The Commission on Audit (COA) should expect to receive a formal request from Malacañang to audit the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) anytime soon. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who is in New York, USA, speaks during the a virtual press briefing Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 (Screenshot from...
The Senate will remain independent and continue with its mandate in ensuring proper use of public funds, even as the executive department would refuse to cooperate in its proceedings. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads on July 26, 2021 the opening of the third regular session of the...
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva absolved former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang, who is at the center of the Senate probe on the alleged anomalous transaction in the procurement of face masks and face shields, of any illegal drug connections...
President Duterte has questioned the Senate blue ribbon committee on why it is listening to former policeman Eduardo Acierto in the alleged anomalous procurement of medical supplies when he has already been dismissed twice by the Office of the Ombudsman. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his...
President Duterte has made it clear that he "doesn't care" about what could happen to controversial firm Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. President Rodrigo Duterte drives home a point during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on Sept. 13, 2021. (Malacañang photo) This, depsite the company's...
Korean President Moon Jae-in met K-pop superstars BTS on Sept. 14 to give them their appointment papers as his special envoy. Last July, Moon appointed BTS as Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture. BTS members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook went to Cheong Wa...
The Philippine government is looking at the possibility of vaccinating the general adult population against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) once there is “a stable vaccine supply” by next month. In his taped public address aired on Tuesday, Sept. 14, President Duterte said that the general...
President Duterte on Monday, September 13, warned Senator Richard Gordon, who is leading the investigations into the government’s procurement of alleged overpriced medical supplies during the pandemic, that he will campaign against him when he runs in the 2022 polls. President Rodrigo Duterte and...
President Duterte wants to personally approve or reject the invitations of Cabinet members who are summoned to appear at the Senate's public inquiries. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. It was aired Tuesday morning, Sept. 14....
Did Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque cast doubt on the vice presidential bid of President Duterte? Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from Facebook, Malacañang) In a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 13, Roque said that it was still up in the air who...
The infighting within the the ruling party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), may disrupt the government’s policymaking at the height of a pandemic-induced crisis, Fitch Solutions said. In a commentary published by Fitch Solutions on Monday, Sept. 13, the research group...
Why avoid government audit if you're not hiding anything? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) This was Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's question Monday, Sept. 13 to Senator Richard Gordon, chairman of Philippine Red Cross (PRC). In a virtual press briefing,...
