Opposition coalition 1Sambayan asserted that President Duterte’s purported plan to run for vice president is different from former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo holding the speakership in the House of Representatives or deposed former President Joseph Estrada’s presidential bid in 2010 and...
President Duterte has signed an executive order that delegates the basic services and facilities from the national government to the local government units (LGUs) starting 2022, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Saturday, June 5. But DILG Secretary Eduardo Año...
People would not vote for politicians who were in denial about their election plans but end up running for office, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Friday, June 4. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto said he does not want to be...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan doesn’t believe that the “Davao formula” will work in the national arena, saying that Filipinos will reject a Duterte-Duterte administration come 2022. Lawyer Howard Calleja, one of the convenors of 1Sambayan, said the Duterte-Duterte tandem will be rejected by...
Various private education stakeholders have appealed to President Duterte to intervene as they seek to reverse the provisions in the revenue regulation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) which seeks to increase the tax rate of private schools. (PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN) A petition signed by...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday, June 4, stressed that she is still open to running for president in 2022 amid speculations that she is gunning for the gubernatorial post in her home province of Camarines Sur. VP Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) In a Facebook post, the vice...
President Duterte has conferred the Order of Lapu-Lapu to two alumni of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) who were instrumental in the rescue of patients and newborn babies when the state-run Philippine General Hospital (PGH) was hit by fire last month. PLM President Emmanuel Leyco...
President Duterte is still undecided on whether or not to run for vice president in the 2022 national elections. President Rodrigo Duterte attends ceremonial turnover of Sinovac vaccines at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on February 28, 2021.(Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry...
The United States Embassy in Manila on Friday confirmed the inclusion of the Philippines among the priority countries to receive its share from the initial batch of 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccines that the US intends to donate globally. United States Embassy Charge d'Affaires John Law...
Secretary Alfonso Cusi doesn't believe that he has been remiss in his job as Department of Energy (DOE) chief as a result of him tending to his tasks related to politics. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Ariel Fernandez / File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cusi also wears the hat of vice chairman of ruling...
President Duterte has honored several Philippine General Hospital (PGH) health workers who led the evacuation of patients and newborn babies when a fire broke out at the facility last month. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has his photo taken with the Order of Lapu-Lapu awardees following a ceremony...
Malacañang said it had nothing to do with the text message being spread reminding the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The text message supposedly coming from President Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio urging the public to get vaccinated...
