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Inilabas ni Pang. Rodrigo Duterte ang kanyang mga sentimi­yento sa ilang isyu na nagiging balakid sa kanyang gustong gawin para sa pagsulong ng bansa at kabilang sa kinastigo nito ang 71-anyos na binatang negosyante na si Manny V. Pangilinan. Sa kanyang talumpati sa mga local exe­cutive sa Central Luzon na ginanap sa Clark, Pampanga noong Miyerkoles, sinabi nitong marami siyang plano para umunlad at gumanda ang buhay ng mga Filipino pero hindi agad magawa dahil sa ilang mga nagiging hadlang sa kanyang plano. “Gusto ko lang marinig niyo ‘yung sentimiyento ko na hindi ko mailabas-labas kaya inireserba ko talaga ‘yan para sa inyo,” sabi ng Pangulo. Isa rito ayon kay Presidente Duterte ang problema sa telecommunications companies na hindi naman maganda ang serbisyo sa mga tao kaya magpapasok ito ng third telecom player. Uminit aniya ang kanyang ulo dahil gustong pabayaran sa gobyerno ang frequency na lib­reng ibinigay noon sa pribadong sektor. “Isauli ninyo sa gobyerno ‘yung f...

Hindi pinalagpas ni presidential daughter at Davao City Rep. Sara Duterte-Carpio ang mga pahayag umano ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. Sa kanyang Instagram post, sinabi ni Duterte-Carpio na sinabi ni Alvarez sa ‘crowd’ na ‘President iba siya, Speaker ako, I can always impeach him!’ And you call me opposition? Somebody should really tell the President about the truth.” Si Duterte-Carpio ay nagtayo ng political group na Hugpong ng Pagbabago na binubuo ng malalaking politiko sa Region 11 upang suportahan si Pangulong Duterte. Sa isa pang post, sinabi ni Duterte-Carpio na: “Kung asshole ka sa Congress, don’t bring that to Davao, leave it in Manila. Somebody should tell the President what you are doing. How dare you call me part of the opposition. Kapal ng mukha mo. You messed with the wrong girl.” Sa isang pahayag Itinanggi naman ni Alvarez na tinawag niyang oposisyon si Duterte-Carpio. “Alam mo sa totoo lang wala talaga akong sinabi niyan. Hindi ko alam kung saan nanggaling y...

MANILA PHILIPPINES - Malacañang on Friday said it is up to China to prove itself a “trustworthy” friend of the Philippines after a poll showed that more Filipinos have greater trust in the Asian giant’s regional rival, the United States. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the survey, was conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) in December, was no longer surprising as the US, along with Japan, have been long-time allies of the Philippines. Roque said the Philippines has just started building friendly relations with China under President Rodrigo Duterte, following years of bitter dispute over the South China Sea. “Bigyan natin ng pagkakataon ang mga Tsino. Tingnan natin kung ano ang mangyayari sa kanilang mga pangako. Kinakailangan ng panahon bago tayo maging BFF (best friends forever),” PS Roque said in a news conference in Paniqui, Tarlac. Roque said it is up to China if it wants to further improve its ties with the Philippines, adding that Manila has already...

Nagbanta si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na magkakagiyera kapag may nangahas na mangisda sa Philippine Rise. Sa kanyang talum­pati sa turn-over ng mga pabahay sa Brgy. Mipaga, Marawi City, sinabi ng Pangulo na tiyak na sisiklab ang giyera kapag may nagsagawa ng pana­naliksik o ano mang uri ng aktibidad sa Philippine Rise na walang pahintulot mula sa gobyerno. Iginiit ni Pangulong Duterte na pag-aari ng Pilipinas ang Philippine Rise kaya’t walang sinoman na maaaring ma­ngisda sa lugar. Nagpadala na aniya ang pamahalaan ng isang batalyon ng Philippine Marines sa lugar para bantayan ang teritoryo. “Dito sa eastern side Philippine Rise, ‘yan atin talaga ‘yan. May pinadala na ako doon na Marines, isang batalyon. Sinabi ko talaga, walang mag-e-experiment hangga’t walang permiso galing sa akin but the Armed For­ces will have to recommend it. Otherwise, no, I will not allow fishing, I will not – magkagiyera tayo,” anang Pangulo. Filipino scientists were only on board the Chinese re...

