Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on Monday, July 19, called President Duterte a coward for planning to run as vice president in 2022 to get away from the legal liabilities that he is bound to face once he steps down from power. Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales (FILE PHOTO/MANILA...
Students will still not be allowed to return to school despite the planned opening of the classes this September. Some teachers hold online classes under distance learning. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the government will continue to prohibit...
Far Eastern University (FEU) law dean Atty. Mel Sta. Maria has rebuked President Rodrigo Duterte for saying he will run for vice president to have immunity from lawsuit. President Rodrigo Duterte (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, Sta. Maria said the Constitution does not guarantee the...
President Duterte’s primary legacy is the thousands of killings that happened during his term, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said as the administration prepares for the last stretch before his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week. President Rodrigo Duterte and former Senator...
Accountants are crucial in the fight against corruption in government, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte, chairman of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), delivers a speech during the national assembly of the PDP-Laban in Clark, Pampanga on July 17,...
President Duterte is bracing for a legal battle over the leadership of the ruling Partido Demoktraiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party among warring factions. President Rodrigo Duterte attends the National Assembly of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Clark,...
President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks that the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)- Laban had been asleep for 100 years and only woke up when he ran for president in 2016 is but an exaggeration, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Sunday. “We know what it meant, that’s just a...
A women's group has urged the national government to ensure enough jobs and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs for women to help stimulate the economy. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) This after the Philippine Stocks Exchange reported that while foreign investments have been steadily low at 21 percent,...
President Duterte’s declaration of running for vice president to avoid the lawsuits he may be facing once his term ends in 2022 “is an insult to voters,” an activist group said Sunday, July 18. President Rodrigo Duterte Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr....
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, July 18 maintained that Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is still an expelled member of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) even though it was President Duterte himself who swore him as the party’s president. Pimentel,...
President Rodrigo Duterte will be clothed with immunity from legal prosecution if he wins the 2022 vice presidential race but this protection applies only in local setting and not in international courts of justice. President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte’s announcement that he would seek the vice...
President Duterte lauded the newly completed Clark International Airport (CRK), saying it will help boost the economic development in North and Central Luzon. President Rodrigo Duterte and Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade try out the self-check-in counter during the inspection of the newly...
