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Viber, the Philippines’ leading communications app, celebrates its continuous growth in the country as it recently hit 25 million unique registered users nationwide.

Viber has become a household name for Filipinos here and abroad when it comes to connecting with their friends and family.

“We truly appreciate the overwhelming and continued support from our Filipino users and we’re committed to making Viber even better through local content and partnerships that celebrate and empower Filipinos and be part of their daily lives,” said Crystal Gonzalez, Viber Regional Head for Southeast Asia.

Each month, Filipinos send over 44 million stickers through Viber messaging and group chats. Viber stickers have indeed become a new and fun way for Filipinos to communicate and express themselves. Based on Viber’s latest sticker data, users in the Philippines are fond of sending stickers about daily expressions such as “Xoxo” (kiss mark), “Good night”, “Good morning”, thumbs up, “I miss you”, “Thank you”, and sad face. Moreover, the most downloaded sticker packs in the Philippines - Violet, Freddie, Yango, LegCat, Noy Pi, Becky Vibe, and Vibe On - feature famous Viber characters as well as slang words that Filipinos use on a daily basis.

To make sticker content more relevant for Filipino users, Viber has partnered with the Presidential Communications Office to create awareness on being a #PartnerForChange and has collaborated with the country’s most-awarded male recording artist and performer, Gary Valenciano.

Filipinos here and abroad can now download the free #GVonViber Sticker Pack, which features legendary Filipino musician/singer/songwriter, Gary V, and his iconic song titles like “Hataw Na,” “Shout For Joy,” “Take Me Out of the Dark,” “Di Bale Na Lang,” “Sana Maulit Muli,” “Eto Na Naman,” among many others. To download, visit the Viber Sticker Market and search for #GVonViber. Also follow Gary V’s Public Chat for behind the scenes and conversations of Mr. Pure Energy with his family and celebrity friends (Visit www.viber.com/garyv).

Viber is also a #PartnerForChange, and being the leading communications app, has partnered with the Presidential Communications Office to launch a Public Chat (www.viber.com/presidentialcom), providing official news and announcements straight from the Presidential team. On July 25, the #ViberForChange Sticker Pack will be launched using the most popular expressions and social media memes like “Just DU it!,” “Change Is Here,” “Aprub Yan!,” “Proud to be Pinoy,” “Daghang Salamat,” among others.

Lastly, to further enrich content and engagement with Viber users, Viber is officially opening its doors for business and partnerships in the Philippines. Brands, celebrities, and organizations can now partner with Viber and open branded stickers and Public Chat accounts, reaching millions of Filipino Viber users here and abroad. Viber has collaborated with industry leaders like Jollibee, Coca-Cola, Sunsilk, Globe, Smart, PLDT, GMA News, Inquirer, ABS-CBN, and McDonald’s.

"We invite brands, influencers, and businesses to work with the Viber team if they want to step up their game and engage with our 25 million Viber users,” Gonzalez added.

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VIBER Celebrates 25M Filipino Subscribers, Partners With President Duterte And Gary Valenciano

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Senator Leila De Lima was surprised after President Rodrigo Duterte approached her and shook her hand before he went up the podium for his first State of the Nation Address (SONA).

“I was surprised noong nasa harap ko mismo,” De Lima told reporters. “Nag-detour siya. He approached me, he extended his hand.”

The exchange drew laughter from the people present in Batasan, especially when the president made a face after shaking hands with her.

De Lima took the president’s gesture as a sign of civility or “walang personalan” despite the two being at odds for years before Duterte was elected.

“Kasi ang totoo wala naman kaming personal,” she said to Inquirer. “Lalo ako, never akong namemersonal sa lahat ng ginagawa ko so that means when he made that gesture, I think that’s also a manifestation na wala talagang pesonalan.”

De Lima, a former head of Commission on Human Rights, investigated vigilante killings in Davao but found no links tied to then-Mayor Duterte.

Meanwhile, Duterte accused the then-secretary of Department of Justice (DOJ) De Lima of coddling drug lords inside Bilibid.

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The Reaction Of President Duterte After Shaking The Hands Of Leila De Lima Got The Netizens Laughing! It Was Priceless!

