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President Rodrigo Duterte received an approval rating of 80 percent and trust rating of 82 percent in an "Ulat ng Bayan" survey conducted by Pulse Asia from December 10 to 15 and 17 in 2017. The chief executive's approval and trust ratings are also evenly spread across socio-economic classes, earning 77 percent (Class ABC), 79 percent (Class D), 85 percent (Class E) for approval ratings and 78 percent (Class ABC), 80 percent (Class D), and 85 percent (Class E) for trust scores. While the President has majority approval ratings and trust figures across all geographic locations, Mindanao has the highest evaluation of Duterte as respondents there gave him a 93 percent approval score and 94 percent trust rating. President Rodrigo Duterte's trust and approval ratings remain at an all-time high in December 2017, maintaining numbers that made him so far the most approved and trusted President in nearly a decade. Issues Fourteen issues preoccupied Filipinos during...

Aquino admitted meeting with Officials of french firm Sanofi Pasteur, the manufacturer of Dengvaxia,at the sidelines of the COP21 conference in Paris in 2015. VACC asked the committee to probe Aquino, EX-DBM Secretary Florencio Abad, EX-DOH Secretary Janet Garin, and othe officials for plunder over the purchase of Dengvaxia vaccine. Aquino said he was not aware that Sanofi had been involved in several controversiaes in the past including one in the US, when he talked with the firm's officials. Aquino refuted the insinuation that his meeting with Sanofi Pasteur caused the rush FDA approval of Dengvaxia. VACC said Sanofi OPasteur should be blacklisted from doing business in the Philippines. Dr. Antonio Dans, an epidemiologist from UP blamed "bad science" for the anti dengue vaccine mess. A Sanofi Pasteur official said they are not engaged in bad science. Thomas Triomphe of Sanofi Pasteur clrified that the follow up statement they made in relation to the healt...

"Corruption is really pulling us down," President Duterte said. "On Monday, I will fire about one commission mismo. Lahat sila," Duterte said in at the 84th anniversary celebration of the Department of Labor and Employment in Malolos, Bulacan. Duterte has repeatedly said that "a whiff of corruption" would be enough for him to fire an official.   "Wala akong pakialam kung nakisali dalawa, tatlo, you have to go out. Because I do not think it will exist without your knowledge at bakit hanggang... Wala akong patawad-tawad," kahit bulong bulungan lang, o tumanggap ka you’re fired. Maging totoo. Pag natsismis ka,” he said in a speech during his visit in Malolos, Bulacan.he added. Both Sueno and Lavina were prime movers in Duterte's presidential campaign in 2016. Also in April, Duterte fired Undersecretary Maia Chiara Halmen Reina Valdez for trying to reverse National Food Authority Jason Aquino's denial of a rice importation permit. ...

“If my duty fall short of the expectations of the people or would have a different view of how things would be run, I’ll accept it. I can go to prison even. What I’m afraid of is the wrath [of] God. It’s always God that counts,” President Rodrigo Duterte said. “My God says that I have to do something because God says that you were elected to really serve the people. And if I go down, I will go down. If I go up, I go up. I place myself in this. Whether I go up or I go down, I will do the things which I have to do because it is my work,” he added. “Tell me now, what is my sanctuary in the face of all this onslaught against the people? Do I kill innocent people? What will I get? You think God will like it? I will ask you,” he said in Malacañang. “You know God, if it’s really 10,000 and they are dead, why don’t you ask them? They are here already in hell. And you’ll get the true answer. And you say, ‘Why are you dead? What’s wrong with you? For what?’” he said. Earlier this week,...

According to the DOH, more than 733,000 public school children 9 years old and above in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon received three doses of the world's first dengue vaccine. The project was started during the term of then-Health Secretary Janette Garin in April 2016 In response, Garin said the vaccination program was implemented based on recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO). "The dengue vaccination program plan started even before my time. We implemented it in accordance with WHO guidance and recommendations. Even before the official release of the SAGE, there were ongoing meetings and consultations between experts, WHO and DOH technical officials," Garin said in a text message. SAGE is the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization.  SAGE is the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization. "We fully cooperated and consulted with WHO prior to the implementation of this program. With the desire to resolve th...

