With only months left in his term, President Duterte reassured the public that his administration remains committed to its promise of infrastructure development aimed at making the Philippines a progressive nation. President Duterte leads the inauguration of the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) to...
It's under study. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this assurance Thursday, Sept. 30, to the business sector following appeals from its stakeholders to postpone the increase in monthly contributions to the Social Security...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Thursday, September 30, officially nominated and endorsed the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo for president in the upcoming elections. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, lead convenor of...
The Philippine Stock Exchange’s Board of Directors has approved the listing of the shares of AllDay Marts, Inc. at the bourse’s Main Board—paving the way for the retailer’s P6 billion initial public offering. AllDay Marts, the operator of AllDay Supermarkets, will be offering up to 6.86...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque justified on Thursday, Sept. 30 the certification as urgent of the P5.024-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB), calling it a "pandemic budget". (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, Roque said that the Palace...
(SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS) Most adult Filipinos agree that the country's president should only serve a single six-year term as stated under the 1987 Constitution, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Wednesday, Sept. 29 The non-commissioned SWS survey, conducted from...
If a "Tondo tandem" can vie for the top two positions in government, why can't a "Davao duo" do the same? Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Malacañang) Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo raised this question in...
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...
Amid some indications that the coronavirus is here to stay, the Insular Life (InLife) assured that the company has the financial strength to meet its obligations to policyholders. In an online briefing, Raoul E. Littaua, InLife president and chief executive officer said on Tuesday, Sept. 28, that...
