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I WANT GO, DELA ROSA, TOLENTINO TO BE SENATORS – DUTERTE

President Rodrigo Duterte endorsed three administration candidates anew after a survey for the senatorial race showed that they failed to make it to the top 12 bracket. The recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that Duterte’s former Presidential Political Affairs Adviser Francis Tolentino ranked 17th on the survey. Former Special Assistant to the President […]

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RETURN OF BALANGIGA BELLS SHOWS DUTERTE’S COMMITMENT TO DELIVER PROMISES – GO

The return of the famed Balangiga bells proves President Rodrigo Duterte’s commitment to deliver his promises to the people, former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said. “Isa po ito sa kanyang pinanawagan noong last State of the Nation Address last July na darating na talaga, nang pinabalik ito ni Pangulong Duterte. What […]

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SPEED UP IMPLEMENTATION OF LAND REFORM NOT ONLY IN NEGROS ISLAND – PANGANIBAN

House Agriculture Committee Chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban expressed support for the plan of President Rodrigo Duterte to place Negros Island under land reform, saying this would go a long way towards addressing the insurgency problem in the country. Last week, the President announced that he was mulling placing Negros island under land […]

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GOVT COMMITTED TO SUPPORT FREE TUITION IN SUCS – NOGRALES

Government may have limited resources, but the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is committed to ensure funding for Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Law, which makes tuition free in the country’s over 105 state universities and colleges (SUCs) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the assurance on Sunday as he […]

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DUTERTE TO SIGN RICE TARIFFICATION LAW BY DECEMBER – ANGARA

Senators are eyeing the passage of the Rice Tariffication Bill before the year ends as one of the measures to ensure stable supply of rice and provide safety net for local farmers. Senator Sonny Angara is confident the proposed law, which is now up for third and final reading in the Senate, will be signed […]

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NOGRALES BEING EYED AS CABSEC – PANELO

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte is eyeing Davao City Representative Karlo Nograles as the next Cabinet Secretary (CabSec). “He is one of those being considered,” Panelo said in a Palace press briefing when asked to confirm Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra’s remark that Nograles is the next CabSec. “The announcement will […]

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I AM NOW SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PEOPLE – GO

Bong Go may be out of the official Malacañang team but he remains SAP – “Special Assistant to the People”. Go said this was the moniker he gave himself after he was deemed resigned as Special Assistant to the President (SAP) following his filing of a certificate of candidacy for senator in the 2019 midterm […]

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I AM SERIOUS IN RUNNING FOR THE SENATE – DELA ROSA

Former Philippine National Police chief and recently resigned Bureau of Corrections chief Bato dela Rosa formalized his bid for a seat in the Senate when he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC). Dela Rosa was accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and daughter, Macky, when he handed his documents at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main […]

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PDP-LABAN, HUGPONG PARTY UNITED IN SUPPORTING PRESIDENT DUTERTE – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III reiterated that PDP-Laban and Hugpong ng Pagbabago, the party led by Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, were “united in its support for the President” despite being two separate organizations with its own members. “Allies of the President may belong to one or both of these parties but we are all on the […]

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PDP LABAN, HUGPONG UNITED BEHIND PRESIDENT DUTERTE – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III on Tuesday reiterated that PDP-Laban and Hugpong ng Pagbabago, the party led by Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, were “united in its support for the President” despite being two separate organizations with its own members. “Allies of the President may belong to one or both of these parties but we are all […]