The P1.14-trillion employment recovery plan that is expected to generate at least 220,000 jobs and assist over 1.4 million Filipinos struggling with unemployment and income losses has finally received the green light from Malacañang. A barbershop worker in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. (File...
The Department of Health (DOH) said the disclosure of confidential information, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status of anyone is illegal. DOH/MB It cited that Republic Act No. 11166 or the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act guarantees the confidentiality and privacy of any individual...
The government is determined to take steps to further improve the country's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulations. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of new laws in Malacañang on June 16, 2021. (Malacañang) Presidential spokesman...
Malacañang shrugged off the small protest of some members of the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL) against President Duterte, saying the Chief Executive probably does not care about it. Photo of the online convention of the IBP where President Duterte's recorded message was met with some...
Malacañang revealed that President Duterte actually wanted to attend the wake of the late former President Benigno Aquino III (PNoy) but circumstances hindered his plans to pay his last respects to his predecessor. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
The late former President Benigno Aquino III refused to get a kidney transplant if the donor is someone from his family or someone young, one of his former Cabinet secretaries said on Monday, June 28. A file photo of the late President Benigno Aquino III. (Malacañang) Former Energy Secretary Rene...
Malacañang said it was possible for the National Capital Region (NCR) to downgrade to the ordinary general community quarantine (GCQ) but not to the modified GCQ (MGCQ) or the least strict risk classification. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement days...
The proposed arming of civilian volunteers helping in the government's anti-crime campaign is not yet final, Malacañang clarified Monday. resident Rodrigo Roa Duterte administers the oath-taking ceremony of the Global Coalition of Lingkod Bayan Advocacy Support Groups and Force Multipliers during...
Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has disagreed with President Duterte's proposal to arm anti-crime volunteers to help in law enforcement. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar (middle) leads the commemoration of the 123rd proclamation of Independence Day at Camp Crame in...
The counsel of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the family of the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos will be sought by House Majority Leader and Lakas-CMD president Martin Romualdez in helping him reach a decision on whether or not to gun for the vice presidency next year. Romualdez...
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has found a new home in Manila after apparently getting evicted from the Malacañang compound. The Presidential Communications Operations Office vacates the New Executive Building, its home for several years, and finds a new office space in...
Anti-crime civilians could avail of existing procedures to own and carry guns if they want to help law enforcement agencies in crime fighting as President Duterte had proposed, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Monday, June 28. But if the President wanted to ease the procedures for...
