Photos from AFP Filipino medalists to the Tokyo Olympics will pay a courtesy call with President Duterte at the Malacañang on Aug. 23 following their triumphant showing at the Games. Hidilyn Diaz, the country’s first Olympic gold winner, will lead the small group also composed of silver...
China will donate another batch of coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines that could further boost the local vaccination drive. President Rodrigo Duterte attends the turnover of Sinovac vaccines donated by China at the Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on February 28, 2021. (Malacañang) Presidential...
Caritas Philippines has called on Filipinos to rally behind the Commission on Audit (COA) which bared several deficiencies in the financial management of different government agencies. Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Kidapawan, National director of Caritas Philippines. (CBCP/ MANILA BULLETIN) "We...
If they don’t win the national elections next year, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, August 19, swore that President Duterte and his “Davao group” will go “straight to prison.” Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Czar Dancel / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, the...
DMCI Mining reported that its net income soared 409 percent to P1.2 billion in the first half of 2021 from P241 million in the same period last year due to record shipments and higher nickel prices. In a statement, DMCI Mining said its revenues in the first half grew 123 percent to P2.7 billion in...
Emperador Inc. is planning a secondary listing by way of introduction on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its Board of Directors has granted authority to the management to deliver all the necessary requirements for a Secondary...
The country is blessed to have President Duterte as its leader due to his hard work, according to religious leader Apollo Quiboloy. Pastor Apollo Quiboloy prays over President Rodrigo Duterte during the latter's visit to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ's headquarters in Davao on August 17, 2021....
Former Commission on Audit (COA) commissioner and 1Sambayan senior convenor Heidi Mendoza on Wednesday, August 18, said that the pandemic cannot be used as an excuse to “relax internal controls and audit” because it will lead to corruption. Former COA commissioner and 1Sambayan convenor Heidi...
The pandemic did not prevent these two old friends to get together for an evening of good food, conversation, and prayer. President Duterte chats with religious leader Apollo Quiboloy during a visit to the latter's place in Davao City on August 17, 2021. (Photo: Pastor Quiboloy/SMNI/Facebook)...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Recently, I wrote about how a recent Pulse Asia survey revealed widespread dissatisfaction with the government and its handling of the pandemic. The survey, taken in June, showed nine out of 10 Filipinos dissatisfied with government. This is...
Kris Aquino Kris Aquino sent her elder sister Ballsy flour flower arrangements on the eve of her 66th birth anniversary. But Kris said that her sister asked her if she was dying because she sent her four flower arrangements. Aside from the flowers arrangements, Kris said that she has another gift...
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV accused President Duterte of twisting the story on the Commission on Audit (COA), which recently flagged the Department of Health (DOH) for “deficiencies” in the use of some P67.3 billion of COVID-19 funds. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN...
