Rappler's latest stories on Leoncio Evasco Jr
Yap leads in tight race against Evasco in Bohol gubernatorial race
President Rodrigo Duterte endorses Evasco but it's Arthur Yap who is running under the administration party PDP-Laban
Duterte orders drastic revamp of Office of Cabinet Secretary
A new executive order revamps the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, reverting it to its old name, Cabinet Secretariat, and taking away its supervision of 8 agencies
Leoncio Evasco Jr running for Bohol governor
President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet Secretary, who served as Maribojoc mayor for 3 terms, wants to return to local politics
Duterte taps Evasco to dialogue with religious groups
Malacañang is still uncertain if President Rodrigo Duterte will accept the Papal Nuncio's invitation to Pope's Day celebration
The many times Duterte and his Cabinet contradicted each other
Rice supply, salary increases for teachers and soldiers, briefings on Chinese harassment in Ayungin Shoal, ban on Rappler – these are just some of the issues over which the President didn't seem to consult his alter egos before speaking
Duterte stripped Evasco of powers for being 'too short-sighted'
President Rodrigo Duterte also says the government will import even more rice as he does not believe the Philippines can ever be rice self-sufficient
Duterte on Fox, Law groups on Duterte, North and South Korea | Evening wRap
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Evasco says ‘good relationship’ with Duterte intact
'I can never break the good relationship I have with the President,' says Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr after President Rodrigo Duterte transferred the supervision of the National Food Authority from Evasco's office to the agriculture department
Evasco and NFA Council, Guevarra on Napoles, Bureau of Immigration releases Fox | Evening wRap
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Nothing anomalous in selling Eastern Visayas rice to Bulacan traders – NFA
The NFA rice stocks had to be sold quickly because they were 'aged stocks,' claims NFA spokesman Rex Estoperez
Jason Aquino won, consumers lost in NFA Council shake-up – Pangilinan
'Bakit 'yung may track record na malinis at nagpapaimbestiga ng mga iligal na gawain sa NFA ang tinanggal habang ang mga sangkot sa kurakot ang kinampihan?' asks Senator Francis Pangilinan, former National Food Authority Council chair
Evasco out as NFA Council chairman
(UPDATED) The removal of Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr from the National Food Authority Council is a 'loss in our fight against corruption in the importation and management of rice,' says Senator Bam Aquino
Duterte OKs gov't-to-gov't rice importation
National Food Authority chief Jason Aquino has pushed for government-to-government importation but Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr and the NFA Council have fiercely opposed it
DOJ on Rappler, Evasco on Aquino, Reuters team wins Pulitzer | Midday wRap
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NFA's Aquino diverted E. Visayas rice to Bulacan rice traders – memo to Duterte
Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr pens a confidential memo to President Rodrigo Duterte laying out NFA anomalies under Jason Aquino's watch
Duterte defends NFA chief Jason Aquino: ‘I trust him’
'Ignore the [NFA] Council which is mandated by law, go ahead and make the importations,' President Rodrigo Duterte tells National Food Authority chief Jason Aquino
Lawmakers slam Duterte's plan to abolish NFA Council
Abolishing the National Food Authority Council 'turns a blind eye to allegations of corruption and condones incompetence and mismanagement by the [NFA] administrator,' says Senator Francis Pangilinan
Duterte wants NFA placed under Office of the President
The President wants all rice importation matters to be handled by Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat
Duterte to meet big rice traders amid NFA shortage
Malacañang is requesting rice traders to help 'rather than take advantage of the situation to make money at the expense of the consuming public'
NFA rice shortage: Whose fault is it?
