Leyte 4th District Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez agreed that China is being the "biggest bully" to the Philippines with its incursions in the West Philippine Sea, but said the two countries should keep their cordial relationship. Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez (House of...
Malacañang hit back at the opposition coalition for dismissing a possible vice presidential bid of President Duterte as a bad joke. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the opposition might end up looking foolish if the President...
The opposition coalition 1Sambayan said it was a “joke of the worst kind” to see President Duterte run as vice president in the May 2022 polls. In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, 1Sambayan convenor and lawyer Howard Calleja said it will be “laughable” to see the Chief...
The country's health frontliners attending to coronavirus patients will continue to receive a special risk allowance from the government. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) President Duterte has signed Administrative Order No. 42 authorizing the continued grant of COVID-19 Special...
President Duterte still considers Senator Manny Pacquiao a political ally and is open to holding a meeting with him. President Rodrigo Duterte reads a document ahead of his public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque issued the statement after Pacquiao...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has submitted to President Duterte its recommendation for the next Philippine Navy (PN) Flag Officer in Command with the impending retirement of Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo on Wednesday, June 9. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque maintained that the ongoing police investigations into the deaths related to the country’s drug war are not part of the sharing of information agreement between the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Presidential spokesperson...
President Duterte has given the Department of Health (DOH) until Thursday to assess the different testing and quarantine protocols being implemented by the province of Cebu. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) The President issued the directive to the health...
President Duterte knows he was nominated by his political party, PDP-Laban, to be its vice presidential candidate in 2022, and he is thinking about it. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Speaking to media in a virtual briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Chief...
President Duterte is interested to meet the Manila traffic enforcer who kept calm despite being assaulted by a motorist. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) In a televised address Monday night, May 31, the President praised the government personnel for...
Children who may be spotted in mass gatherings such as pool parties won't be arrested but will simply be sent home, President Duterte declared Monday amid the government's movement curbs to stem the coronavirus spread. The parents, instead, should be apprehended in case of involvement in the breach...
The government cannot divulge all information related to its war on illegal drugs and anti-communist insurgency operations in the country, President Duterte said Monday, May 31. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his “Talk to the People” address on May 31, 2021 (Malacañang photo) In his...
