After more than a year of resorting to a hybrid format, President Duterte may now allow the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in coronavirus (COVID-19) low-risk areas, Malacañang said. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement a...
It seems to Vice President Leni Robredo that President Duterte “lacks focus” on the government’s pandemic response as she urges his administration to pour available resources into COVID-19 programs. Vice President Leni Robredo and President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) “‘Pag...
Vice President Leni Robredo is questioning the integrity of President Duterte’s supposed anti-corruption drive amid the possibility of premeditated plunder in his administration involving billions worth dubiously purchased medical supplies during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice...
CONAKRY, Guinea -- Guinean special forces seized power in a coup on Sunday, arresting the president and imposing an indefinite curfew in the poor west African country. A screengrab taken from footage sent to AFP by a military source on September 5, 2021 shows the President of Guinea Conakry Alpha...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) granted a P115-million term loan to install six solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) in Taraka, one of the largest municipalities in Lanao del Sur. The SPIS will irrigate 1,200 hectares of agricultural lands and provide potable water to 26 barangays...
Malacañang said President Duterte has yet to give the go-signal for the pilot implementation of the granular lockdown in Metro Manila as its current quarantine classification expires on September 7. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila...
The six presidential appointees to the Philippine Red Cross may have already exceeded their term of office as members and officers of the board of the humanitarian non-government organization. Atty. Larry Gadon2 Anti-corruption advocate lawyer Larry Gadon said President Rodrigo Duterte should now...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has branded as "fake news" an online quote card bearing his face and a rather hilarious statement that traced back corruption to the time of Jesus Christ. (Screenshot from Harry Roque's Facebook) But more than that, the dubious quote card also contained a tacit...
Vice President Leni Robredo has sounded off on several contentious issues that are usually brought up during election season. The 56-year-old official expressed her support for same-sex "unions" and offered precautionary measures and alternatives to abortion and divorce, saying these are more...
Vice President Leni Robredo admitted that her frustration over the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response led her to want to ask the administration for a "blanket authority" to lead the campaign against the pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo made the statement...
The officials of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) came to the defense of Senator Richard Gordon following President Duterte’s accusations against the lawmaker. Philippine Red Cross Gordon stands as the chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the humanitarian organization which has been one of...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) cannot be subjected to an audit by the Commission on Audit (COA) as it is a non-government organization (NGO), the PRC officials said. Philippine Red Cross The Board of Governors of the humanitarian organization made the statement after President Duterte said he wants...