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Freedom of Information is finally happening. Last Sunday morning, Presidential Communications Office Secretary Martin Adanar announced that President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order (EO) on Freedom of Information on Saturday night after meeting with the Presidential Legal Counsel Secretary Salvador Panelo, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, and Undersecretary Jesus Quitain.

Quoting from Adanar's statement, he said "We are now holding a final copy of an EO on the FOI... After 29 years and only 25 days of President Rodrigo Duterte, this is already a record breaking speed of a cornerstone or milestone or landmark executive order being signed,"

Adanar shared some history by saying that the first resolution for the FOI was submitted by the late senator Raul Roco 29 years ago.

“On the first day of President Rody Duterte on June 30, we already pushed for the executive order on the Freedom of Information. There were substantive pushing and pulling additions to this executive order for a more transparent executive branch of government and there is no planned timing of signing it yesterday,” he said.

However, this FOI applies to the executive branch only. All of the offices under it is expected to provide access to information, official records and other public documents.

Stated in the EO:

"This order shall cover all government offices under the Executive Branch, including bot not limited to the national government and all its offices, departments, bureaus, offices, and instrumentalists, including government-owned or -controlled corporations, and state universities and colleges. Local government units are encouraged to observe and be guided by this Order,"

"Every Filipino shall have access to information, official records, public records and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for public-development,"

Anyone who wish to gain access to these information should wait for not longer 15 days.

“The person who requests for information shall write a letter to the authorized personnel that is duly assigned by the head of the agency. The head of the agency shall review the letter, and if there [are] no questions with the request, then the person assigned should give the information not longer than 15 days,” he said.

Meanwhile, the FOI bill is yet to pass in the Congress. When asked about this, Adanar said:

“Congress is an independent branch of government and the President believes on the independence of independent branches of government. The most important fact here is the FOI is not only limited to the media, but the FOI that is inclusive to the rest of the hundred million Filipinos who would want to extract and know vital information running the government,”

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BREAKING NEWS: President Duterte Signs EO on Freedom Of Information! MUST READ!

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With just a day before the much-awaited first State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte, a video quickly made rounds in social media where in the 71-year old President dances to the famous song "Nae-Nae".

In the video, he even invited one lady to join him in dancing on his signature moves.

Many netizens find it amusing and says that the President is very transparent on who he really is.

One netizen wrote in the comments: "Nakakita napo tayo ng tunay na leader Pres, Rody Duterte. may malasakit at tunay na may pagmamahal sambayanang Pilipino, ingatan po natin siya dahil Hindi na tayo makakakita pa ng isang tulad niya."

Another professed love to the President and said "The video is funny but I cried, I felt that President Duterte is closer to the public, I felt his love for the country unlike the past administration. Now I can say that we have a good and brave leader."

Watch the viral video.

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Viral Video of President Duterte Dancing Nae-Nae Before His First SONA 2016.

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“How do you deal with ‘lunatic’ president?” was the question posed by Senator Antonio Trillanes during the confirmation hearing of almost 200 military officials on Wednesday. The senator is worried about how the military would handle the situation if President Rodrigo Duterte would use and abuse the power given to him.

He also reiterated during the hearing that the Armed Forces shall serve as the protector of the people and the state, and that there are actually practical applications of that. He asked AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla a hypothetical question: “If the Commander in Chief the duly elected president would ask, out of a whim, the military to shoot all the civilians, what would now be the action of the Armed Forces in case such an order is given?” Padilla rebutted that the situation already happened during the first people power revolt in 1986, which ultimately lead to the expulsion of the then president. “Based on history, the military never fired a shot because within the ranks of military leadership, a serious debate was conducted,” he explained. The spokesperson also made it clear that all situations would be dealt with on a case to case basis. “Because Edsa II happened also and the leadership of the Armed Forces withdrew their support against an incumbent president or a duly elected president,” the senator said, referring to another people power that aimed to overthrow former president Joseph Estrada. “So it’s clear to the Armed Forces in case you have a lunatic for a president in the future—it’s just a hypothetical situation—who will now use and abuse the power given to him and assume that the Armed Forces will just follow every order given to them. So it’s reassuring to hear that, sir,” Trillanes further explained.