The National Food Authority Council, says its spokesman, wonders why the NFA distributed a lot of its rice stocks to retailers during the harvest season
TIMELINE: Clashes between Evasco and NFA's Aquino
Rappler traces important events marking conflict between the NFA Council, led by Cabinet Secretary Evasco, and NFA chief Jason Aquino, and how President Duterte has mediated between the two
On Duterte's orders, NFA Council speeds up rice procurement
The National Food Authority Council targets the arrival of fresh rice stocks by mid-May
Duterte doesn't want NFA chief Jason Aquino speaking on rice supply
The decision comes after Cabinet members agreed Jason Aquino made a misleading claim that there was a rice shortage, causing prices to increase
NFA Council activates authority to import 250,000 MT of rice
The importation, to be done through government-to-private method, will be used to replenish the National Food Authority's rice buffer stock for calamities or other emergencies
Malacañang on NFA rice shortage: More stocks on the way
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says the National Food Authority Council has not approved the importation of 250,000 metric tons of rice because about 325,000 metric tons will arrive 'within the month'
Duterte grassroots movement targets to bring down poverty rate to 14%
Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco is in Davao City to formally launch the Duterte administration’s Biyaya ng Pagbabago Program on Saturday, December 9
Duterte creates task force to speed up Yolanda rehab
The task force headed by Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr is designed to improve coordination between government agencies implementing Yolanda projects
Retired general Eduardo del Rosario is new housing czar
Duterte appoints a retired military man to head the agency once led by Vice President Leni Robredo
Rappler Talk: Romulo dela Rosa, new PH Coconut Authority chief
Dela Rosa takes over following the suspension of his predecessor Avelino Andal
Housing agencies ordered to use gender and dev't funds for Marawi
Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr says the funds will be used to address the particular needs of women affected by the conflict
NFA Council: 250k MT rice to be imported via private traders
UPDATED The Council also introduces changes to the government to private importation scheme to guard against corruption
Duterte reorganizes Cabinet clusters to reflect priorities
President Rodrigo Duterte creates new Cabinet clusters on infrastructure and participatory governance through Executive Order No 24
Stop Cabinet infighting, Drilon tells Medialdea
The Executive Secretary should take a more active hand in resolving disputes in the Cabinet [He] should crack the whip in behalf of the President and bang heads says Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon
After Evasco, Go meeting, will NFA issue be resolved soon?
Two of the President s most trusted men have a talk and make a show of friendship Does this mean the rice importation issue will be resolved soon?
Who is NFA chief Jason Aquino and why is he controversial?
The Bureau of Customs published in 2015 a notice to warn the public against transacting with retired army major Jason Aquino, one of a few dozen employees earlier accused in the media of colluding with smugglers
Jun Evasco, the former NPA rebel in the Palace 'snake pit'
A former communist and long time mayor of a Bohol town adjusts to the high stakes power play and bureaucracy within the walls of the Palace
Think tank to Duterte: Allow rice importation, end NFA monopoly
Neither allowing the National Food Authority to solely import rice nor stopping all rice imports is good for the Filipino consumer or the Filipino rice farmer says an economic policy think tank
Duterte orders NFA to prioritize buying rice from PH farmers
President Rodrigo Duterte tells NFA Administrator Jason Aquino who is pushing for government to government rice importation to buy from local farmers instead
Growing rift between Duterte's trusted men – Jun Evasco, Bong Go?
The dismissal of an undersecretary trusted by Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco is the first major outward sign of a power struggle within the Palace
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Pangilinan seeks Senate probe into corruption in PH Coconut Authority
Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr chair of the PCA governing board says the board members are ready to attend the probe and stand by the suspension of PCA Administrator Avelino Andal
Evasco celebrates birthday after Duterte, also with grandkids
Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco among the President s closest advisers turns 73 a day after Duterte turns 72
NHA targets to build 500,000 houses in 2017 to solve backlog
National Housing Authority General Manager Marcelino Escalada Jr says they are offering beneficiaries houses for P120 000 payable in 30 years
Duterte to gov't workers: Stick to deadlines or you're out
The President gives directors 15 days and department heads 30 days to sign documents Failure to do so could mean administrative charges
Return coco levy to farmers? Duterte's promise and political will
PART 3: Will the coconut farmers among the country s poorest of the poor finally claim what is rightfully theirs as promised by the President?
Conclusion: Time for pro-democracy forces' agenda
The November 25 and 30 mass actions have confirmed two things: first the existence of a critical mass of warm bodies to comprise the pro democracy movement; and second the emergence of young people or millennials as a new force to reckon with
Evasco: No move to create new political party for Duterte
Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Jun Evasco Jr says the two newly created offices under his supervision are only part of a social movement to help the poor
Duterte signs EO creating Office of Participatory Governance
The EO gives President Duterte a direct arm in responding to critical incidents and disasters and further strengthens the office of Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr
Evasco: Duterte demanded respect from Robredo
UPDATED If you are a member of the Cabinet you should respect the presiding officer who happens to be the President says Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Jun Evasco Jr
Robredo: Not a time for fear, but a time for courage
UPDATED Vice President Leni Robredo elaborates on her resignation from the Duterte Cabinet saying that while she has been eased out she will continue doing the job she was elected to do
