Vice President and Presidential aspirant Leni Robredo said on Friday, Nov. 5, that the opposition is not behind the disqualification petitions pursued against opponent Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) "It doesn't make sense," Robredo said during a press briefing...
The Philippine government will try to learn from its neighbor Thailand as the latter opens up to fully vaccinated foreign tourists for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic last year. Phra Nang Beach, Krabi, Thailand (Sumit Chinchane/ Unsplash) "Tinitingnan din po...
President Duterte's "admission" of stealing from the government in a speech he delivered over four years ago is probably a joke. President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from Malacañang/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this explanation Friday, Nov. 5...
Medical professionals and religious groups in Negros Occidental expressed their support for Vice President Leni Robredo's presidential bid during the latter's visit in the province on Friday, Nov. 5. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The Negros Doctors For Leni, Missionary Benedictine Sisters of...
Did Harry Roque just change his tone again regarding his potential senatorial bid in May 2022? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) In a virtual press conference Friday, Nov. 5, the presidential spokesperson sounded more hopeful than he has been in weeks...
The Philippines has called on the Human Rights Council (HRC) to observe fairness and respect for United Nations (UN) member states' sovereignty in its discourse of human rights issues and situations. Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo (Photo courtesy of the New York Philippine Mission/DFA) Ambassador...
Human rights lawyer and senatorial candidate Jose Manuel "Chel" Diokno reiterated his firm stand against the revival of death penalty even if put in a situation where he had to deal with a heinous crime committed to his own family. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
Accountability on the part of the Reds. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was the "one missing ingredient" in the failed peace process between the Philippine government and the communist insurgents, President Duterte claimed during a speech in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on...
President Duterte has vowed to put an end to Palawan's electricity woes by expropriating the franchises of the underperforming power providers in the province. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the joint meeting of the NTF-RTF ELCAC in Region IV-B in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 4,...
President Duterte inaugurated his eighth port development project in a span of one week in what can be described as part of the last hurrah of "Build. Build, Build" under his administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) attends the inauguration of the Puerto Princesa Seaport Expansion Project...
