Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 13:51:18 +0000
BOCAUE, Bulacan: President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday evening officially declared the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games open. The ceremony kicked off at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan, that welcomed more than 5,500 athletes to the Games this year, the fourth time the country hosted the biennial event. The show started off with Lani Misalucha […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 09:42:12 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte met with Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ahead of the opening ceremony for the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Saturday. Duterte welcomed Bolkiah in Malacañang where they held a closed-door meeting. Bolkiah was accompanied by his son, Prince Abdul Mateen, who is competing in the SEA Games as part of the oil-rich kingdom’s polo […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 05:08:31 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that he was not in the “pink of health,” but was still fit to fulfill his duties as the country’s leader. In a television interview on Friday, the 74-year-old Duterte said it was only normal for his age to not be in the best of health. “Health is deteriorating. Every […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 12:45:53 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday apologized for the mishaps that plagued the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. In a television interview, Duterte acknowledged that “the problem is there [have] been mishaps” but assured delegates that his government would investigate it. “They are not small incidents rather. Mabigat yun (They are serious). You invite […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:43:49 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday defended Alan Peter Cayetano, the controversial head of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc), amid the reported blunders and anomalies in the country’s hosting of the biennial regional sporting meet. Speaking to reporters in Malacañang, Duterte said he believed Cayetano was not involved in any act of corruption […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:38:31 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday believed his good friend Pastor Apollo Quiboloy when he claimed he stopped one of the three deadly earthquakes that jolted parts of Mindanao in October. In his speech at the opening of Acacia Hotel in Davao City, Duterte wished he had the same power to stop corrupt officials in the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:09:49 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ordered concerned agencies to accelerate the implementation of the government’s massive infrastructure program. “Sabi ko sa kanila hindi ko kailangan ‘yung ‘Build, Build, Build.’ Do not give me that kind of s***. I want build, use, build, use, build, use,” Duterte said in his speech during the inauguration of a baseload […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:08:47 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte may be the epitome of macho but he has declared that his eldest daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara “Inday” Duterte-Carpio, is the “alpha” in the family. In his speech during a visit at Taguig City’s Center for the Elderly on Thursday night, Duterte admitted his daughter was more dominant than him. “‘Yung […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:00:46 +0000
THE Philippines and South Korea are set to sign several agreements covering practical areas of cooperation during President Rodrigo Duterte’s upcoming visit next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. In a pre-departure briefing in Malacañang, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Junever Mahilum-West said President Rodrigo Duterte and Korean President Moon Jae-in would witness […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Eireene Jairee Gomez| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:49:47 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte retracted his day-old order to suspend the importation of rice, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday. In a press conference in Quezon City, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said he explained to the Executive during a meeting on Wednesday night the various solutions that have been put in place by the DA to assist […]
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