The proposed extension of the country's visiting forces agreement (VFA) with the United States is "on the table" pending a dialogue with Washington officials, President Duterte said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte discusses the coronavirus threat, among others, during a a televised address on...
President Duterte stressed anew the importance of getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying those "fools" who refused to get the shot should just stay at home so they cannot infect others. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement as he raised...
Saying that it is a “cause of serious alarm and concern,” President Duterte on Monday, July 19, warned the public that the government might impose “stricter restrictions” anew if the more transmissible Delta variant spreads further in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his...
President Duterte on Monday, July 19, asked authorities if they have tested Arvin Tan, the man who led a wild daylight police chase from Quezon City to Manila last week, for illegal drug use. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on July 19, 2021. (PCOO Screenshot) “I have seen in the...
Chinese vessels now readily leave the country's waters whenever local coast guard authorities ask them to move away, President Duterte said Monday. The President made the observation after the coast guard personnel managed to drive away a Chinese naval ship spotted off the coast of Palawan....
Vice President Leni Robredo was once again snubbed by President Duterte as she was not among those invited to physically attend the Chief Executive’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa on Monday, July 26. Robredo, a leader of the opposition, was instead invited to...
President Duterte is prepared to tighten movement curbs in communities if warranted especially in the face of the threat of the more contagious coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the President won't hesitate to...
Malacañang nudged Congress anew to pass a measure putting an end to contractualization (ENDO), saying such law remained to be an administration bill. President Rodrigo Duterte. (Malacañang photo) Roque made the statement a week before President Duterte delivers his last State of the Nation...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque thought that, instead of a legacy of notoriety, the administration's bloody drug war will be a "true legacy" of President Duterte as he fulfilled his promise that the country will win against illegal drugs. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Roque made the...
Malacañang said President Duterte has yet to make up his mind about his senatorial candidates in the 2022 elections despite the names that the Chief Executive has floated. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement days after Duterte attended...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said President Duterte's claim that the vice president was immune from suit opens the door to provoke the country's jurisprudence after being reminded that there was no such provision in the Constitution. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang)...
Where will President Duterte get the "sacks" of money needed to bankroll the campaign of administration candidates in the 2022 elections? President Rodrigo Duterte attends the National Assembly of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Clark, Pampanga on July 17, 2021....
