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Palace appeals for patience, seeks suggestions to solve EDSA traffic woes

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 06:59 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday appealed for patience and suggestions, as government agencies sought ways to decongest EDSA and major city roads. Read more »

Palace seeks 'timely' passage of 2020 national budget

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 03:57 PM

Malacañang called on lawmakers Friday to pass the 2020 national budget on time to keep the economic growth momentum. Read more »

DOJ chief says he advised Palace to lift lotto suspension

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 05:25 PM

MANILA – Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday said he convinced the Palace to lift suspension of lotto operations because it was not a “problematic area." Read more »

Palasyo bukas sa panukalang itigil ang 'visa on arrival' sa mga dayuhan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 02:00 AM

Kasunod ito ng pagdami ng mga Chinese sa bansa na nakikita ng isang opisyal na banta sa seguridad. Read more »

LOOK: Duterte rehearses 4th SONA in Malacañang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 05:05 AM

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte rehearsed his speech for the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Malacañang Palace Friday night. Read more »

Palace condemns rape-slay of infant boy in Makati

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 05:45 PM

The horrific rape and murder of a 1-year-old male infant by a Makati construction worker was a "positive demonstration" of the evils that drug syndicates bring to the country, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte hinamon ang Amerika na ipatupad ang Mutual Defense Treaty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 12:37 AM

Paglilinaw naman ng Palasyo, hindi naman seryoso rito ang pangulo. Read more »

Palace: Presidency isn’t ‘cowed, weakened’ by UN rights body’s resolution

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 04:47 AM

Malacañang said the resolution approved by the UN Human Rights Council calling for a thorough international review of the war on illegal drugs contained "false information and unverified facts and figures."  Read more »

Extend congressmen’s term? Palace says ask the public

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 05:06 PM

The House of Representatives should seek public opinion on a proposal to extend lawmakers’ terms, a Palace official said Thursday. Read more »

Duterte to sack over 50 Customs officials, employees due to corruption: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 01:28 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will sack some 50 officials and employees of the Bureau of Customs over alleged corruption in the agency, his spokesman said Thursday. Read more »

Panelo: Duterte orders 'freezing' of several Customs officials, employees

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 06:04 AM

"The President has directed the freezing of several high-ranking Customs officials and employees, whose names would be disclosed at the appropriate time, as they face administrative and criminal charges, for unlawful activities." Read more »

Harry, Meghan announce private christening of son

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 05:47 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will christen their baby son Archie on Saturday at a private ceremony and will not disclose his godparents' identities, Buckingham Palace said. Read more »

Palace confirms GSIS chief's 'graceful exit from office'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 01:55 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—Malacañang on Wednesday confirmed the resignation of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) president and general manager Jesus Clint Aranas. Read more »

Critics slam millions spent on Harry and Meghan's home

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 05:56 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's new home in Windsor cost £2.4 million ($3.05 million, 2.7 million euros) to renovate, royal accounts showed Tuesday, prompting criticism from anti-monarchy campaigners. Read more »

Palace: Duterte welcomes joint, ‘impartial’ probe into Reed Bank incident

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 05:07 PM

Duterte welcomes the joint investigation into the Reed Bank incident, in which a suspected Chinese militia vessel struck a Filipino fishing boat, Malacañang said Saturday. Read more »

Del Rosario may have misused diplomatic passport in Hong Kong trip: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 07:40 PM

 Malacañang said Friday former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alfred del Rosario may have "misused" his diplomatic passport for his Hong Kong trip.   Read more »

LOOK: Duterte meets incoming lawmakers in Malacañang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 11:54 PM

MANILA - Incoming lawmakers for the 18th Congress gathered in Malacañang Tuesday night for a dinner meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Palace won't summon Chinese envoy over Recto Bank allision

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 04:40 PM

Malacañang said Tuesday it would not summon Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua over the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese ship. Read more »

Palace defends Duterte’s silence on West PH Sea 'collision'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 04:09 PM

MANILA - Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s silence on the collision of Chinese and Filipino vessels in disputed waters that ignited fresh diplomatic tensions between the two neighbors. Read more »

China-PH sea incident 'more sensitive' than Canada trash issue, says Panelo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 03:31 PM

MANILA - The sea incident involving Chinese and Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea is more sensitive than the delayed return of illegal trash from Canada, an issue that had triggered a diplomatic spat between Manila and Ottawa, President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesperson said Friday.    Read more »