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Opposition senators ask SC to stop PH from leaving Int'l Criminal Court
In a petition filed before the Supreme Court, 6 senators argue that the withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court needs Senate concurrence
Karen Jimeno named undersecretary for disaster resiliency
Lawyer Karen Jimeno was once spokesperson of the office tasked to coordinate rehabilitation efforts after Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)
Duterte breaks promise to visit Philippine Rise
The President's son Sebastian Duterte and his closest aide Bong Go ride jet skis around the undisputed Casiguran Bay instead
Duterte says China's Xi vowed to protect him from ouster
'We will not allow you to be taken out from your office,' Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte recalls Chinese President Xi Jinping telling him
AFP chief: BBL passage directly linked to peace
'The passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law has a direct correlation to peace. It has a positive and direct correlation,' says Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Carlito Galvez Jr
Duterte tells 2 DOJ, DPWH assistant secretaries to resign
(3RD UPDATE) President Rodrigo Duterte advises Justice Assistant Secretary Moslemen Macarambon Sr and Public Works Assistant Secretary Tingagun Ampaso Umpa to resign 'or face termination for corruption'
Duterte on Edgardo Angara: 'Tagapagtanggol sa bunganga ko'
(UPDATED) 'Pang-diplomat talaga, which I can never be one, ever,' says President Rodrigo Duterte of the late Edgardo Angara, his former special envoy to the EU
Duterte: Skipping barangay elections 'purely political'
President Rodrigo Duterte says he wanted 'to erase the suspicion' from his candidate-friends on whether he voted for them in the barangay elections
Duterte skips first barangay elections under his presidency
(3rd UPDATE) The voting period ends at 3 pm with President Rodrigo Duterte failing to show up at his polling precinct in Davao City
Public satisfaction with Duterte administration declines – SWS
Out of 20 issues included in the Social Weather Stations survey, Filipinos are least satisfied with government efforts to fight inflation
Flying to BIMP-EAGA? Travel tax waived for certain travelers
BIMP-EAGA includes Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, and the travel tax exemption aims to 'accelerate economic development in Mindanao and Palawan'
2 weeks after island's closure, Duterte forms Boracay task force
The Boracay Inter-agency Task Force is ordered to formulate 'an action plan towards the sustainable tourism development of Boracay'
Duterte names Isko Moreno as DSWD undersecretary
(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte also appoints Tony Lambino as assistant secretary of the Department of Finance
Malacañang respects Ombudsman probe into Paolo Duterte
'We see this as part of the Ombudsman's constitutional mandate to ensure public accountability,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
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Duterte is world's 69th most powerful person – Forbes
(UPDATED) Forbes magazine cites President Rodrigo Duterte's 'raw and vulgar vocabulary' and his 'war on crime' that has killed thousands of Filipinos
Duterte promotes Coast Guard chief to admiral
This comes 4 months after President Rodrigo Duterte named then Rear Admiral Elson Hermogino as commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard
Duterte curses at Time magazine: 'Diktador ba ako? Since when?'
'Tang ina itong Time magazine na 'to, nilagay ako doon sa mga despot,' says President Rodrigo Duterte, who was featured in Time's 'Rise of the Strongman' issue
Duterte to create 3-man panel of experts on Dengvaxia
Malacañang says according to President Rodrigo Duterte, he 'will be bound by the findings' of these 3 experts – all Asians, no Westerners – on whether Dengvaxia 'caused deaths'
Duterte to visit Philippine Rise from May 15 to 16
Malacañang says President Rodrigo Duterte will send off 50 scientists who will conduct research in Benham Rise, renamed as Philippine Rise
Duterte names Abdullah Mamao as special envoy to Kuwait
Newly appointed Special Envoy to Kuwait Abdullah Mamao, a San Beda law graduate, is the presidential adviser on overseas Filipino workers
Roque confirms private conversation of Duterte, Teo
(UPDATED) This comes following a report that President Rodrigo Duterte fired Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo after a Cabinet meeting on May 7
Duterte to frontline services: Answer requests in 15 days
President Rodrigo Duterte directs agencies with frontline services 'to respond to all public requests and concerns within 15 days from receipt thereof'
Meet Peterson Poon, Harry Roque's incoming deputy spokesman
President Rodrigo Duterte's newest spokesman is a multi-awarded public speaker who just passed the Bar Exams
PhilHealth OIC seeks meeting with Duterte to defend trips
'If somebody from Malacañang is watching, I am waiting for the President to call me or if I can set an appointment with him, at least hear my side,' says PhilHealth interim president Celestina Ma Jude de la Serna
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LIST: Tasks for China consortium in P17.2-B Marawi contract
The government is poised to spend P17.2 billion to rehabilitate the former battle area in Marawi City. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled in June.
