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Palace warns Congress: People might reject proposed charter

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 05:07 PM

Malacañang on Friday warned Congress that people might end up rejecting the proposed federal charter which President Rodrigo Duterte’s consultative committee has rejected. Read more »

Palace says Rappler should have sued if barring reporter was unconstitutional

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 03:52 PM

Malacañang on Friday said online media outfit Rappler should have sued the government if it believes that barring its Palace reporter Pia Ranada from covering President Rodrigo Duterte is violative of the Constitution. Read more »

Duterte 'strong political will' led to Balangiga Bells' return: Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 04:42 PM

Duterte demanded the return of the Balangiga Bells during his annual address to Congress in 2017. The artifacts arrived in the country on Tuesday, 2 from Wyoming state and 1 from South Korea. Read more »

Palace lashes back at critics, asserts judicial independence

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 03:50 PM

MANILA - Malacanang on Sunday reiterated that the judiciary remains independent and that the administration has no hand on the decisions of the country's courts.  Read more »

Palace: Balangiga bells return shows strong alliance between US, PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 09 03:39 PM

The Palace thanked the United States for the gesture, which it believes will formally put closure on the "tragic and contentious" episode in the history of the two countries. Read more »

Palace to UN rapporteur: Criminal cases vs Rappler, Ressa not censorship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 10:03 PM

Malacañang on Saturday rebuked a United Nations special rapporteur who urged the government to drop criminal cases against journalist Maria Ressa and media entity Rappler. Read more »

Bishop on Duterte's 'kill bishops' threat: Love your enemies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 10:56 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte intensified his attacks against the Catholic Church which has criticized his deadly war on drugs. Read more »

Kill bishops? Palace says Duterte statement only 'for dramatic effect'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 12:37 PM

Malacañang on Thursday downplayed President Rodrigo Duterte’s remark that Catholic bishops are better off dead. Read more »

Inflation, bumagal sa 6 porsiyento nitong Nobyembre

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 04:29 PM

Bumagal ang inflatiion sa bansa sa 6 porsiyento noong Nobyembre, ayon sa datos ng Philippine Statistics Authority. Read more »

'Let him explain himself': Palace says UP should probe official who threatened safety of Blue Eagles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 02:41 PM

Malacañang will leave the calls for resignation against a member of the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines (UP) be resolved by the institution and the official themselves, a spokesperson said Monday. Read more »

Locsin support for Satur a 'personal position', says Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 11:22 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr's scoffing at the arrest of former lawmaker Satur Ocampo is his "personal position on the matter" and "does not reflect the official view of the Administration on the issue," a Malacañang spokesperson said Monday. Read more »

‘No compelling reason’ to cancel Espenido’s reassignment to Ozamiz: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 10:29 PM

The return of police officer Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido as chief of police of Ozamiz city will push through, Malacañang said Saturday. Read more »

Palace on arrest of Satur Ocampo's group: 'Rule of law must prevail'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 09:32 PM

Malacañang on Friday said the rule of law "must always prevail in a democracy" following the arrest of former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and 16 others. Read more »

Palace: Wait for Duterte’s decision on fuel tax hike

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 04:41 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday said the recommendation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic team to proceed with the second round of fuel excise tax increase in January is not yet final until the Cabinet approves it.   Read more »

3 cops convicted of murder over Kian slay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 10:34 PM

The first conviction in Manila's controversial war on drugs.  Read more »

Philippines, China set out 10-yr infra cooperation program

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 12:26 PM

The Philippines and China have set out a ten-year cooperation program on infrastructure that is hoped to outlive the term of President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a copy of an agreement between the countries released by the Palace on Tuesday. Read more »

Palace defends Duterte's proposal for mandatory ROTC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 11:19 PM

It's back to barracks, so to speak, for the country's grades 11 and 12 students.  Read more »

Memo on troop deployment not a prelude to martial law: Panelo

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 05:16 PM

MANILA - The government is not preparing for a nationwide declaration of martial law following the President's order deploying more troops to parts of the Philippines to quell the communist insurgency, a Palace spokesman said Monday.  Read more »

Critics say new Palace order will lead to nationwide martial rule

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 01:09 AM

Administration critics see Malacañang's new order deploying more troops in parts of the country supposedly to suppress lawless violence as a prelude to nationwide martial law. Read more »

Opposition lawmakers urge Palace: Disclose details of PH-China deals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 10:49 PM

Calls continue to mount for Malacañang to reveal the details of the deals signed between Manila and Beijing during the state visit of Chinese Leader Xi Jinping.    Read more »