LATEST NEWS

Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that sustainable communication which advocates for actionable responses to societal issues should be introduced in government media.

As Metro Manila is now under Alert Level 3 of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts being piloted in the region until October 31, here is a quick rundown of the basic dos and don’t under this classification.

The provinces of Bulacan, Apayao, and Capiz will be moving to less strict quarantine classifications starting Monday, October 18, Malacañang announced.

President Duterte assured local candidates of PDP-LABAN that the party will support them throughout the campaign but asked them to ensure the integrity of the upcoming elections in 2022.

President Duterte has assured the residents of Marawi that the government is doing its best to finish the rehabilitation of the war-torn Islamic city.

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced the suspension of admission of female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Bahay-Kalinga to abide by health protocols set by the Kingdom.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. thought there was nothing wrong with candidates for senators in the 2022 elections joining more than one slate, saying inclusiveness has always been part of human nature.

Enemies no more?

The country’s pandemic task force has decided to place Romania on its red list while it placed 49 territories under the green list from October 16 to 31, 2021.

Vice President Leni Robredo is humbled as she earned another “kakampink” in Adamson University (AdU). On October 12, the school showered the facade of one of its iconic buildings on San Marcelino street in Ermita, Manila with the color pink.

Malacañang is one with National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose in saying that press freedom of the Philippines under the Duterte administration is alive and that Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize win is not a slap on the Palace’s face.

After staying silent on the issue for three days, Malacañang finally made a statement, despite it being a throwaway, on Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s historic Nobel Peace Prize win.

Malacañang said that the new testing and quarantine protocols that the government’s pandemic task force has set for travelers coming from “green” and “yellow” countries will apply retroactively to travelers who may have arrived in the Philippines before the policy took effect.

As the number of cases continues to go down, Malacañang said that the National Capital Region (NCR) has a “good chance” of being downgraded to Alert Level 3, a stage in the new coronavirus (COVID-19) response system being piloted in the region that allows more businesses and activities to operate and take place.

As his daughter continued to reject the calls to aim for the presidency, President Duterte thinks that Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has a good shot of becoming his successor in Malacañang and said it would actually be good for the country if the retired police general wins in the 2022 elections.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. mourned the passing of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairman Jose Luis Martin “Chito” Gascon, remembering him as a “cool guy” who never really wanted to be under the spotlight.

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is set to meet with representatives from various government agencies in the health sector to discuss the possible inclusion of coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid antigen tests in the reimbursable costs of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

“We had gold in our hands.”