Vice President Leni Robredo said President Rodrigo Duterte should have explained the steps the administration have been taking to protect the country’s rights over West Philippine Sea in his State of the Nation Address (Sona).
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Discontent had been growing in the House of Representatives long before the coup that erupted on Monday and led to the downfall of Pantaleon Alvarez and the rise, once again, of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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President Rodrigo Duterte vowed during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) to a joint session of Congress and the Filipino people on Monday to pursue his war on drugs, saying it would be as “relentless and chilling” as before.
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President Rodrigo Duterte has taken a correct position on the need to defend the Philippines’ interest in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.
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After hearing President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (Sona), progressive group Sanlakas is convinced that the administration is detrimental for Filipinos, especially those in Mindanao and those living in poverty.
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Facing criticisms for his bold policies and unconventional rule, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday remained unfazed and vowed that his commitment to fight illegal drugs, corruption, and criminality has “even gotten stronger.”
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“Boracay island, widely regarded as one of our country’s treasures and admired worldwide for its natural beauty, has sadly become the representation of governance and government’s neglect,” President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday in his third State of the Nation Address (Sona). “ I could not allow this decay to continue. Decisive action has long been overdue, […]
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After months of grueling deliberations, the Senate finally ratified on Monday the bill for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) that would replace the one that created the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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Congress opened its third and last regular session on Monday ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s state of the nation address.
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His allies in the Senate on Sunday advised President Rodrigo Duterte to focus on “gut issues” in his State of the Nation Address to a joint session of Congress on Monday afternoon.
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