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LIVE: Inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte and Leni Robredo
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LIVE: Inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte, 16th President of the Philippines
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LIVE: Inauguration of Leni Robredo, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
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Panelo is now Duterte's chief legal counsel
Ernie Abella will replace Salvador Panelo as presidential spokesperson
Duterte meets with Cabinet appointees in Manila
UPDATED For the first time President elect Rodrigo Duterte convenes his Cabinet appointees outside Davao City
Duterte wants separate inauguration – Robredo camp
UPDATED While we have been preparing for a joint inauguration we respect their decision says the head of Robredo s transition team
Duterte: Sorry, no interviews 'until end of my term'
It s better not to have interviews There will be no criticism no wrong statements no nothing says the Philippines incoming president
Baste Duterte: 'Let us continue the revolution'
The third child of Rodrigo Duterte says Now is the time to move as a nation We are talented we are Filipinos and we are gifted
Palace on Duterte's promise of change: 'Wait and see'
The president is the principal architect of our international relations so it s better if we wait for the next president s official policy on foreign affairs a Palace official says
Robredo: Supporting Duterte also means giving 'other perspectives'
The vice president elect also cites the need for constant vigilance and circumspection as she points out that Duterte s statements and actions are taken as an indicator of official policy
Purisima: Enough fiscal space for more infra, social services spending
The outgoing finance chief expresses confidence in the incoming economic team whose members he says have the experience and expertise to navigate a fiscally sustainable path in today s lending environment
Duterte reveals appointees to LTO, PMS, PCOO posts
His longtime aide is slated to head the Presidential Management Staff A TV news anchor Martin Andanar will head the Presidential Communications Operations Office
Gibo Teodoro officially declines DND post
Teodoro says the important thing is that a good person was chosen referring to retired army general Delfin Lorenzana
11 LP congressmen join Duterte's PDP-Laban
More congressmen from other parties are expected to move to PDP Laban in the coming days says Davao del Norte Representative Pantaleon Alvarez
Robredo: Local governance will seal partnership with Duterte
The Vice President elect says that instead of renting an office for her at the expensive Coconut Palace satellite offices in the countryside is a better option
Duterte allies tried to convince him to join proclamation
I sent him messages says Vitaliano Aguirre II incoming justice secretary and lawyer of President elect Rodrigo Duterte
Proclaimed: Duterte skips ceremony; Robredo, daughters in full force
UPDATED Congress as the National Board of Canvassers proclaims the president elect and vice president elect exactly a month before they take their oath on June 30
No Cabinet post? 'I'm not in a hurry,' says Robredo
Ok lang naman sa akin hindi naman tayo nagmamadali says incoming vice president Leni Robredo when asked about the possibility of not getting a Cabinet post
5 failed, shelved PPP projects under Aquino admin
The Philippines public private partnership thrust faces a stern test Will the Duterte administration continue these stalled projects?
