President Duterte has come up with a counter of sorts to the Senate’s continued investigation of government agencies for allegations of corruption--holding his "Talk to the People" public briefings twice a week. President Duterte speaks during the pre-recorded “Talk to the People” press...
President Duterte admitted that fear over the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused him to keep the face shield requirement although many countries do not have the same policy. File photo of President Duterte wearing a face shield. (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the...
What good has the Senate done to the country anyway? President Duterte presides over the pre-recorded "Talk to the People" press briefing that was aired Wednesday morning, Sept. 8, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) Such was the question that President Duterte left on the minds on the public from...
"We didn't want this." President Duterte has apologized to countries whose nationals died in the Philippines in the course of the ongoing drug war, saying that while he regrets the loss of lives, the government has its own laws to follow. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Getting a college education has always been a life goal, even a status symbol for Filipinos. Having a college diploma—that big, laminated piece of paper hanging in your living room—is considered by many as one of the indicators of...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay The month of September is considered as the start of the Christmas season in our country, but there seems to be little reason for many of us to be cheerful as we used to be before the pandemic. Whatever remains of our holiday spirit is being...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has conveyed his personal greetings to President Duterte whom he referred to as his “dear friend” during a recent presentation of credentials of the incoming top Philippine diplomat in Ankara. Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Maria Elena Algabre presents...
Go vote for your own president, and good luck. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's message Tuesday, Sept. 7 to what he described as a "small" group of health workers that criticized the Duterte administration's...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, September 7, maintained that the Commission on Audit (COA) has jurisdiction to conduct a special audit on the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), which is chaired by Senator Richard Gordon who recently got embroiled in a verbal tussle with President Duterte....
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s group on Tuesday, Sept. 7 said the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) has not yet considered Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio as a potential alternative presidential candidate in the May 2022 elections. Cusi said the group is standing pat on...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has moved for the issuance of an arrest warrant against Michael Yang for refusing to attend its probe on the Department of Health's (DOH) disbursement of COVID-19 response funds. President Duterte and Philippine Red Cross chairman Senator Richard Gordon (File...
President Duterte's intention to "audit" the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is justified, as far as his spokesman and fellow lawyer Harry Roque is concerned. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) Roque, in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 6, described the Senator...
