Ninety-one distressed overseas Filipinos in Bahrain were recently repatriated to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, Oct. 11. HOME AT LAST--Ninety-one overseas Filipinos in Bahrain were recently repatriated to the Philippines on Oct. 6, 2021. The repatriates...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has rejected notions that Maria Ressa's recent Nobel Peace Prize win was a "slap to Malacañang's face". Maria Ressa (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Certainly not. It is not a slap on the government," Roque said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Oct. 11. "It...
Passport applicants hoping to fix errors in their forms continue to troop to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) head office. The long queue of applicants has stoked apprehension that this could be a virus super spreader. PASSPORT WOES -- A long queue of passport applicants hoping to fix errors...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says he holds no hard feelings toward Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for choosing not to run for the presidency in the May 2022 elections. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (File photos/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin assured the public, especially those having difficulties in securing their passports, that his office is running after alleged "fixers" within the agency. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) "Rest assured that the DFA is running...
If elected to the Senate once more, Antonio Trillanes IV vowed to abolish the controversial National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and make reforms in the security sector, as well as initiative good governance and anti-corruption initiatives. Former Senator Antonio...
President Duterte was never in close contact with his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the weekend. NOT EXPOSED--President Duterte tries on a face shield during his public briefing last week (Malacañang photo) "PRRD...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says that previous association with President Duterte is akin to a “kiss of death” to politicians who are now jumping ship to other political parties ahead of the May 2022 polls. President Rodrigo Duterte and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV...
