House of Representatives members gave high marks for outgoing President Duterte, although they agreed that they would have given the 77-year-old leader an even higher overall grade if not for the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and Anakalusugan Party-list...
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has expressed confidence in the ability of his incoming Cabinet to deliver amid the problems that his administration would have to face. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (File photo/ Noel Pabalate) "For the past few weeks since the elections, I have...
Up until the noon of June 30, 2022, Mr. President is still President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, PRRD, or Digong to his contemporaries, forever Mayor to Davaoeños, the endearing Tatay to his fans and followers, and post-EDSA’s most popular outgoing president if referring to the surveys done during the...
President Duterte has signed a law criminalizing the deployment of those below 24 years old to work domestically abroad as part of the government's protection of Filipinos against more ways of human trafficking​. Republic Act (RA) No. 11862, which amended several provisions of RA 9208, now...
Although there is no scheduled face-to-face meeting between outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo and incoming Vice President Sara Duterte, the latter’s spokesman said on Tuesday, June 28, that there might be a scheduled meeting with all former vice presidents to discuss some issues. Vice...
President Duterte said Monday his successor, President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. did the right thing when he ditched interviews and debates when he was still campaigning for the highest seat in the country. In his speech during the oath-taking ceremony of local government officials of...
DAVAO CITY – Reelected Davao City’s 1st District Representative Paolo ‘Pulong’ Duterte was a no-show at the oath-taking and inauguration of elected representatives and councilors at the Sanggunian Panlungsod on Monday. Paolo, eldest son of President Duterte with former wife Elizabeth...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Monday, June 27 made an urgent call for President Duterte to veto Senate Bill No. 2239 or the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act, known more as the Vape Regulation Bill, before stepping down on June 30. Cayetano, chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and...
While the Supreme Court's (SC's) decision to uphold the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) power over tobacco products is a life-saving move, the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act (Vape Bill), which is now an enrolled bill at the Office of the President, can possibly...
DAVAO CITY – Out-going President Rodrigo Duterte and incoming Vice President Sara Duterte reminded the Davao City Mayor Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte to prioritize the general welfare of the people of the city. President Duterte also graced the oath taking ceremony of his sonVice Mayor Sebastian...
DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte vowed to prioritize economic recovery and poverty alleviation for the next three years of his administration as he took his oath on Monday as the successor of his sister, Vice President-elect Sara Duterte. Vice Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte takes...
Outgoing Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, June 27 hailed the decision of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek a reopening of the investigation into the killings and other suspected human rights abuses that were commited under President Duterte’s infamous anti-illegal...
