"Wishful thinking." This was how Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque described the online survey that showed Vice President Leni Robredo as the most preferred presidential candidate for the elections next year. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Vice President Leni Robredo During PTV-4's "Laging...
The Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) has expressed full support for President Duterte's arrest order against barangay chairpersons who will fail to prevent or act appropriately on mass gathering activities in their respective jurisdictions. (Logo courtesy of Liga ng mga Barangay) However, LnB national...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman did not mince words when he hit back at Presidential spokesman Harry Roque for saying that it was the vice president who pushed to do the vaccine infomercial with President Duterte. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez (OVP photo)...
President Duterte has signed into law the measure lowering the minimum height requirement for applicants of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). President Duterte (File...
President Duterte has signed the law giving him the power to defer the increases in contributions of the Social Security System (SSS) for the duration of the State of Calamity. President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act (RA) No. 11548 amended section 4(a)(9) of RA 11199 or the Social...
President Duterte has approved the additional P5-billion allocation for the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), half of the amount requested by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, May 27, related to show business the mistake of President Duterte's spokesperson of attributing to Vice President Leni Robredo the call for a joint informercial on COVID-19 vaccines. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020....
Despite being called out, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque insisted that Vice President Leni Robredo initiated the idea of appearing in an infomercial with President Duterte when it was Senator Joel Villanueva who suggested the idea. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Vice President Leni...
Davao City has officially become the "chocolate capital" of the Philippines under a new law signed by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11547, inked by the President on May 27, also declared the entire Davao Region as the cacao capital of the...
The government may allow overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) to choose their coronavirus vaccines if a certain brand will be required by their employers abroad. A nurse holds two vials of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines that will be distributed at a hospital in Makati City on May 12, 2021. (Ali...
Three laws seeking to create additional legislative districts in Caloocan City and Bulacan as well as dividing Maguindanao into two provinces have been signed by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11545, signed by the President on May 23, splits...
The government has been "diligent" in providing financial aid to Filipinos hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, President Duterte declared Wednesday after learning the "ayuda" distribution is almost complete. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 26, 2021.(Malacañang) According to...
