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David Lapuz: ‘One prodigious fountain spouting forth brilliant ideas’

Jun 17, 2016 7:05 AM

BY ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS ASIDE from Salvador Panelo, spokesperson of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte for a month, aspirant to be ambassador to the Court of St. James and now presidential legal counsel, another appointee of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte who is creating a different kind of buzz is David Lapuz as head of the Commission […]

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Panelo wants to be ambassador to London?

Jun 15, 2016 5:30 AM

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS WE are going to miss Atty. Salvador Panelo as presidential spokesperson. Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte has a new spokesperson in the person for Ernie Abella, a former pastor. In the announcement of Peter Laviña, spokesman for the Duterte transition team, of the latest cabinet appointments in his Facebook page, he did […]

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Duterte spokesmen’s damage control statements add insult to injury

Jun 03, 2016 7:02 AM

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS TO control the damage wrought by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s verbal assault on media during his press conference Tuesday justifying the extra-judicial killing of journalists, Peter Laviña, spokesman for Duterte’s transition team said media, his principal’s remarks were “taken out of context, misinterpreted, and misunderstood.” That is adding insult to […]

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Cayetano’s Leni remark shows he is not “in” in Duterte’s power group

Jun 02, 2016 9:47 PM

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS AFTER Congress, acting as National Board of Canvassers, declared last Friday Rodrigo Duterte of PDP-Laban as winner in the presidential contest and Leni Robredo of the Liberal Party for the vice-presidential race in the May 9 elections, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, Duterte’s running mate, told media that a cabinet position […]

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The President’s live presscon is not under MTRCB’s jurisdiction

May 31, 2016 12:33 PM

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS PUTANGINAS are staple in incoming president Rodrigo Duterte’s language. His supporters love it. Mas malutong ang mura, mas malakas ang palakpak. Those were in rallies during the campaign. If parents brought along their children to those events, that was their sole responsibility to expose their children to those kind of gutter […]

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Congress sets proclamation of Duterte and Robredo

May 29, 2016 11:32 PM

Rodrigo Duterte, presidential candidate of the PDP-Laban and Leni Robredo, vice-presidential candidate of the Liberal Party will be proclaimed Monday (May30) as the winners for the top two positions in the May 9, 2016 elections in a joint session of Congress. Duterte emerged as winner of the presidential race with 16,601,997 votes, more than […]

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PNoy, Del Rosario responsible for PH losing control of Scarborough shoal

May 21, 2016 9:34 PM

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS PRESUMPTIVE President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said early this week he wants to know why the Philippines lost Scarborough Shoal. When he said this, he was apparently under the impression that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who exposed his BPI bank deposits amounting to no less than P200 million despite before the May […]

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Incumbent political clans, emerging dynasties win in Eastern Visayas polls

May 19, 2016 3:21 PM

By VEN LABRO CATBALOGAN City – Save for a few newbies, Eastern Visayas remains pretty much in the tight grip of political families. When the dust settled in the political arena in the region days after the May 9 elections, all its six incumbent governors remained standing. In Leyte, reelectionist Gov. Leopoldo Dominico Petilla trounced […]

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Obama congratulates Duterte

May 18, 2016 8:00 AM

President Obama spoke by phone today with presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines to convey his congratulations. President Obama noted that the successful election and record voter participation were emblematic of the Philippines’ vibrant democracy. The President highlighted the enduring values that underpin our thriving alliance with the Philippines and the longstanding ties between […]

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Absentee voting shows Palparan still commands following among uniformed personnel

May 17, 2016 6:11 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL RETIRED army general Jovito Palparan, who was implicated in the disappearance of University of the Philippines students Karen Empeno and Sherlyn Cadapan, made it to the top 12 of the senatorial race in the Local Absentee Voting (LAV) results. Former senator Panfilo Lacson, who served as chief of the Philippine National […]

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