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By Jelly F. Musico President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a message during his visit at the 10th Infantry Division in Compostela Valley on September 20. (MNS photo) MANILA, Sept. 22 (PNA) – President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he will visit China within the year to ask them to return to the Philippines its fishing rights in the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS). ”One of the things that I would demand if I go to mainland China is give us back our fishing rights,” Duterte said in his speech during the inauguration of the Filinvest Development Corp. Misamis Power Plant in Misamis Oriental. President Duterte said he has no plan to ignore the UN international arbitral tribunal’s ruling in favor of the Philippines’ arbitration case filed against China’s nine-dash line claim that almost covers the entire South China Sea. ”This piece of paper that we have our award, we do not go out of the four corners of this paper. We cannot go to war. Let’s talk first,” he said. The President said he believes that China will talk to him in good faith. ”It’s not territorial. If territorial, we could have killed each other a long time ago. It’s the sovereign entitlement,” he explained. He said China got angry with the Philippines when former President Benigno Aquino III brought the WPS issue to the international arbitral tribunal in The Hague. President Duterte is scheduled to visit China as well as Japan this year but before going to these countries, he will Read More …

By Jigger J. Jerusalem President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a message during his visit at the 10th Infantry Division in Compostela Valley on September 20. (MNS photo) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 22 (PNA) – Firebrand Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday called the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) “hypocrites.” Duterte made the statement after the ceremonial switch-on of the 405 coal-fired power plant in Misamis Oriental in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. In his speech, Duterte said that the EU and the US, both highly industrialized countries, were trying to regulate the use of non-renewable energy sources in developing nations like the Philippines. “While the EU is hell bent on imposing the lowering of the carbon emissions, they also forget that they were the first to maximize the use of fossil fuels and the first to pollute the planet,” Duterte said. The President said that the EU was playing “double standards” when it wanted to control the carbon footprint when they themselves created the problem in the first place. He said the EU wanted the third-world nations to lower the emission of carbon in such a way that these countries could not move forward with their development agenda due to the energy protocols being set by the international environment-regulating bodies. “Kataw-ana ning mga puti (these Caucasians are ridiculous),” he said, referring to the EU and the US who had released statements condemning Duterte over the rising cases of extrajudicial killings in the country as a result of the government’s Read More …

Senator Leila de Lima ,President Benigno Aquino III , New Bilid Prison,Justice Secretary, Vitaliano Aguirre II , Liberal Party MANILA, Sept 22 (Mabuhay) — Senator Leila de Lima has cleared former President Benigno Aquino III of insinuations that he benefitted from drug payoffs at the New Bilid Prison. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II reportedly said that another official of the previous administration, who is a “yellow member,” was a beneficiary of the illegal drug trade in the national penitentiary. Yellow is the color of the Liberal Party, the party of Aquino and De Lima. “I ask you, sino pa ba ang official na yellow na mas mataas sa akin noon (who else was higher than me) when I was Secretary of Justice? I was an alter ego of the President and therefore, the only one higher than me is President PNoy (Aquino’s moniker) himself,” De Lima said at a press conference in the Senate on Thursday. “Are they saying, is my President also a beneficiary of all of these things? Of course not! You know PNoy,” she said. De Lima said such insinuation was “very outlandish” and “very outrageous.” “Hindi ko na alam ang nangyayari. Masyado na silang confident sa sarili nila. They are becoming so reckless. They’re resorting sa mga kwentong kutsero na ngayon (I have no idea what they are up to. They are becoming too confident about themselves. They are becoming so reckless. They are resorting to hearsays),” the senator said, adding such stories were “laughable.” Asked Read More …

Gabby Concepcion (MNS photo) Gabby Concepcion’s career got a big boost when he did GMA’s hit romcom “Because of You.” After being relegated to father roles, he once again played a lead role in this show opposite Carla Abellana and became popular as “Boss Yummy.” No wonder he has decided to sign up an exclusive contract with the Kapuso Network. “I’m very honored and excited about this new milestone in my career as a Kapuso,” says Gabby. “I am very, very grateful. I think it’s going to be a good year. Malapit na ang birthday ko so this is really a good birthday gift. Definitely, we are doing more shows in GMA. Meron daw akong gagawing comedy show. Pahinga muna tayo sa drama. Magpapatawa at magpapasaya muna tayo ngayon. Kaya tuloy-tuloy nila akong mapapanood sa GMA after ng role ko as ‘Boss Yummy’.” GMA top honcho Atty.Felipe Gozon said he is very happy that Gabby is joining GMA’s stable of stars because he is a brilliant actor. “Si Gabby matagal ng uma-appear sa ating mga shows at nakita naman nating okay ang reception ng viewers sa kanya dahil sa magaling na artista at gwapo pa, talagang asset si Gabby kahit saang TV station mapunta. Kaya nagpapasalamat tayong napili niya tayong exclusive niyang tahanan,” he said. (MNS)