Malacañang said it had nothing to do with the text message being spread reminding the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The text message supposedly coming from President Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio urging the public to get vaccinated...
President Duterte was still not in favor of his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to run for president in 2022, Malacañang said. File photo of President Duterte and his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio during the enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan...
Malacañang said that President Duterte has five individuals in mind whom he wanted to run for president in the 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte reads a document ahead of his public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement following...
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio has not yet reached a decision about a potential presidential run in the 2022 elections, Malacañang clarified Thursday. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio (File photo/Facebook/Manila Bulletin) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, many people...
Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday, June 2, expressed confidence that the Philippines can forge a peace agreement with communist rebels in Mindanao as long as it is forged within the framework of the Constitution. “A peace agreement with the communist rebels should...
The Senate local government committee on Wednesday, June 2, started discussing proposals for the creation of a Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA). Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines) Similar bills were filed by administration Senators Imee Marcos, Ronald "Bato" dela...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday said forbidding barangay officials from prematurely campaigning for the possible presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio would “suppress free speech”. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit / FILE...
Malacanang has denied involvement in the latest movement reportedly pushing for the presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio in next year's elections. President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio pose for a photo while they are surrounded by supporters during...
Vice President Leni Robredo believes the opposition should field a single standard-bearer to increase its chances of winning against President Duterte’s anointed candidate in the May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Although she has yet to make a final decision on her...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday maintained that the China Coast Guard law “does not exist” in as far as the Philippines’ territorial waters are concerned and is only effective within the Chinese borders. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit /...
If he had ridden a jet ski to the disputed Spratly Islands as he promised in his 2016 campaign, President Duterte said he would’ve died as he doesn’t know how to swim. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his “Talk to the People” address on May 10, 2021 (Malacañang) “Ngayon kung (Now, if) ...
After being ridiculed as a coward by Filipinos online, President Duterte said he was not afraid of retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and that he backed out of his debate challenge to him because he forgot that Carpio was not the president. President Duterte...