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Initial ₧2-B aid vowed to areas hit by 'Odette' | Samuel P. Medenilla

FOLLOWING his visit to areas devastated by typhoon “Odette” (international name: Rai) during the weekend, President Duterte committed P2 billion worth of government aid in typhoon-hit areas. In a radio interview on Sunday, Acting presidential spokesperson Karlo B. Nograles said the President made the commitment, when he met local chief…

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Duterte offers to resign if former military generals in Cabinet get involved in corruption

Published April 21, 2021, 1:41 PM
President Duterte intends to resign alongside any former military official in his Cabinet if he — or anyone of them — gets entangled with corruption.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on April 19, 2021.
(KING RODRIGUEZ / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO)
But so far, the President is convinced that his Cabinet members, who previously served in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), remained corruption-free. Duterte is even satisfied with the performance of these retired military officers in his official family.

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Malacañang defends Duterte's preference for former military men in gov't: They get things done – Manila Bulletin

Published February 7, 2021, 8:15 PM
Military men know how to get the task done.
This work ethic is the main reason President Duterte has chosen former military officers to join his government to deliver results, according to his spokesman, Secretary Harry Roque.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (RESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“Sinasabi talaga ni Presidente, talagang may preference siya sa mga militar, kasi ang military – bilang executive kasi tagapagpatupad ka – ang mga sundalo, ang thinking ay sumunod kaysa sa magkuwestyun, kaya they get things done (It is said the President really has a preference for the military because — as the executive, the enforcer — with soldiers, the thinking is they get things done instead of questioning the order),” Roque said over DZBB Sunday, Feb. 7.

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