President Duterte threw shade at a local chief executive for his steamy photos, asking Filipinos to think twice before voting for someone who was trained to be a “call boy.” President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his public address on August 9, 2021. (Malacañang) Duterte, during his taped public...
Metro Manila residents will no longer be permitted to exercise outdoors as per a new resolution from the Metro Manila Council (MMC). MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos makes his presentation on Zoom before President Duterte during the late evening public briefing on Aug. 9, 2021. (Screengrab from Facebook...
President Duterte has asked Filipinos to heed his advice to keep on following health protocols against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including the wearing of face shields, because they voted for him to be the country's leader in the first place. President Duterte (ROBINSON NIÑAL/...
President Duterte tasked the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Department of National Defense (DND), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to handle the cash aid distribution in some areas in Metro Manila because the mayors there “do not know...
For the sake of putting end to the Duterte brand of governance, various opposition groups have been asked to be “open to all formulas” that could lead to unification. Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Panfilo Lacson House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate aired...
President Duterte has pledged to give all Filipino athletes who competed in the recently concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympics additional cash incentives, regardless if they won in their respective events or not. President Duterte congratulates Tokyo 2020 Olympics Silver medalists Carlo Paalam and Nesthy...
Malacañang asked local chief executives to not blame President Duterte for the incident last week where people flocked to different vaccination sites in fear of not being allowed to go out during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque credited President Duterte for the Philippines’ biggest medal haul in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that saw Filipino athletes coming home with its first-ever gold medal, two silver medals, and one bronze medal. Team Philippines at the Tokyo Olympics (Philippine...
BEIJING, China -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the fair and reasonable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the globe which is crucial in the fight against the pandemic still raging worldwide. Chinese President Xi Jinping (Xinhua) Xi has been leading China to fulfill its...
President Duterte expressed confidence that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will emerge victorious in its fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic like it always does when faced with challenges. The ASEAN leaders meet at the organization’s secretariat building in...
The United States Embassy has omitted from its official press release the name of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go from among the top Philippine officials who attended the ceremony to welcome the arrival of more than three million doses of US-donated Moderna vaccine in Manila on August 3,...
Another province will shift to the most restrictive lockdown this month as the country's coronavirus cases continued to climb. Police conduct checkpoint operations ahead of the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine on August 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) Malacañang announced...