Prior to this, Senator Gringo Honasan has asked Padilla if they understand fully well that the military that they were not a “Praetorian Guard” of any administration. Padilla replied that, “it’s very clearly enshrined in the Constitution and written clearly to our understanding.” Padilla also cited the recent election is a situation wherein they manifested their understanding of what is in the Constitution. “We said we were nonpartisan and we support the will of the people and we protected the ballots that were cast so our duty is not merely to a certain individual or personality but our duty is entirely to the whole country and its citizens.”

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Trillanes calls President Duterte a 'mentally ill'

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MANILA (3rd UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order (EO) implementing the Freedom of Information (FOI), Malacañang announced Sunday.

Presidential Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar said Duterte on Saturday approved the EO which provides for full disclosure of government records and transactions.

Under the order, Andanar said, "Every Filipino shall have access to information, official records, public records and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions or decisions as well as government research data used as basis for public development."

Andanar said the order will cover departments and line agencies under the executive branch, including government-owned and -controlled corporations and state universities.

"Local government units are encouraged to observe and be guided by this order," he added.
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President Duterte has signed the Executive Order on Freedom of Information

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Mayor Beng Climaco of Zamboanga city campaigned for former DILG secretary Mar Roxas during the last election. She had not only showed public support but she has also allegedly sabotaged the campaign of the current President, Rodrigo Duterte through not releasing permit and electricity.

Now that the former Davao city mayor have grabbed the highest rank, who would have thought that he would still show so much respect for the Zamboanga city mayor by bowing and kissing her hand?

This had stunned almost everybody. Yet this act had also showed how our current President would stoop low in order to show humility and take the high road by forgiving the mayor.

Despite the tough facade our President exudes in front of society menaces, no one can ever deny that he had been a great exemplar of humility and simplicity.

President Duterte Kisses Hand Of A Mayor Who Campaigned Against Him. Find Out What Happened Next!

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President Duterte Kisses Hand Of A Mayor Who Campaigned Against Him

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More Filipinos were able to witness and take part in history through ABS-CBN’s comprehensive and extensive cross platform coverage of the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President-elect Leni Robredo last June 30.

Ratings data from Kantar Media shows the “Ang Panunumpa: Pangako ng Pagbabago” special coverage of the country’s largest news organization led all coverages by media networks with 18.8% national TV rating. GMA 7’s “Panata sa Pagbabago”, meanwhile was a distant second with 13.2%.
Its flagship newscast program also won that day. “TV Patrol”, which consistently lands in the Top 5 among daily programs, registerd a rating of 32.1% to 19.8% of “24 Oras.” Late-night newscast “Bandila” also beat “Reporter’s Notebook,” 3.0% to 2.5% to close the day.

Kantar Media uses a nationwide panel size of 2,610 urban and rural homes that represent 100% of the total Philippine TV viewing population, while the other ratings data supplier AGB Nielsen reportedly has only 2,000 homes based solely in urban areas that represent only 57% of the Philippine TV viewing population.

With unparalleled reach in both traditional and new media, ABS-CBN once again took the lead in ensuring that Filipinos here and abroad, at home or mobile, are informed, updated, and enriched with analysis on a significant event in the country’s history. More Filipinos also watched the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates it organized early this year, a testament to the public’s trust in ABS-CBN.

ABS-CBN offered the widest Inauguration coverage that featured its top anchors and broadcast journalists reporting from the Malacañan Palace, the Quezon City Reception House, and Naga and Davao — the hometowns of Robredo and Duterte, respectively.

There were synergized coverages on free TV, cable TV via ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel and DZMM TeleRadyo, on radio via DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and online via news.abs-cbn.com, which offered livestreaming and had social media postings that informed and engaged netizens.

ABS-CBN News is the country’s largest news organization and is the news arm of ABS-CBN Corporation, the Philippines’ leading media and entertainment company.

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President Duterte's 'Ang Panunumpa: Pangako Sa Pagbabago' Wins In The Ratings

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This is one very good news I can't help not to share. What former President Noynoy Aquino failed to put in action for the longest time, President Rodrigo Duterte did in a snap. Good job, Mr. President.

As reported by ABS-CBN News, the alleged bullet-planting scheme in Philippine airports may now be a thing of the past after President Rodrigo Duterte prohibited authorities from arresting passengers for bullets in their luggage.

