The youth arm of opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Monday, September 13, said it is “imperative” for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration beyond the Sept. 30 deadline set before the pandemic so as not to deprive people of their constitutional right “to choose...
Why avoid government audit if you're not hiding anything? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) This was Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's question Monday, Sept. 13 to Senator Richard Gordon, chairman of Philippine Red Cross (PRC). In a virtual press briefing,...
Senator Manny Pacquiao on Monday said the Philippine government has mismanaged its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and failed to resolve the health crisis. Pacquiao, once an ally of the Duterte administration, lamented that the COVID-19 situation in the country only got worse. “Sa tingin ko,...
Malacañang has yet to give the go signal for the conduct of pilot face-to-face classes amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Monday, Sept. 13. Teacher Pauline Marie Marasigan-Romero of Rafael Palma Elementary School prepares her online...
The citizens movement Hugpong Para kay Sara (HPS) was launched Monday, Sept. 13 to call on Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to run for president and appeal to her father, President Rodrigo Duterte to give up his plan to seek the vice presidency. president duterte and sara Behind the newly-organized...
A replayed soap opera. This was how the political opposition described Mayor Sara Duterte’s announcement on Thursday, Sept. 9 that she will no longer run for president in 2022. Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Ferdinand Gaite and former Rep. Nery Colmenares said they never bought the city mayor’s...
The Philippine Red Cross asserted on Sunday, Sept. 12, that funds donated by government agencies to the humanitarian organization were “faithfully” accounted for. Philippine Red Cross The PRC issued the statement after President Duterte threatened to stop government transactions with the...
Less than a week after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte announced she will not be contending for next year’s presidential race, her supporters are set to launch on Monday, Sept. 13, a citizens movement urging her to reconsider. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio The Hugpong Para Kay Sara (HPS), which...
Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, Sept. 12 said he can only conclude that President Duterte wants to take revenge on the senators who are investigating the questionable P8.86-billion deal between the Department of Budget and Management’s procurement service (DBM-PS) and Pharmally...
It appears to Vice President Leni Robredo that President Duterte is “coddling” government officials who are involved in allegations of corruption. Vice President Leni Robredo (BISErbisyong Leni/Facebook) Speaking on her Sunday radio show, Robredo lamented that instead of investigating these...
Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the issue surrounding the government's procured coronavirus (COVID-19) supplies could have been avoided if only the Senate read the weekly report submitted by the Executive Department to the Legislative. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File...
President Duterte said that the government must throw its full weight in its anti-illegal narcotics campaign to counter drug syndicates bringing in huge volumes of drugs in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) Duterte made the statement following the recent successive drug busts...
