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Published July 2, 2021, 11:24 AM
Malacañang assured the public that it was closely monitoring the situation in Taal after President Duterte joked that he will plug the restive volcano’s crater.
Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021. (Photo from Phivolcs)
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after thousands of people started to evacuate due to the unrest of Taal Volcano.
In his statement, Roque assured the public that the Palace was closely monitoring the developments as he ensured that evacuation activities were already taking place.
“We are closely monitoring the situation in Taal after the phreatomagmatic eruptions that occurred in Taal Volcano,” he said.
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March 11, 2021 LIEUTENANT General Antonio Parlade Jr. on Thursday, March 11, 2021, brushed off calls for his resignation as spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac).
Parlade said the decision to remove him from this post is not his to make but that of the executive branch.
He was reacting to the recommendation of the Senate national defense panel that he should resign because an active military officer could not hold a concurrent civilian post.
Parlade is also the commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Southern Luzon Command.
“Of course (I will stay). In fact, the vice chair NTF-Elcac Sec (Secretary Esperon just called to say he has issue[d] official orders for me to remain as spox (spokesperson) effective] 1 January 2021, Parlade said in a text message to reporters.
MANILA, Feb 2 (SCMP): The Chinese embassy in Manila has defended Beijing’s controversial coastguard law as “domestic legislation” and said China would continue to seek a negotiated resolution with the Philippines over their disputes in the South China Sea.
“China Coast Guard is an administrative law enforcement agency. The formulation of the coastguard law is a normal domestic legislative activity of China,” the embassy said on its Facebook account, late on Monday night.
“Enacting such a coastguard law is not unique to China, but a sovereign right to all,” the statement continued. “Many countries have enacted similar legislation. It was the Philippine coastguard law of 2009 that established the [Philippine Coast Guard] as an armed and uniformed service. None of these laws have been seen as a threat of war.”