The 1Sambayan coalition has scored President Duterte for supposedly selling out to China following his weak stance in defending the West Philippine Sea from its unlawful incursions. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President has bowed down to China despite an arbitral ruling...
Are we better off now than five years ago? As President Duterte prepares for his final SONA, his cabinet secretaries look back on their proudest achievements and look forward to many more things to accomplish in this last stretch. Sec. Berna Romulo Puyat, Department of Tourism There are two...
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has debunked President Duterte’s assumption that he will be spared from criminal liability if he wins the vice presidency in the 2022 national election. Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales (via...
The Presidential Security Group (PSG) is prepared to provide full security for President Duterte and help ensure the smooth and safe conduct of his State of the Nation Address (SONA) this Monday. Members of the Presidential Security Group secure the presidential helicopter as part of the simulation...
Malacañang has confirmed that President Duterte called members of the government's pandemic task force to a special meeting on Saturday to discuss the local transmission of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte meets with core members of the...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has released details of alternate routes that motorists may take in light of the President Duterte's upcoming sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26. (Photo from MMDA) Despite the persisting coronavirus disease...
The ecumenical group “One Faith. One Nation. One Voice” said President Duterte’s recent announcement of a bid for Vice-President is the farthest thing from what the country needs. One Voice In a statement on Friday, July 23, the group scored how Duterte failed to deliver on his campaign...
The only thing that retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio wants to hear from President Duterte in the last year of his administration is to prohibit China from further fishing in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio J. Carpio (via 1Sambayan...
While the whole world prepares for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, Malacañang announced that President Duterte has approved an additional P100,000 games allowance to all 19 Tokyo Olympians and six Paralympians "as token and to celebrate the achievement of the athletes qualified for the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is "fully prepared" to secure the sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Duterte next week even as various groups are expected to launch street protests, the country's top cop assured the public on Friday, July 23. Police officers who...
The local government units (LGUs) have the right to permit or reject requests for the staging of rallies in their respective jurisdictions with President Duterte delivering his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26. (DILG logo) The Department of the Interior and Local...
Climate and energy policy group Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) has a lot of good things to say about President Duterte's legacy in terms of climate action and renewable energy, even as the leader prepares to wrap up his six-year tenure in Malacañang. President Rodrigo...
