Malacañang hailed on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 5 the huge improvement it achieved in the net score on "personal freedom to speak freely" against President Duterte entering the final year of his administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS)...
(SWS) Forty-five percent of Filipinos agreed that they can speak "openly and without fear" even if it is against President Duterte, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Monday, Oct. 4. The non-commissioned survey, which was conducted from June 23 to 26, asked...
United States Senate Majority Whip Richard “Dick” Durbin (D-IL) on Thursday (Wednesday in Washington, D.C.) told Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. that the US recognizes the importance of its security cooperation with the Philippines but “not at the exclusion of the country’s...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has raised concern that the state-run People's Television Network (PTV) might be used to advance the political bids of administration candidates for the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Senate PRIB) "Medyo nagiging crucial ang role ninyo...
President Duterte appealed to "anti-vaxxers" or people who do not believe in vaccines, to "go with the trend," reiterating that getting vaccinated is the best way to overcome the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) Duterte made the statement after...
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio told the youth to oppose “any attempt by the government to curtail our freedom,” pointing particularly to the controversial Anti-Terror Law that the Duterte administration allegedly uses to intimidate critics and activists. Retired Supreme...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban on Sunday blamed the United States for the chaotic evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghans and foreigners from Kabul, one week after the hardline Islamist group returned to power in a rapid victory that stunned the world. Afghans gather near a gate of Kabul...
The country’s largest business groups have strongly opposed moves to maintain the telecommunications industry as a public utility or subject it to minority foreign ownership as they cited interest from SpaceX, Japan's KDDI and Kobashi groups to enter the country that could provide competition in...
The Technology Application and Promotion Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI) is set to launch next week its five newly published books on intellectual protection and homegrown technologies to benefit the country’s entrepreneurs. (DOST Facebook page) The virtual...
Two House of Representatives leaders who supported ABS-CBN’s bid for the grant of a fresh legislative franchise remained optimistic that the legislative body will 'correct' what it has done last year and grant the network its request in the 19th Congress. ABS-CBN FRANCHISE On the first...
Foreign and local business groups in the country have urged the passage of 17 priority bills by the 18th Congress during its third and final session year that will commence on July 26. The letter sent to President Rodrigo Duterte was signed by 15 business groups, including eight Philippine...
Business groups have thrown support for the private schools which have been hard-hit by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and are now facing a 150-percent increase in income tax rate. At the recent virtual forum hosted by think tank Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute, a coordinating...
