USEC. ROCKY: Good afternoon, MPC. Kasama na natin si Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo. Good afternoon, sir. SEC. PANELO: Good afternoon, MPC. Ready!F USEC. ROCKY: Questions, MPC? Ace. ACE ROMERO/PHILIPPINE STAR: Secretary, you mentioned yesterday that the Philippines is not eyeing a new defense deal with the US— SEC. PANELO: Yes. ACE ROMERO/PHILIPPINE STAR: Ah, okay— SEC. PANELO: Nor with any other country. ACE ROMERO/PHILIPPINE STAR: Read More

TINA MENDEZ/PHILIPPINE STAR: [recording starts]…state of calamity sa CALABARZON. Sir ano ‘yung magiging procedure sa pagtanggap ng international humanitarian assistance? SEC. PANELO: Mayroong established protocols na roon eh, so they will just follow the protocols already established sa lahat ng mga declared calamities. TINA MENDEZ/PHILIPPINE STAR: So, akala ko kaya ng gobyerno natin na mag-institute ng mga rehabilitation efforts, why are we asking for help from outside, other countries? SEC. Read More

USEC. ROCKY IGNACIO: Good afternoon MPC, kasama na natin si Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo. Good afternoon, sir. SEC. PANELO: Good afternoon, MPC. I’d like to announce that the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease met today and it has approved to impose a ban on the entry of travelers coming from the North Gyeongsang, Province of South Korea into Philippine territory effective immediately. With respect to Read More