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Friday filed a ₱1.05 million tax evasion case against Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr., for failing to pay his personal income taxes since 2009. BIR legal counsel Atty. Brigido Loyola said Reyes’ failed to file income tax returns especially last year where he made more than ₱5.7 million from three major rallies, including the 2016 Asean Summit where he reportedly earned ₱2.5 million according to court records. Reyes, a career activist, has denied many times earlier that he is not earning a dime from organizing protests and all of his works are in voluntary basis. But Loyola said Reyes family expenses are more than his wife’s salary – who is physician working in a public hospital. From 2009 to 2014, Reyes reportedly filed tax exemptions despite already making decent amount from different protests. “We cannot exempt an individual who is earming at least ₱1.5 million a year,” Loyola said. Tax evasio...

Pinahahanapan na ng kapalit ng isang kongresista kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sina National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba at Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Eliseo Rio Jr. Iginiit ito ni ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro dahil mistula umanong balakid ang dalawang opisyal sa pagpasok ng third telecom player para sa hangarin ng Pangulo na mapabilis ang internet sa bansa. Sabi pa niya, Imbes na mapabilis ang pagpasok ng bagong telco ay kung ano-ano pa aniya ang hinihirit nina Cordoba at Rio kahit nag­labas na ng direktiba si Pangulong Duterte na apurahin na ang pagpasok ng pangatlong telco at pinagdiinan pa na wala na dapat humarang pa dito. Noong 2009 pa nakapuwesto si Cordoba sa NTC matapos itong italaga ng dating pangulo at ngayo’y Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Ina­prubahan naman ni Pa­ngulong Duterte ang re-appointment ni Cordoba bilang NTC chief noong Huly...

Deretsahang ibinunyag ni Citizens Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) Party-list Rep. Sherwin Tugna na tumiba nang palihim ang Venezuelan election technology supplier na Smartmatic-Total Information Management Corp. matapos bayaran ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ng halagang P2.2 bilyon noong Disyembre 2017 para mabili ang mahigit P97,000 vote counting machines (VCMs) na ginamit noong 2016 presidential polls. “Medyo nakakagulat na binayaran na pala nila. Kumbaga, (noong nakaraang) Pasko nagbayaran kung kailan tahimik ang lahat,” pahayag ni Rep.Tugna sa isang panayam sa radyo kahapon. Nasorpresa umano si Tugna kung bakit kamakailan lamang binili ang VCMs gayung puwede namang bilhin na ito noong ginamit para sa 2016 presidential polls. Binanggit ni Rep.Tugna na si dating Comelec Commissioner Christian Robert Lim ang nagbigay ng naturang impormasyon sa kanya sa oversight panel tungkol sa pagbebenta ng VCMs ng Smartmatic na siyang nagmando rin sa tinatawag na Precinct Count Opti...

Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday said he will file a resolution on seeking a Senate probe into alleged bank records of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and members of his family. “With this resolution, I am accepting Pres. Duterte’s challenge to investigate his alleged ill-gotten wealth to once and for all reveal the truth on this issue. The public wants to know the truth and it’s in the hands of the Senate to uncover it,” Trillanes said. Trillanes said he will file the resolution on Monday. Before he left for India last January 24, Pres. Duterte said he was willing to let Congress probe his alleged wealth as he wants to put an end to the issue. Trillanes said Duterte "must address this issue squarely once and for all." "If he has nothing to hide, he should bare it all and sign the waiver. On the contrary, he has been dilly-dallying in his statements, and instead has been bluffing the people by publicly ordering AMLC (Anti-Money Laundering Council) to investigate hi...

