Study Room, Malacañan Palace December 13, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte held a meeting with Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez, and Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo in Malacañan Palace. The three Cabinet secretaries were set to depart with the President for a four-day state visits in continue reading : Meeting with DFA, DTI, and DSWD Secretaries
Courtesy Call of ASEAN Secretary-General H.E. Le Luong Minh and Other Delegates
Music Room, Malacañan Palace December 13, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte received the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-General Le Luong Minh and other ASEAN delegates in a courtesy call in Malacañan Palace. ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Deputy Secretary-General V P Hirubalan, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Deputy Secretary-General Lim Hong Hin, ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community continue reading : Courtesy Call of ASEAN Secretary-General H.E. Le Luong Minh and Other Delegates
Wallace Business Forum Dinner
President’s Hall, Malacañang December 12, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte hosted a dinner for the members of The Wallace Business Forum with its founder and owner, Australian businessman-turned-Filipino citizen Peter Wallace, at the President’s Hall in Malacañang. “Let me dwell on what I promised to the people of the Republic of the Philippines. I said continue reading : Wallace Business Forum Dinner
Meeting with Mr. Katsuyuki Kawai
Study Room, Malacañang December 12, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte received Japanese Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Katsuyuki Kawai for a private meeting in Malacañang. Upon his arrival, Mr. Kawai told the President how Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vividly remembers the success of their bilateral talks during the Chief Executive’s visit in Japan continue reading : Meeting with Mr. Katsuyuki Kawai
Meeting with Norinco Company
Ramos Conference Room, Malacañang December 12, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte met with the executives of Norinco Company led by its Chairman, Mr. Zhang Zuxin, at the Ramos Conference Room of Malacañang. President’s Chief Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo was also present during the meeting. * * *
Oath-taking of PENAMFED Officials
Malacañan Palace December 12, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte administered the oath-taking of the officers, directors and advisers of the People’s National Movement for Federalism (PENAMFED) at the Reception Hall in Malacañan Palace, Manila. Chairman Freddie Aguilar, Director and National President Dr. Dante Liban, and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as the organization’s National Advisor, were continue reading : Oath-taking of PENAMFED Officials
National Security Council Meeting
Aguinaldo State Dining Room, Malacañang December 12, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presided over the 2nd National Security Council Meeting held at the Aguinaldo State Dining Room in Malacañang. Among the agenda of the meeting included a discussion on the security situation of the country, the ongoing peace talks with the communist groups and the continue reading : National Security Council Meeting
Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Pulanai 10.6 Megawatt Hydroelectric Power Plant
Barangay Lumbayao, Valencia, Bukidnon December 9, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pulanai 10.6 Megawatt Hydroelectric Power Plant in Barangay Lumbayao, Valencia, Bukidnon. The power plant will be in full operation by the year 2019 and could generate a US$40-million worth of savings in power. President Duterte gladly welcomed the continue reading : Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Pulanai 10.6 Megawatt Hydroelectric Power Plant
Courtesy Call of Mr. Ioan Grillo, Author of the ‘Gangster Warlords’ Book
Study Room, Malacañan Palace December 6, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte spoke with Mr. Ioan Grillo, author of the book ‘Gangster Warlords,’ during the latter’s courtesy call at Malacañan Palace. In his speeches, the President has urged his audience to read ‘Gangster Warlords’ to help them understand the drug menace facing the Philippines. Mr. Grillo continue reading : Courtesy Call of Mr. Ioan Grillo, Author of the ‘Gangster Warlords’ Book
Meeting with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Board Officials
Music Room, Malacañan Palace December 6, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte met with the board officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Malacañan Palace. Among those present in the meeting were PCSO Chairman Jose Jorge Corpuz and PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan. * * *