Easy on the insinuations against President Rodrigo Duterte’s sincerity.
President Rodrigo Duterte on extrajudicial killings
Looks like Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar is now extra careful in answering questions.
It is up to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno and his department to look for the money that will fund the pay hike that President Rodrigo Duterte has promised to law enforcement personnel and public school teachers, Malacañang said on Sunday (July 31).
No specific date has been set yet for former President Fidel Ramos’ trip to China to initiate talks with Beijing over West Philippine Sea dispute, a Palace official said Sunday.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson said the Senate should think twice about dragging the entire Philippine National Police heirarchy led by Director General Bato Dela Rosa in its probe on alleged extra judicial killings among the 300 killed in the bloddy crackdown on illegal drugs.
Sen. Ping Lacson said he wasn’t surprised peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) didn’t take off under former President Noy Aquino.
President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to go the extra mile just to achieve peace with the communist rebels, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza said on Sunday (July 31), following the leftist group’s belated response on the government’s ceasefire declaration.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson believes that National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief consultant Joma Sison is talking crap when he claimed that leftist rebels were prepared to declare a ceasefire just two hours after President Rodrigo Duterte’s ultimatum lapsed last July 30.
Despite its initial claims it will not honor an international court’s ruling favoring the Philippines in a territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea, China is likely to eventually cool down and abide by the ruling.
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is backing President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to take back the unilateral ceasefire he declared with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).
Will the upcoming Senate hearing on alleged summary executions turn into a hugot-fest involving its two committee chairpersons?
Should Philippine National Police officials be called to the Senate to attend hearings on alleged summary killings, they can expect questions from no less than their former boss, now-Senator Panfilo Lacson.
Government agencies are already on standby as “Carina” intensified further into a severe tropical storm and is threatening Cagayan area, a Malacanang official said Sunday.
Big time ambitions like changing the country’s form of government should be backed up by a big-time willingness to spend.
The Office of the Ombudsman is doubtful that former Police National Police (PNP) Director General Alan Purisima might not return to the Philippines if he is allowed to go to the United States (US).
A ceasefire between the government and communist rebels is still possible, once both sides resume peace negotiations in August, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Sunday.
Starting on Monday, the government will launch two hotline numbers to help Filipinos with emergency situations and graft complaints. In a Facebook post, Sebastian “Baste”
Senator Joel Villanueva said he will push for the expansion and improvement in technical education to address high unemployment rate in the country.
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