Kinalampag ng husto kahapon ni Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles ang Department of Justice (DOJ) upang panghimasukan na ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ang korapsyon sa Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 para matukoy ang utak ng pagpapalit ng mga pekeng piyesa nito na siyang ugat kung bakit laging may aberya ang operasyon nito. Sinabi ng kongresista na ang pag-usok ng isang bagon ng MRT-3 noong Biyernes, Enero 26,at iba pang aberya ay sinasabing sanhi ng ‘electrical glitch’ na resulta hindi lamang ng hindi maayos na pagmamantine kundi ang pagkakasalpak ng ‘incompatible components’ o hindi akmang piyesa sa MRT-3 system. Si Rep.Nograles ang na­nguna sa paglalantad ng mga anomalya sa likod ng P3.8 billion maintenance deal sa pagitan ng MRT-3 at Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI). Binigyang-diin ng kongresista na magpapatuloy ang pagpalya at pagkasira ng MRT-3 kahit tinapos na ang maintenance contract ng BURI dahil ang kritikal at importanteng ...

Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday said bloggers should not hide behind anonymity and instead be required by the government to acquire licenses. “Do you agree na lahat ng bloggers ay kailangan kumuha ng permit o license para ma-control natin lahat ng mga — siyempre magtatago ka sa ibang anyo, magtatago ka sa ibang mukha tapos magpo-post ng below the belt. Unfair naman yun,” Pacquiao said at the resumption of the Senate hearing on fake news. “Kasi pag hindi na-register 'yan, madadamay 'yung mga may mabubuting intensyon…Para sa’kin, mabuti pa,  i-register na lang lahat ng bloggers,” he added. Sen. Pacquiao also asked resource persons from the media and academe whether media should be “controlled.” He said “We know that in our Constitution, there is freedom of expression but because of this freedom of expression, naabuso na kasi. Do you think the media in the country, we should control it? I think that’s the problem kasi sa technology natin ngayon, iba na,” the neophyte se...

Sen. Richard Gordon on Sunday said that the former President Benigno Aquino III should own up and apologize for the government's P3.5-billion Dengvaxia vaccine purchase during his time. Gordon told Super Radyo dzBB that he has completed the Senate blue ribbom committee's recommendations report on the Dengvaxia controversy. Gordon said that in committee report, Aquino seemed to be trying to avoid responsibility from the Dengvaxia mess. "In fact, I have a statement tomorrow na parang yung Dengvaxia umiiwas talaga ang Pangulo katulad din sa Mamasapano umiwas din siya. Aba'y dapat own up, own up to his responsibility 'di ba. Kinausap niya yung si Alan Purisima, kinausap niya rin yung sa Sanofi na unethical," he said. Senator, however, said an apology will not absolve the former president from possible liability. "No it will not exculpate him eh kasi dapat panagutan 'yan eh," he said, adding that Aquino's meetings with Sanofi Pasteur...

The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) will file plunder complaints against ranking officials, who may possibly include the former president Benigno Aquino III and the former Health secretary Janette Garin, for the P3.5-billion dengue vaccine mess. If they filed, it would be the third criminal complaint lodged against the ex-officials for their involvement in the Dengvaxia deal issue. Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio of the VACC told reporters at a news forum on Saturday that while the list of the respondents has yet to be finalized,then Aquino and Garin are among the "persons of interest." The complaint will be filed before the Department of Justice in one to two weeks, Topacio said. “Tapos na po halos lahat ng affidavits ng mga witnesses namin for the plunder case,” he said, adding their evidence is a money trail sniffed out by the National Bureau of Investigation, the details of which he did not disclose. Topacio also said two other persons of interest ha...

