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Can't stand the heat? Palace says Robredo can resign from drug war post

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 04:03 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo is free to leave her work in President Rodrigo Duterte's narcotics crackdown if she is not comfortable with it, Malacañang said Friday.   Read more »

Robredo: I will continue my job, Cabinet post or not

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Updated as of Nov 19 11:08 PM

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo earlier said President Rodrigo Duterte is no longer inclined to appoint Robredo to his Cabinet after she sought advice from foreign institutions, such as the US government and United Nations, on the country's controversial drug war. Read more »

Plan ahead: Palace releases list of 2020 holidays

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Posted at Nov 15 08:57 PM

Here are the following declared regular holidays and special non-working days for the year 2020. Read more »

Duterte to continue working despite doctor's advice: Go

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 07:09 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will still continue working in the next few days despite the advice of his medical doctors to rest, Senator Bong Go told reporters Wednesday. Read more »

Palace backs Locsin's call to deny rights advocate entry to PH over drug war criticism

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 08:39 PM

Malacañang agreed with Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr's statement that human rights advocate Phelim Kline should be barred from the Philippines if he tries to enter the country to advise Vice President Leni Robredo on the drug war. Read more »

Palace wants improved irrigation systems as PH 'tops' China in rice importation

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 05:48 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday stressed the need to improve the country’s irrigation systems to address problems on rice production, following reports that the Philippines has surpassed China as the world’s biggest rice importer of 2019. Read more »

Duterte, Misuari agree to set up peace coordinating body

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Posted at Nov 12 03:06 AM

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte met anew with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari in Malacañang Monday night. Read more »

Duterte not taking 3-day break anymore, Panelo says

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Posted at Nov 12 02:59 AM

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer take a 3-day break, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

Duterte to take 3-day break: Palace

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Updated as of Nov 12 03:01 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to take a 3-day break starting Tuesday, Nov. 12, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

'On a roll': Malacañang upbeat with country's GDP growth rebound in Q3

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Posted at Nov 07 09:27 PM

Malacañang on Thursday said it was 'pleased' with the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter, which grew 6.2 percent in the July to September period. Read more »

De Lima believes ‘drug czar’ offer to Robredo a ‘trap’ meant to ‘shame’ VP

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Updated as of Nov 02 08:25 PM

Duterte had said he was challenging Robredo to be the administration's so-called drug czar for 6 months after Robredo said Duterte should stop his "failed" drug war. Read more »

Duterte supports Chile's decision to cancel APEC summit

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Posted at Nov 02 05:55 AM

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte supports Chile's decision to cancel its hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this month, Malacañang said Friday. Read more »

Agriculture official iniimbestigahan kaugnay ng 'paninira' sa kapwa opisyal

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Posted at Oct 29 08:27 PM

Iniimbestigahan ang isang opisyal ng Department of Agriculture dahil sa umano ay pamemeke ng mga pangalan ng mga empleyado para siraan ang kapwa opisyal sa Malacañang.  Read more »

Powerful Mindanao quake claims at least 5 lives

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Updated as of Oct 29 04:07 PM

 At least 4 people have been confirmed dead in a powerful earthquake that rocked parts of Mindanao on Tuesday, the second to hit the southern Philippines this month. Read more »

Palace: Gov't on top of Mindanao quake disaster response

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 01:05 PM

Malacañang called on Filipinos in Mindanao to remain calm after a powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Tuesday as it assured the public that the government is on top of the disaster response. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Surrender

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Posted at Oct 29 04:00 AM

Has the president had enough of the war on drugs? Here are the big stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Palace: Killing of Misamis Occidental mayor 'unacceptable' despite his supposed drug links

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Posted at Oct 28 05:53 PM

Malacañang says the killing of Clarin, Misamis Occidental Mayor David Navarro is unacceptable regardless of whether or not he was involved in illegal drug trade. Read more »

Palace shrugs off Robredo's criticism of oil exploration with China

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 04:37 PM

Malacañang shrugged off Monday Vice President Leni Robredo's comment that Beijing must first recognize Manila's "ownership and sovereignty" over the West Philippine Sea before the 2 parties jointly explore oil and gas reserves beneath its waters. Read more »

Baghdadi's death 'good news' but it's not the end of IS: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 03:39 PM

"The [death of the] leader of one group does not mean the extinction of that band of terrorists," said Presidential Spokesman Sal Panelo.  Read more »

Anti-narcotics agency: Robredo ‘misled’ over remarks on drug war

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Posted at Oct 26 10:43 PM

Robredo has called on Duterte to allow the UN to investigate the illegal-drugs war, and abandon it because she said it was “obviously not working.” Read more »