The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has been directed anew to settle its outstanding obligations to accredited hospitals to ensure the uninterrupted treatment of coronavirus patients in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The latest reminder was...
There will be "no sacred cow" if a government agency or official is found liable for any misuse of public funds, Malacañang declared Thursday after the Department of Health (DOH) came under fire over alleged mismanagement of pandemic-related funds. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a...
President Duterte has approved the release of an additional P3.4 billion for the cash assistance or "ayuda" for residents affected by the ongoing enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in different places in the country. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
Malacañang was still mum about President Duterte's recent blind item about an unnamed mayor, saying it was up to the latter if he wanted to identify the local chief executive or not. President Duterte and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (Malacañang, Manila PIO file photos) Presidential Spokesman...
President Duterte has approved the release of the World Teachers' Day Incentive Benefit for public school teachers in recognition of their hard work and sacrifices amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. File Photo from DepEd Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement days ahead of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was criticized by a group of education workers on Wednesday, Aug. 11, for announcing President Duterte’s approval of the release of P1,000 World Teachers Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB). JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN For the Alliance of Concerned...
The House of Representatives has responded positively to President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for the passage of a bill that would help ensure sufficient medical oxygen supply by exempting its importation from taxes. Oxygen tanks Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda (2nd district, Albay) filed on...
Saying that the government should have an “all-hands-on-deck approach” to the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, August 11, called for a “timeout” on politicking as President Duterte hurled insults at a local chief executive. Vice President...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, August 11 objected to the national government's move to take charge of the distribution of "ayuda" or cash assistance to residents of the city of Manila. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto during a hearing on January 20, 2020 (Henzberg...
The Makabayan bloc on Wednesday, August 11 assailed President Rodrigo Duterte for launching “personal attacks” against Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso over his past experiences during his early years as a movie actor. Sara-Moreno In a statement, the six-man Makabayan bloc said...
Now it's clear who President Duterte was referring to when he assailed a Metro Manila mayor for "disorderly" response on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. On Wednesday, officials from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Social Welfare and...
The Duterte administration should stop undermining the autonomy of local government units (LGUs) and proceed to rationalize the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to expedite the country’s full recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator Risa Hontiveros made the call as she slammed...