Duterte: My working hours will be from 1 pm to 12 am
He also says his daily flights to Davao City will only be required during his first few days as president
Yolanda survivors to Duterte: Choose Liza Maza for DSWD secretary
The former Gabriela Women’s Party List representative was the first to bring aid to Homonhon Island in Eastern Samar after the super typhoon hit in 2013
DOF bares tax reform proposals to incoming chief Dominguez
The proposals of the outgoing DOF leadership include a one time tax amnesty program – excluding pending tax cases to generate widespread support
Left submits Cabinet nominees to Duterte, 4 out of 10 women
The Left has submitted a very impressive list of nominees I am inclined to give in says Duterte
Duterte Cabinet members bond over monggo, fried fish
Some incoming Cabinet members meet each other for the first time and exchange contact numbers as they prepare to serve incoming president Duterte
3 Mindanao lawmakers shift to Duterte's PDP-Laban
Peter Unabia and Mylene Albano of the Liberal Party along with Rogelio Pacquiao take their oath as PDP Laban members
Duterte: Advisers 'just pretend that they advise me'
Amid eyebrow raising appointments Duterte says he makes his decisions on his own based on gut feel
Duterte promises ‘5-minute’ inauguration speech
He says he plans to invite only 150 people to his inauguration event to be held in the Office of the President in Malacañang Palace
Duterte picks Rolando Bautista as PSG commander
Bautista is described as a ‘well rounded officer’ with a knack for conducting counter terrorism operations and gathering intelligence
LP lawmakers told: Support PDP-Laban, but stay with party
More realignments in the House of Representatives: the National Unity Party reunites with Lakas CMD before entering into a coalition with PDP Laban
Economists maintain 2016 growth projections despite strong start
Growth is expected to slow in the second half of the year as the Philippines transitions to a new president and faces global headwinds
Esperon: Duterte gov't wants to talk, not fight NPA
Former AFP chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr also says the Duterte administration will continue implementing the EDCA and pursuing the arbitration case against China
Purisima, Dominguez prepare for DOF transition
Purisima says Dominguez his successor has the qualities needed to lead the Department of Finance
Duterte campaign manager Evasco eyed as Cabinet Secretary
Evasco mayor of Maribojoc and a former NPA rebel says he has not yet spoken to Duterte about the offer
Duterte eyes Bebot Bello for DOLE, Pernia for NEDA
Looks like the post of NEDA chief won t be going to Albay Governor Joey Salceda
Teodoro: No decision yet on DND post
UPDATED Gibo Teodoro clarifies he has yet to decide on Rodrigo Duterte s offer after reports quote the president elect as saying that Teodoro has already declined
Duterte’s Cabinet choices ruffling feathers in his own circle
What happened to the Cabinet inspired by Justin Trudeau s? What happened to Pia Cayetano as adviser for women appointees?
Aquino: Duterte in for a reality check as next president
The Duterte the public saw on the campaign trail will have to adjust to the realities of governance says outgoing President Benigno Aquino III
'I'm sure Alvarez will be next Speaker' – Belmonte
UPDATED He has or will soon have the numbers longtime House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte says of newly elected Davao del Norte Representative Pantaleon Alvarez
Duterte camp apologizes to Quiboloy
Transition team spokesman Peter Laviña appeals to the public to give controversial Cabinet appointees a chance to prove their worth
Ex-DOJ Usec Jose Calida is Duterte admin Solicitor General
Jose Calida one of Duterte s campaign managers served the Arroyo administration as justice undersecretary and concurrent executive director of the Dangerous Drugs Board
Duterte taps former CAAP chief Cusi as energy secretary
UPDATED Alfonso Cusi is a known political ally of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Duterte ‘blocking’ Quiboloy’s efforts to help with Cabinet choices
Is politics getting in the way of the 30 year friendship of Rodrigo Duterte and Pastor Apollo Quiboloy?
Left’s top choice for DENR: Bayan Muna Representative Zarate
Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate a Davao based human rights lawyer has known Rodrigo Duterte since the president elect s appointment as Davao City OIC vice mayor in 1986
NUJP: Ex-Ampatuan lawyer as Duterte’s spokesperson could affect case
Other journalists want lawyer Salvador Panelo to be dropped as Duterte s spokesman
NPC to form alliance with Duterte's PDP-Laban
The Nationalist People s Coalition is the latest political party to express support for the incoming administration of president elect Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte taps Vitaliano Aguirre as justice secretary
The veteran lawyer is a fraternity brother and classmate of the president elect at the San Beda Law School
After hesitating, Dominguez accepts Finance post
Dominguez tells Rappler that he decided to accept the position after initially declining
Ronald dela Rosa named Duterte's PNP chief
Duterte entrusts the PNP with the former Davao City police chief who was sacked for a pro Duterte Facebook post during election season
Cebuano businessman to be Duterte's presidential assistant for Visayas
Michael Dino has accepted Duterte s offer to be the eyes and ears of the president the voice of the Cebuanos in Malacañang
Who's your pick for #Du30Cabinet?
MovePH introduces the first crowdsourced vetting process that gives the Filipino people an opportunity to scrutinize the nominees of president elect Rodrigo Duterte