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Duterte on TIME cover: I'm no strongman
President Rodrigo Duterte claims he never sent anyone critical of his administration to jail
FACT CHECK: Labor groups not shamed by signed EO on contractualization
While Duterte signed an EO on contractualization on Labor Day, labor groups who rallied at Mendiola say the order backed employers, not Filipino workers
TIME feature on Duterte affirms 'strong, decisive' leadership, says Malacañang
Malacañang addresses the 'slant' of the TIME feature that tags President Rodrigo Duterte as among the 'strongmen' leaders of the era
Duterte’s fight vs corruption: 20 sacked execs face no charges
(4TH UPDATE) Of the officials President Rodrigo Duterte has fired over alleged corruption or misconduct, 4 are back in government while two are in jail
Con-Com eyes giving president power to declare war without Congress
Such power may be given if 'Congress is unable to convene,' according to a proposed provision for a new constitution being studied by the Consultative Committee
Ombudsman, not Duterte, must initiate probe into sacked officials – Malacañang
President Rodrigo Duterte is yet to pursue any corruption complaint against officials he has fired for alleged abuse of public funds
Cayetano still has Duterte's 'full trust and confidence' – Malacañang
'As far as the Palace is concerned, there is no reason for him to resign,' says Malacañang in response to calls for Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano to resign over the deterioration of the diplomatic row with Kuwait
LOOK: Duterte's executive order on contractualization
Executive Order 51, released in full on May 2, does not declare direct hiring as the norm in labor arrangements, which groups said would have made it a 'landmark' measure
WATCH: On Labor Day, thousands of workers protest vs endo EO
President Rodrigo Duterte signs an executive order supposedly ending contractualization, but labor groups think otherwise
Employers' group to comply with Duterte EO despite 'reservations'
'ECOP finds worrisome the exact definition of security of tenure, among others.... [But] employers will live with it and comply,' says the Employers Confederation of the Philippines
'Walang silbi': Labor groups reject Duterte's EO vs endo
Metro Manila roads turn red on Labor Day, as thousands of protesters brought to Mendiola their crushed hopes of ending contractualization under the Duterte administration
Duterte to certify security of tenure bill as urgent
President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledges the limitations of his new executive order and calls on Congress to amend the 'outdated' Labor Code
Labor groups dismayed by signed 'employer-backed' EO vs endo
The executive order against contractualization signed by President Rodrigo Duterte does not include a key provision from the labor draft that mandates direct hiring of employees
'Walang bago': Makabayan lawmakers unimpressed with Duterte EO on endo
'Reiteration lang 'yan ng existing labor laws that [have] been proven [to be] anti-worker,' says Anakpawis Representative Ariel Casilao
Duterte signs executive order on endo
(3rd UPDATE) The executive order, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Labor Day, includes a 'prohibition against illegal contracting and subcontracting'
Pompee La Viña tapped to 'get more tourism investments'
New undersecretary Pompee La Viña says his ultimate goal is to 'wipe out poverty' in the next 4 to 6 years through tourism
Malacañang to probe DOT payment for ads on Ben Tulfo show
President Rodrigo Duterte has heard of the controversy and wants to get to the bottom of things, says the Palace
OFW deployment ban to Kuwait not permanent – Malacañang
The ban may be lifted if Kuwait signs the memorandum of understanding on minimum conditions for OFW welfare, says the Palace
Duterte may still sign EO vs contractualization – Malacañang
President Rodrigo Duterte and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III are set to meet on a possible executive order the night before Labor Day
Duterte, daughter Sara disagree on peace talks with communist rebels
'Eh 'di kami muna ang mag-peace talks tapos si [CPP founder Jose Maria] Sison. Inday na 'yan,' quips President Rodrigo Duterte
Hontiveros hits 'reckless' Duterte appeal for OFWs to leave Kuwait
'President Duterte is promising our OFWs jobs back in our country when he can't even sign an executive order to address labor contractualization and protect the workers' security of tenure,' says Senator Risa Hontiveros
Shorten Boracay closure? Duterte says he'll defer to Cabinet
'I do not interfere in the work of the Cabinet members,' says President Rodrigo Duterte, adding that he does 'not just revoke recommendations'