She hit out her accusers, saying allegations against her were just lies being hurled by some people who refused to accept the reforms she has instituted at the Supreme Court. She also said she would not give in to pressures from those who want to tilt the balance of power by weakening the judiciary. “If there are people who wanted me out because of anger or hatred, what about our youth? What message would it bring if I resign?” she asked. The chief justice also attended a Mass yesterday offered by her supporters—mostly officials from the previous administration. Sereno has refused to attend the hearings and the House committee on justice has barred her lawyers from cross examining witnesses, saying the chief justice herself should do that. Sereno made the statements following the testimony of Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro in the House justice committee that provided the missing element of personal knowledge in the complaint of lawyer Lorenzo Gadon. Associa...

Republic Act No. 10932, otherwise known as the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law provides that “in emergency or serious cases, it shall be unlawful for any hospital or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as prerequisite for administering basic emergency care, for confinement or medical treatment, or to refuse to administer medical treatment and support to any patient.” PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law amending the Batasan Pambansa 702 to prohibit demand of deposits or advance payments for the confinement or treatment of patients in hospitals and medical cases. Section 1 of RA 10932 provides that it is unlawful for any personnel of a hospital or medical clinic to "request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as a prerequisite for administering basic emergency care to any patient." In the case of "inadequacy" of medical capabilities of the hospital or med...

“Contrary to these baseless claims, if not outright falsehood, the alleged witnesses identified by protestant Marcos are not registered voters,” Macalintal stressed. In a manifestation and comment to the PET, Robredo’s lawyers Romulo Macalintal and Maria Bernadette Sardillo informed the PET that Marcos submitted names of proposed witnesses who were not registered voters of the precincts as stated in his list. They stressed that some were not even registered voters during the May 2016 National and Local Elections. “Marcos must be reminded that the Honorable Tribunal is a court of law which deals with facts supported by evidence,” Macalintal said. In his manifestation, Macalintal said: “In his vain attempt to convince the Honorable Tribunal to conduct a technical examination of election documents in the Provinces of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao and Basilan, Marcos has practically resorted to misleading if not totally deceptive representation.” THE camp of Vice President Mari...

Alvarez urged Sereno to heed the invitation of the House committee on justice to attend its hearing Wednesday. On Monday, he said Sereno’s lawyers would be barred from attending the hearing on Wednesday if the chief justice does not show up. “Just appear before the House committee on justice and argue on the merits of the case,” Alvarez said. Alvarez said that Sereno has nothing to fear because she will be given a fair trial “If Sereno ignores our summons, we will continue with the committee hearing. We will consider the evidence, all the official documents, as we will be the prosecutor in the impeachment case in the Senate,” Alvarez told a radio interview. “I will not allow her lawyers to appear at the committee hearing. They have no business being there. They’re not the ones being impeached. If Sereno were there, then they can accompany her. If the principal is not there, what’s their business attending the committee hearing if they were not invited?” Alvarez said CHIEF ...

"Forget it.  We will survive, even if we have to eat dried fish and rice we will survive", Duterte said after asked if he talked to EU President Donald Tusk On tuesday, duterte made a strong comment and rejected the donation of Europian Union According to the reports, the EU is supposedly to donate P6 billion aid to Marawi residents who are affected from the war against the Maute Group He still persistent in rejecting the aid from EU, Keep your money. Do not Meddle with the sovereignty of my country. Do not impose conditions We are not rich, we are poor. But we do not bargain dignity by accepting money with conditionals that are not really acceptable to us.  However, months ago President Rodrigo Duterte has told the United States and the European Union to "go ahead" and withdraw financial aid to the Philippines if they're unhappy with his bloody anti-drug war. This is also one of the issues confronting before. President Duterte told "Go ...