Senior Superintendent Mao Aplasca, new director of the police Aviation Security Group (Avsegroup), said Thursday that travelers would not be detained or charged in court if an ammunition is confiscated from them, as per Duterte's order.

Passengers in possession of ammunition will instead undergo immediate profiling to clear them of links to any terrorist or criminal group, and of criminal intention in carrying the bullet.

They would be allowed to immediately board their flight provided that no firearm is confiscated together with the ammunition, Aplasca added.

"Laglag-bala modus operandi is a thing of the past and we assure the public that they no longer worry that they will miss their flight or get arrested at our airport for possession of an ammunition," he said.

The "tanim bala" scam allegedly involves airport personnel who plant bullets in unsuspecting passengers' luggage. Once the passengers are apprehended, scammers reportedly ask for money in exchange for their release and record-free passports.

Even before the presidential campaign, Duterte said if he were the country's president, he will have the perpetrators of the scam swallow bullets.

He had also urged President Benigno Aquino III to personally address the matter as this has caused embarrassment for the country.

Aplasca said the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), and the transportation department will form a joint team that will conduct regular security planning for airports.

Avsegroup is the main unit that maintains security in more than 80 airports across the country.

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President Duterte Orders No Arrest, No Detention Of Tanim Bala Victim

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When he’s in the Metro Manila, we’ll know where to find the the tough talking President of the Philippines.

Bahay Pangarap, located within Malacañang Park, will serve as the official residence of President Rodrigo Duterte. He will be moving in sometime next week, according to special assistant to the President, Christopher “Bong” Go.

Bahay Pangarap was also used by Duterte’s predecessor, President Noynoy Aquino, as his official residence for six years.

Aquino was the first President of the Philippines to make Bahay Pangarap his official residence, but the place has served various presidents as a venue for social functions.

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Bahay Pangarap will serve as the official residence of President Duterte

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Overseas Filipino workers will surely look forward to the changes and improvements coming their way.

President Rodrigo Duterte’s top order for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is to ensure that government assistance is available to them from recruitment to deployment.

At a forum on Monday, Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said first in the “marching orders” he received from Duterte is to “make sure” that the needs of OFWs are “specially and adequately addressed.”

The President ordered DFA, told Yasay, to make sure that from the first day of the recruitment process up to the time the OFWs arrive at their port of destination the government will be ready and available to help them in their needs.

Yasay said that as all of us know that our OFWs are “subject to a lot of difficulties, uncertainties, and vulnerabilities”, the least thing that the government can do is to make their services readily available for them.

Yasay said the process “will be cut to the minimum in terms of red tape.”

“Our President has said that he will not tolerate any lines or any queueing of the public, particularly also with our overseas Filipino workers,” he said. “Insofar as the DFA is concerned, we will cut short the process that is necessary in the grant of these passports or travel documents.”

The President first announced at a press briefing at the Matina Enclaves in Matina, Davao City on May 16 that he will be creating a new Department that will focus on the needs of the OFWs which will be named “Department of OFWs”

“I will create a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers and I’m thinking of converting the Post Office building in Manila into something very functional, useful to the Filipinos just like housing the Department of OFW,” he said as reported on Sun Star Davao.

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President Duterte assures government assistance to OFWs from recruitment to deployment

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Senator Grace Poe on Friday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to utilize information technology to fulfill his promise of eliminating red tape in government.

“The government should harness the power and advantages that information technology offers to eliminate red tape,” Sen. Poe was quoted saying in an article written by Amita Legaspi on GMA News Online stated.

“It is auspicious that we now have a department of information and communications technology could spearhead the immediate implementation of the President’s marching order,” she added.

Duterte, in his inaugural speech Thursday, vowed to cut down red tape as he directed heads of departments and agencies to reduce requirements and the processing time for all applications.

“I order all department secretaries and heads of agencies to remove redundant requirements and compliance with one department or agency, shall be accepted as sufficient for all,” the President said.

In addition to this, Duterte also ordered the department secretaries and heads of agencies to honor the sanctity of government contracts by not changing or bending the rules, as well as transactions and projects that have already been approved and are awaiting implementation.

Meanwhile, Sen. Poe said she hopes that the new department heads will act fast and coordinate with each other to bring about ease of doing business with the government as she welcomed Duterte’s assurance that he will bring about change while observing due process and respecting the rule of law, as well.