MANILA PHILIPPINES - Public satisfaction with the administration of President Rodrigo has risen to a record high that surpassed the record of his predecessor, according to an opinion survey released Wednesday. The Duterte administration scored a net satisfaction rating of +70 in Social Weather Stations' survey of 1,200 respondents from December 8 to 16, 2017. This score qualifies as "EXCELLENT", the highest rating in the SWS scale since 1989. It was 12 points higher than the "very good" +58 in September 2017, SWS said. The latest rating also surpassed the previous record of "very good" score +66 achieved by the previous administration of Benigno Aquino III in June 2013, the pollster added. This net satisfaction is the difference between the satisfaction and dissatisfaction scores. In the most recent survey, 79 percent said they were satisfied with the President, 12 percent were dissatisfied and 9 percent were undecided. RATINGS ACROSS TH...

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte capped this year on a high note, garnering the support of 4 out of 5 Filipinos in the latest Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations (SWS) surveys last year. He (Duterte) effectively eviscerated whatever reversals he suffered in previous surveys, regaining his support base among the poorest of poor Filipinos (Class E), the college graduates, males, and those in the later-youth-to-middle-age range (35-44 years old). Surely, as historical data shows that Philippine leaders tend to enjoy relatively high approval ratings in their first years in office, reflecting the patience and good will of the broader electorate. As in tropical romance, periods of political honeymoon tend to also be extended in places such as the Philippines. Yet, even by Philippine standards, Duterte enjoys his highest approval ratings. Only President Fidel Ramos, who oversaw an economic renaissance and rapid political consolidation in his earlier years in office, managed to maintain a hi...

Pasok na rin ang Japan at Taiwan sa mga interesadong maging third party sa telecommunications industry ng Pilipinas para sa mas mabilis na internet service sa bansa. Sinabi kahapon ni Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar na bukod sa China at South Korea ay nagpahayag din ng interes ang Japan at Taiwan na sumali sa third party telecom. Bumisita aniya noong nakalipas na linggo sa bansa si Minister Seiko Noda ng Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry ng Japan at napag-usapan ang interes sa isyu ng third party. “Oo at ito naman iyong KDDI. KDDI, iyan po iyong interesado na pumasok sa bidding at mayroon pang isa pa na interesado na Taiwanese firm pero hindi po binanggit sa atin ni Secretary (Eliseo Mijares) Rio kung ano po iyon,” ani Andanar. Pero hindi lang aniya internet service ang bibilis sa pagpasok ng ibang telco sa bansa kundi madadagdagan din ang papasok na investments sa Pilipinas na mangangahulugan ng dagdag-kita at trabaho...

Manila Philippines: Nakahanda umanong magbitiw sa kaniyang puwesto si Department of Fo­reign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Ca­yetano kapag napatunayang minamaniobra ng sindikato ang appointment slot sa passport. Ipinahayag ito ni Ca­yetano kahapon sa paglulunsad ng 10-year validity ng passport na ginanap sa Office of Consular Affairs ng DFA sa Parañaque City. Sa isang panayam, sinabi ng ni Cayetano na handa siyang masibak sa puwesto kung totoo ang akusasyong may korapsyon sa DFA. Inamin din nito na hindi pa perpekto ang sistema ng passport processing pero mas naging maayos na aniya ito ng maupo sya sa kasalukuyan. “Handa rin po ako sa imbestigasyon kung ito ay mayroon nangyaya­ring korapsyon sa ahensiyang ito at patutuna­yan ko na walang ganyan dito,” ani Cayetano. Hinamon pa ng Kalihim ang kanyang mga kritiko na maglabas ng ebidensiya o ‘lead’ na may sindikato sa loob ng DFA kasabay ng mariing pagtanggi na walang ginagawa ang kagawaran hinggil sa kumakalat sa socia...

