Palace: Duterte accepts resignation of GSIS chief

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:06:01 +0000

Palace: Duterte accepts resignation of GSIS chief

Updated @ 1:34 a.m., July 4, 2019, to reflect updated Palace statement MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the resignation of Clint Aranas as president of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo confirmed in a statement issued late Wednesday. But it was not because the President had lost confidence […]

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‘Digong 8888 Hotline’ airs on PTV-4 in July 

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 02:37:00 +0000

Three years after government launched a 24-hour complaint hotline, Malacañang announced Wednesday the airing of “Digong 8888 Hotline”

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Palace: Threat to jail impeachment proponents an expression of disgust

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 01:18:16 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to jail individuals moving for his impeachment was just an “expression of disgust,” Malacañang said Monday, downplaying another outburst from the chief executive. 

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‘Palace does not interfere with other branches of gov’t’

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 09:23:14 +0000

‘Palace does not interfere with other branches of gov’t’

“The Palace does not interfere with the other branches of the government as well as constitutional bodies.” Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this Saturday following the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman to drop the graft and usurpation charges it had filed against former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

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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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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 to former DFA chief Del Rosario: ‘We know what to do’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 08:49:32 +0000

Malacañang on Thursday appeared offended by former DFA Secretary Albert Del Rosario, who immediately called on government to hold China accountable after a Chinese fishing vessel hit and sank an anchored Filipino fishing boat in Recto Bank at the West Philippine Sea on Sunday night.

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Makati to Cubao via Edsa in 5 minutes? Travel at 180 kph

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 23:23:47 +0000

When President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Saturday to make travel time from Makati to Cubao in southern Quezon City only 5 minutes, how will he carry out his plan?

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Panelo to LGBT: Be glad of Duterte’s remarks on his sexuality

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:30:55 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community should be “glad” about President Duterte’s remarks that he had “cured” himself of homosexuality with the help of beautiful women.

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HUDCC may face malversation raps over Marawi fund diversion

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 09:06:05 +0000

HUDCC may face malversation raps over Marawi fund diversion

The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) may face technical malversation charges if proven that it had diverted P5 million Marawi fund

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