Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s unwillingness to run for president despite consistently leading poll surveys for the position has given supporters more reason to encourage her to lead the nation. 50B3404E-BB7A-4E14-B32F-F0F7E874583D “Mayor Sara’s reluctance to run means she has...
President Duterte's defense of his supposed friends involved in the government's contracts with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation should not be equated to tolerating acts of corruption. Senator Francis Tolentino (KEVIN DELA CRUZ/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Administration ally Senator Francis...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque recalled President Duterte's tirade against wealthy countries during the latter's recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) following the Philippines' dismal last place finish in Bloomberg’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Resilience...
"He is still the President." The Presidential Security Group (PSG) said that it will insist on joining President Duterte when he files his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president, saying the Commission on Elections (Comelec) cannot take the group's mandate of protecting the Chief...
Despite an unexpected second-place finish, Malacañang is unbothered by the result of a recent vice presidential preference survey, saying President Duterte is still the candidate to beat in the upcoming 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III...
There is still a huge possibility that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio could run for the highest position in government in the upcoming May 2022 national elections, a member of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on Wednesday,...
(PULSE ASIA) Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte still emerged as the top pick among the preferred presidential candidates in the 2022 elections, based on the latest Pulse Asia survey results released on Wednesday, Sept. 29. The non-commissioned survey was conducted from Sept. 6 to 11 with 2,400 adult...
Will the alleged scam on the government's procurement of COVID-19 supplies reach Malacañang? "Yes." Senator Richard Gordon (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) This was the answer by Senator Richard J, Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, when asked Wednesday, September 29, on whether...
The government can invoke police power of the State, but there is need for a new law that would compel people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said on Tuesday, September 28, In his virtual media briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the...
Malacañang still has no official position on the AUKUS security pact, but President Duterte has expressed concern on one of the agreement's implications in the Southeast Asian region. President Rodrigo Duterte tries to get his point across during the "Talk to the People" public briefing on Monday...
Senators on Tuesday, Sept. 28 rejected President Duterte’s claim that the detention of resource person from Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation by the Senate was akin to martial law. Senate President Vicente Sotto III told reporters the President’s statement was “obviously a mislay.”...
A faction of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) on Tuesday, Sept. 28 downplayed the survey that showed majority of the Filipinos believe that President Duterte’s bid for the vice presidency in the May 2022 national elections is unconstitutional. “We have seen the SWS survey...
