President Duterte visits Tacloban City housing project, vows to relocate displaced families by March

President Duterte visits Tacloban City housing project, vows to relocate displaced families by March

TACLOBAN CITY --- President Rodrigo Duterte visited government's permanent housing project for Typhoon Yolanda survivors here promising to relocate displaced families by March this year. Duterte arrived at New Hope Village in Brgy. Sta. Elena, Tacloban City on Wednesday, January 25 to inspect the government's P290 million housing program for the typhoon survivors. The New Hope Village is just one of the government's housing projects for families affected by Typhoon […]

January 25, 2017 16

Press Release

Duterte promises to rid PhilHealth of corruption

CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija --- President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to reform the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to provide better healthcare for Filipinos. In a speech during the 20th-anniversary celebration of Premiere Medical Center (PMC) here on Wednesday, January 18, the President said PhilHealth is plagued by problems particularly corruption that needs to be fixed with urgency. "Pero napag-usapan na lang naman ho natin itong profession ninyo, malaki ho ’yung […]

January 18, 2017 14

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Palace asks pro-life groups to keep an open mind on family planning

Malacañan has called on the various sectors of society opposing the Executive Order on family planning to keep a broader and a more open mind on government efforts to push for responsible parenthood. In a radio interview over Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday, January 14, Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella called on those who oppose Executive Order No. 12 to be more open minded about the government’s efforts to ensure that […]

January 14, 2017 74

Press Release

Japan, Philippines sign several agreements to enhance bilateral ties

President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, January 12 witnessed the signing of several agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two countries First is the exchange of notes for the grant of economic and social development program. This note involves the grant of 600 million yen for high-speed boats and other counter-terrorism equipment for the Philippine Coast Guard. A Memorandum of Cooperation on the low […]

January 12, 2017 6

Press Release

President Duterte pledge priority on National Security

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has reiterated his commitment to end terrorist group Abu Sayyaf. According to Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella, the President reiterated his commitment to crush the Abu Sayyaf in the New Year Command Conference with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Malacañan last Friday (Jan. 6,2017). "Idiniin din ng Presidente na ‘yung kanyang commitment to end the ASG, ‘yung Abu […]

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