The group also claimed Trillanes violated the Anti-Money Laundering law by divulging “erroneous” details on Duterte’s bank transactions without permission from the agency or from any court, in contravention of the Bank Secrecy Law. Paras led lawyers Manuelito Luna, Glenn Chong, Eligio Mallari and Nasser Marohomsalic in declaring their intention to file charges of inciting to sedition and proposal to commit coup d’etat against Trillanes in his privilege speech. A group of pro-administration lawyers led by former Negros Oriental congressman Jacinto Paras is set to file multiple criminal charges against Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV for allegedly inciting the military to oust and kill President Duterte. Trillanes brushed off the threats, saying the charges stemmed from his privilege speech last Oct. 4. “Trillanes is inciting the military to kill the President because the ill-gotten wealth was not proven. He even said M-60 machine guns should be used to kill the President because...

Mariel seemed to post a reply on Twitter, writing: "If another person’s 'misfortune' pleases you, it just shows how insecure and unhappy you are with your life. It’s okay, maybe one day you’ll be truly happy? I’m sending you good vibes and prayers!" "Nase-schadenfreude kami, insecure at unhappy agad, di ba pwedeng tulad mo ay sadyang maldita lang talaga kami. Ano ika-insecure sa talo mo? Pinili ko maging lawyer hindi beauty queen at naipasa ko ang bar exam ng isang take lang. Ikaw ilang beses ka nga ba natalo?" Sara wrote. On Tuesday (November 14, 2017), the most awaited beauty contest “Miss International 2017” was held in Tokyo, Japan and was participated by beauty contestants from different countries all around the world. The Filipina celebrity Mariel de Leon, the daughter of the veteran actor Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong was the bet of the Philippines in the international beauty contest. She had previously been vocal about issues such ...

Ibinahagi ni Kristina Durano Gonza“Open Letter” ng isang netizen na si Kristina Durano Gonzales para kay Renato Reyes Jr.,nag-viral ngayon sa Social Media, Si reyes ang secretary-general ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan o Bayan na madalas makita sa halos lahat ng kilos-protesta laban sa lahat ng pamahalaan mula pa sa mga nagdaang administrasyon hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Sa kaniyang Facebook account sa pamamagitan ng bukas na liham, tinatanong nito ang kilalang aktibista kung wala na itong naging trabaho maliban sa pag-organisa ng mga rally tungkol sa mga isyung kinakaharap ng bansa. Narito ang eksaktong laman ng liham ng isang netizen: PARA SA IYO : MR. RENATO REYES, JR. Wala ka bang naging ibang trabaho? Iyan lang pag organize ng mga rally sa mga bagong issue ng bayang Pilipinas? Bata ka pa nuon, nasa kalye ka na, kahit sinong Presidente pa ang maupo nag ra rally pa rin kayo. Para ano ba ang mga rally niyo? Dahil ba iyan sa Ideology niyo or dahil sa pera na binabayad sa inyo? ...

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio visited Marawi on Thursday, November 16, a month after her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, declared the city liberated from local terrorist groups that had occupied it for 5 months.as representatives of the "Tapang at Malasakit Alliance for the Philippines." She was accompanied by Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano, wife of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, President Duterte's defeated running mate in 2016. Her first stop in Marawi was at a public elementary school around lunch time, then at Marawi City Hall. They went to the main battle area where ISIS-inspired Maute group holed up during the five-month fighting. They also lighted candles and offered prayers and flowers inside the St. Mary's Cathedral. Incidentally, Duterte and Cayetano visited Marawi on the same day Vice President Leni Robredo went to the city to hand over medicines worth P500,000 each for Amai Pakpak Medical Center and the City Health Cen...

