting workers’ rights is steadfast.

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Palace: Duterte will identify those behind alleged PCSO corruption ‘in due time’ 

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 02:05:22 +0000

Malacañang on Saturday has assured that President Rodrigo Duterte will identify those behind the alleged corruption in the PCSO in due time

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Palace on alleged impeachment plan vs Robredo: ‘We’ll just watch in amusement’

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:19:38 +0000

Malacañang on Thursday vowed to keep its distance from the supposed plan to file an impeachment case against Vice President Leni Robredo if she is indicted over the sedition charges filed against her and several others.

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