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Tag: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

Messy

"And it is bound to get messier."   What is happening to the supposedly “administration” political party, the PDP Laban, can best be described by one word:...

Will Duterte do it?

"For the last five years, he had us all convinced that had he known what the presidency would be like, he never would have...

No legal impediment vs Duterte VP run

"Victory for either tandem is almost certain."   At its party convention held last week, the administration PDP-Laban political party urged President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to...

Duterte, the warrior

"Rule No. 1, the boss is always right.  No. 2, if the boss is wrong, refer to Rule No. 1."   Finally, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte...

They belong to the circus

"Carpio, Morales and Del Rosario do not belong to the Senate."   Last March 18, an anti-administration group called 1Sambayan publicly anointed itself as the unofficial...

The leader

"When people are stupid, they vote into office stupid leaders who think voters are, indeed, stupid."   In my more than 50 years of covering business...

New Coast Guard chief

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte administers the oath of office to Admiral George Ursabia Jr. as the new commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard at...

Wars Duterte can’t win

"Corruption and illegal drugs will remain with us for a long time."     In 2016, when Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte was a presidential candidate, he vowed...

Fighting back for the Catholic vote

"The bishops cannot always relegate to the laity the task of leading the country’s political transformation."   Hours before President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivered his yearly...

Pray for the President

"On whatever side of the political fence you stand"     Nero, emperor of Rome from 54 to 68 AD, is remembered in history for everything decadent...

The Church and Duterte

"When you’re a Catholic supporter of the President, how do you reconcile what you hear with what you believe?"   “The Church is two hundred years...

Token gift

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte receives a token from Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Bautista during the 69th founding anniversary of the Department of...

Cagayan, 11 towns gain P43-m calamity aid from Malacañang

TUGUEGARAO­—The Provincial Government of Cagayan and its 11 local government units have received P43 million in calamity assistance from Malacañang through Senator Christopher Lawrence...

Awardee

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte greets 2012 Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan for Textile Awardee Magdalena Gamayo at the Malacañan Palace on December 18, 2019. With...
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