"I am ashamed to have #Duterte as President of my country. #DumpTrump #BanTrumpPH" Ito ang post ni Katrina Stuart Santiago na dating writer ng Manila Times tungkol sa pagkanta ni Pangulong Rorigo Duterte sa pagtitipon. Matapos ng pagbigyan kahapon ni President Rodrigo Duterte ang kahilingan ni US President Donald Trump na kumanta sa ASEAN Gala Dinner. Hindi ito nagustuhan ng isang journalist. "#Duterte: “Ladies and gentlemen, I sang an invited duet with Ms. Pilita Corrales upon the orders of the Commander-in-chief of the United States.” #ASEAN2017: When the Philippine President performed like the little brown monkey brother of the US President. I am ashamed to have #Duterte as President of my country. #DumpTrump #BanTrumpPH" sabi sa post ni Santiago. Ayon pa kay Santiago, "little brown monkey brother of the US President" daw na maituturing ang Pangulo ng Pilipinas. Madaming Netizens ang nag react sa mga lumabas sa bunganga netong isang Journalist. At i...

President Rodrigo Duterte, this year’s chairman of the Asean Summit, won the election on a promise to end the drug menace and launched a bloody war on drugs right after he took office last year. Since then, the campaign has claimed almost 4,000 lives. The statement also highlights the importance of “preserving the sovereign right of countries in deciding the most appropriate approaches to address their national drug situations.” THE 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations has taken a hands-off stance on the anti-drug measures adopted by its member-states despite concerns raised over possible human rights violations A draft of the Asean chairman’s statement leaked to the media on Monday said it welcomed the assistance of dialogue partners and other external parties in addressing the drug problem through “capacity building, intelligence information sharing and other forms of cooperation consistent with relevant international laws,” but said it would leave to each country...

President Duterte asked the heads of state to fight security threats like piracy and illegal drugs.He also asked world leaders to prioritize the war against terrorism and extremism. He made these requests during his opening statement at the plenary session of the ASEAN Summit.The event is being held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Monday. He related the Philippines' experience in the Marawi siege staged by ISIS-inspired Maute terrorists. Duterte is presiding over the plenary session. Duterte said, "I apologize for setting the tone of my statement in this matter," but he told the world leaders that their session this morning is a great opportunity to discuss urgent security issues in the region Meanwhile, the bilateral meeting between him and United States (US) President Donald Trump has been reset to 12:50 this noon from the original schedule of 11:50 am. United States President Donald Trump on Monday had nothing but p...

President Rodrigo Duterte promised to make the country even more competitive in the region,on his last day at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in VietnamThe government will also focus on education, with the President suggesting that Filipino school children should learn the basics about cyberspace and digital communications. “And I will make that mandatory,” Duterte said. There must be an improvement in food security, he said, noting that while the country allocates vast tracts of land for commercial cultivation of crops for the export market, ensuring enough local supply of food must be given priority. The government will also focus on education, with the President suggesting that Filipino school children should learn the basics about cyberspace and digital communications. Duterte said the government will also increase infrastructure spending to “realize the ‘Golden Age of Infrastructure’ that will enhance mobility and connectivity.”

"For the first time, or for the second, third time, Trillanes has a good point there. The president has the supervision and control. Supervision and control means he can overturn your decision or will decide to exercise the function itself," Duterte said. In a rare move, President Rodrigo Duterte agreed with fierce critic Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in saying that Aquino should not be charged as it was Napeñas who had full command of the SAF troopers. Aquino was formally charged with violation of Section 3(a) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and usurpation of official function as defined under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code. The families of the 44 PNP-Special Action Force commandos slain in action in the 2015 Mamasapano encounter will not join the proceedings at the Office of the Ombudsman against former President Benigno Aquino III for the bloody encounter. "We say again that the said charges are designed to fail—in order to inoculate Pres...

"So I call upon Chief Justice Sereno to really consider resigning if only to spare the institution from any further damage," newly-appointed presidential spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque said in a briefing. MALACAÑANG called Monday on Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to quit her post to spare the Supreme Court from "further damage." “The best way to protect the institution is to forego with the trial altogether and save the institution from further damage,” he also added. Roque was made to react to Sereno's statement that there was a "resurgence of political forces threatening and harassing the independence of the judiciary." Sereno is facing impeachment case before the House of Representatives for allegedly being involved in corruption when she used public funds "to finance her extravagant and lavish lifestyle." "I do not know what Malacañang has done or this executive has done to undermine the independence of the judiciary,"...