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Fine if China drafts joint exploration deal - Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 02:54 PM

The Philippines and China have reportedly been preparing an agreement for a join exploration in the strategic sea lane- Read more »

Palace slams 'skewed' SWS survey on China

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 10:39 AM

Malacañang on Tuesday slammed a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing that most Filipinos oppose the government’s supposed inaction on China’s military encroachment in South China Sea. Read more »

Duterte tells gov’t agencies to take ‘active role’ in drug war

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 12:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all government offices to take an “active role” in the war on drugs, even as human rights groups continue to criticize the campaign. Read more »

Duterte, tinapos ang APEC Summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 06:59 PM

Tinapos din ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga pulong sa ikalawang araw ng APEC Summit sa Papua New Guinea sa kabila ng naunang pahayag ng Palasyo na hindi na siya makadadalo.  Read more »

Duterte hails Papua New Guinea for successful hosting of APEC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 05:54 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday commended Papua New Guinea for successfully hosting the 26th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. Read more »

'Balangiga Bells, posibleng maibalik sa Pilipinas sa Disyembre'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 08:50 PM

Matapos ang higit isang siglo, pormal nang isasauli ng Estados Unidos sa Pilipinas ang pagmamay-ari sa Balangiga Bells, na tinangay ng mga Amerikanong sundalo noong 1901.  Read more »

Duterte skips ASEAN summits with Australia, S. Korea

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 03:30 PM

MANILA (UPDATE 2) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday skipped the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) summits with Australia and South Korea in Singapore, even as he did not fail to attend the one with China. Read more »

Balangiga Bells, 'pauwi na' sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 07:53 PM

Sinimulan na ng Estados Unidos ang prosesong magbabalik sa Pilipinas ng tatlong Balangiga Bells na kinuha ng mga Amerikanong sundalo mula sa simbahan ng Eastern Samar noong 1901 Philippine-American War.  Read more »

Honasan accepts offer to be next DICT chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 01:53 PM

Senator Gringo Honasan on Friday accepted the chief executive's offer to name him as the Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Read more »

Palace: Baguio anti-profanity ordinance may be unconstitutional

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 03:57 PM

MANILA - A Baguio City ordinance banning profane language may be against the Constitution, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Palace admits Chinese man is Duterte consultant

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 04:08 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday admitted that Chinese national Michael Yang is an economic consultant for President Rodrigo Duterte.   Read more »

Palace hopes for 'acceptable' minimum wage hike ruling

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 02:50 PM

Malacañang said it is hopeful that the National Wages and Productivity Commission will approve a salary increase acceptable to both workers and employers.  Read more »

Boracay rehab a lesson of political will - Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 10:26 PM

Malacañang on Friday lauded the government’s rehabilitation of the country’s top tourist destination Boracay, saying the bold move of shutting down the island for 6 months was a lesson of political will. Read more »

Palace says Lapeña victim of 'vilification campaign' in 'corrupt-infested' BOC

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 09:00 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday said former Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief Isidro Lapeña was a victim of a vilification campaign by the bureau’s corrupt officials in cahoots with drug smugglers. Read more »

Palasyo, dinepensahan ang pag-apruba sa telco ng mga Villar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 02:37 AM

Dinepensahan ng Malacañang ang pag-aapruba nito ng prangkisa ng telecommunications company ng pamilya Villar na Streamtech Systems Technologies, Inc. Read more »

Palace backs Arroyo; supports PH withdrawal from IPU

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 04:06 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday said it backs the proposal of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the Philippines to withdraw from the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Read more »

Palace clarifies: Proposed drug test for 2019 poll candidates yet to be reviewed

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 01:42 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace is not fully rejecting PDEA's proposal and has yet to discuss it. Read more »

Palace: Mindanao martial law may be extended

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 05:34 PM

The martial law in Mindanao will lapse by the end of the year and the Palace will have to decide soon whether it will ask Congress for another extension. Read more »

Mga kalihim na tatakbo sa halalan 2019, pinangalanan ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 11:07 PM

Inanunsiyo na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kung sino-sino sa kaniyang gabinete ang tatakbo sa halalan sa 2019. Read more »

Palace welcomes survey showing Pinoys satisfied with 'drug war'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 04:10 PM

MANILA - Malacanang on Sunday welcomed a poll that showed most Filipinos were satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial "war on drugs." Read more »