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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) en banc meeting at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. REY BANIQUET/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte meets with National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary Liza Maza following the NAPC en banc meeting in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. REY BANIQUET/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shows pictures of forests and bodies of water destroyed by illegal mining companies during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. Also in the photo is Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) Secretary General and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. REY BANIQUET/Presidential Photo |
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Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) President and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III echoes the party’s stance against illegal drugs, corruption, and criminality as well as their advocacy on federalism and environment protection during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shows pictures of forests and bodies of water destroyed by illegal mining companies during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. Also in the photo is Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) Secretary General and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shows pictures of forests and bodies of water destroyed by illegal mining companies during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte expresses disappointment while showing photos of forests and bodies of water destroyed by illegal mining companies during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017, reiterates his stance on the revival of death penalty, insisting that criminals should pay for their misdeeds. Also in the photo are Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) President and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, PDP-Laban Secretary General and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, and Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) en banc meeting at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. Also in the photo are (from left to right) Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr., Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, and NAPC Secretary Liza Maza. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte accommodates additional queries from the media following a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte dares officers of different mining companies to meet with him and justify the ill effects of mining to the environment during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte listens as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) Secretary General and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez explains why plunder was removed from the list of crimes punishable under the death penalty bill during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. The House Speaker explains that plunder was removed to fast-track the passage of the bill. But he was quick to add that should the death penalty be enacted into law, an amendment will follow to include plunder. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo |
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Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) President and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III echoes the party’s stance against illegal drugs, corruption, and criminality as well as their advocacy on federalism and environmental protection during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shows pictures of forests and bodies of water destroyed by illegal mining companies during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. The President’s statement is in light of the unified stance of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) on environmental preservation. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declares during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017 that the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is fast-tracking its moves for the country’s shift to a federal form of government this year. The President further explains that the current unitary government system has caused a lot of suffering to the Filipinos, especially the Moros. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds a joint press conference with Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) President and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and PDP-Laban Secretary General and Hpuse Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. The President and the top officers of PDP-Laban has called for a press conference to echo the party’s stance against illegal drugs, corruption, and criminality as well as their advocacy on federalism and environmental protection. TOTO LOZANO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shares a light moment with National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) officers, led by Secretary Liza Maza, following the NAPC en banc meeting at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar close their eyes in prayer prior to the start of the National Security Council meeting in the State Dining Room of Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte speaks with National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. during the National Security Council meeting in the State Dining Room of Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. Also in the photo are Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar and Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Joseph Lawrence Garcia. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the National Security Council meeting at the State Dining Room in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) en banc meeting at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. RICHARD MADELO/Presidential Photo |
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Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar chats with Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Joseph Lawrence Garcia prior to the start of the National Security Council meeting in the State Dining Room of Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the National Security Council meeting in the State Dining Room of Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. Also in the photo is Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte reads the document shown by National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary Liza Maza on the sidelines of the NAPC en banc meeting at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. Also in the photo is Special Assistant to the President Christopher Go. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte looks at the document shown by Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on the sidelines of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) en banc meeting at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte reads a document presented by Special Assistant to the President Christopher Go on the sidelines of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) en banc meeting at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. Also in the photo are Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr., and NAPC Secretary Liza Maza. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shares a light moment with Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III at the sidelines of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) en banc meeting at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) en banc meeting at the Heroes Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declares during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017 that the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is fast-tracking its moves for the country’s shift to a federal form of government this year. The President further explains that the current unitary government system has caused a lot of suffering to the Filipinos, especially the Moros. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shows pictures of forests and bodies of water destroyed by illegal mining companies during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. The President’s statement is in light of the unified stance of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) on environmental preservation. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, during a press conference at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017, shows photos of mining companies who have exerted extra effort in rehabilitating mining sites. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds a joint press conference with Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) President and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and PDP-Laban Secretary General and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on March 13, 2017. The President and the top officers of PDP-Laban has called for a press conference to echo the party’s stance against illegal drugs, corruption, and criminality as well as their advocacy on federalism and environmental protection. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