Ayon kay DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, pagmumultahin ng ahensiya ng mula P20,000 hanggang isang milyong piso ang mga negosyante, maliit man o malaki sakaling mapatunayang luma­bag sa panuntunan ng TRAIN Law. Ito ang mahigpit na babala kahapon ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa mga sari-sari store at mini-grocery na magsasamantala sa ipina­tutupad na Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. Hindi aniya titigil ang DTI sa pagbabantay para mapanagot ang mga negosyante na magpapataw ng mataas na presyo sa kanilang mga produkto at sinasamantala ang ipinatupad na bagong batas sa pagbubuwis. Kaugnay nito ay binigyang-diin ni Lopez na hindi dapat ­umabot sa walong porsiyento ang taas-pasahe sa mga pampublikong mga sasakyan kahit pa tumaas ang presyo ng produktong petrolyo. Nagtalaga na rin ng mga tauhan ang DTI upang tutukan at i-mo­nitor ang mga negos­yanteng nagpapataw ng mataas na presyo sa mga ibinibentang produkto. Ang aksyon ng DTI ay kasunod ng pagbuhos ng ...

                -ITO'Y ISANG PAALALA LAMANG PO SA BAWAT ISA- Mga kaibigan, malinaw po sa Banal na Kasulatan na ang pagsamba at pagpaparangal sa mga "rebulto" ay tahasang tinututulan at ipinagbabawal ng Dios. Pangalawa po sa "Sampung Utos" ang pagbabawal ng paggawa ng anomang bagay upang gawing rebulto para sambahin at luhudan sapagkat ang Dios ay walang katulad.                 -Exodo 20:3-5 3 Huwag kang magkakaroon ng ibang mga dios sa harap ko. 4 Huwag kang gagawa para sa iyo ng larawang inanyuan o ng kawangis man ng anomang anyong nasa itaas sa langit, o ng nasa ibaba sa lupa, o ng nasa tubig sa ilalim ng lupa: 5 Huwag mong yuyukuran sila, o paglingkuran man sila; sapagka't akong Panginoon mong Dios, ay Dios na mapanibughuin, na aking dinadalaw ang katampalasanan ng mga magulang sa mga anak, hanggang sa ikatlo at ikaapat na salin ng lahi ng mga napopoot sa akin; Sapagkat ang kaluwalhati...

Manila Philippines: Sinabi kahapon ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque na walang dudang mas magaling si Pangulong Duterte at mas maraming mga Filipino ang naniniwalang nasa tamang direksiyon ang Presidente sa pangangasiwa sa bansa. Pinatunayan lamang ng survey kung ano ang totoo tungkol kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.Ito ang inihayag ng Malacañang matapos lumabas sa survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS) na mas maraming mga Filipino ang naniniwalang mas magaling si Pa­ngulong Rodrigo Duterte kaysa kay dating Pangulong Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III. “I think the survey proves what we already know as a fact. Incidentally in addition to 70% believe that he is a better President, 86% believe that the President is taking in the right direction, that is again a fact,” ani Roque. Ang survey ay ginawa ng SWS noong Dec.8-16, 2017 kung saan 70% sa mga respondent ang naniniwalang nagtatrabaho si Pangulong Duterte, at 8% ang nagsabi na mas magaling si Aquino, habang 20% ang nagsabing par...

       Pitong Armas ng Opposition Vs. Duterte Administration ikinakasa na: 1.) War on Drugs Opposition senators urged the Senate to unite and stand against the spate of killings during anti-illegal drug operations over the past week, including the death of a 17-year-old student in Caloocan City. In a statement sent to the media, the Senate Minority Bloc called on their fellow senators to “stand in solidarity against the senseless killings” brought about by the government’s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. “Sobra na. Maling-mali na talaga to. (This is enough. This is so wrong.) I cannot, in conscience, let this pass. The senators should have a united stand to stop this,” Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said. 2.) Extrajudicial killing (EJK) A TOTAL of 3,257 extrajudicial killings (EJKs) were committed during the Marcos dictatorship. In contrast, there were 805 drug-related fatalities from May 10 (when Rodrigo Duterte emerged winner of the presidential electi...