After being tagged by Malacañang in 2019 over supposed plans to oust President Duterte, Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz said that things happen for a reason and that ordeal eventually led to her winning the country’s first Olympic gold. President Duterte’s virtual courtesy call with...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that President Duterte was just expressing his exasperation when he raised that the movement of those unvaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) should be limited and that they should just stay home. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (MANILA...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday, Aug. 1 said the President’s ever-changing and shifting stance on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) validates the Senate's position that foreign policy should be a shared power and responsibility between the President and the Senate. Drilon, a...
The law that would extend free legal aid to uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police should provide strict guidelines to guarantee that only the innocent will be benefitted. Justice Scale Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said he fully...
President Duterte has appointed Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. as the next chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Malacañang announced Friday, July 30. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo) Faustino, commander of the joint task force in Mindanao, will take the place of Gen. Cirilito Sobejana...
The United States Embassy on Friday welcomed the decision of President Duterte’s decision to retract the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). United States Embassy in Manila “We strongly believe that the VFA, and the broader alliance that the VFA enables, strengthens not only the...
President Duterte has ordered the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to find a source for the cash aid or ayuda for residents who will be affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) that will be imposed on Metro Manila next month, Malacañang said. (Parañaque City - Public...
“Retire a champion!” This advise from former Speaker and incumbent Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez is neither meant for 2021 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz nor eight-division boxing champion Senator Manny Pacquiao. Duterte with Alvarez Alvarez offered this counsel to President...
The Blas Ople Policy Center (Ople Center) believes that the Duterte administration will be appreciated retrospectively for its efforts against modern slavery, particularly on how it has affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President...
The Philippines' military alliance with the United States remained intact after President Duterte reconsidered an earlier decision to scrap the visiting forces agreement (VFA) on the final year of his presidency. President Rodrigo Duterte rescinds an earlier decision to scrap the visiting forces...
As the government moves to curb the rising cases of coronavirus, President Duterte is grateful for the coronavirus vaccines donated by the United States to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte tackles the status and direction of the US-Philippine relations with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
The Philippines and United States have agreed to bolster cooperation in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, illegal drugs and other transnational crimes, and promoting trade and investments. President Rodrigo Duterte welcomes US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III with a fist bump during his...
