GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Looking back, it would be difficult not to feel a sense of frustration, even anger, at the many opportunities that were missed or ignored by government that could have made a difference today. No amount of feigned exuberance or managed events...
The 2022 national and local elections would push through as scheduled, Malacanang said after rejecting the proposed establishment of a revolutionary government supposedly to be led by President Duterte. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque assured the nation that the country's next president would be...
D&L Industries Inc., the country’s largest specialty foods ingredients, plastics and oleochemicals firm, is planning to raise up to P5 billion from its first bond offering to fund its P8 billion capacity expansion program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, D&L said...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, March, defended President Duterte’s ‘maliit na bagay’ (small thing) remark on the coronavirus pandemic, saying instead that what the Chief Executive meant is that the virus will not be here forever. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS /...
After a year in quarantine, a barangay in Iloilo province logged zero cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), one of the few remaining communities in the country that has been untouched by the virus. (Photo via Raymund Antonio) Barangay Bagacay in Tigbauan, Iloilo had zero COVID-19 cases...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday insisted he doesn’t want to be part of any talks pertaining to the upcoming May 2022 national and local elections. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go (Senator Christopher “Bong” Go official Facebook page / FILE PHOTO) Go said he has no desire to run...
Vice President Leni Robredo found the new policy against the public display of affection (PDA) among couples funny, saying this may just end up like the short-lived motorcycle barriers. Robredo made the statement after the Philippine National Police (PNP) said police officers will now call out...
More travelers can now be accommodated at the Port of Dumaguete and Dumaguete Airport in Negros Oriental after the two ports underwent improvement works during the lockdown. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte leads the unveiling of the marker of the Port Operations Building at the Port of Dumaguete in...
Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao denied that the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is calling on President Duterte to run for vice president in 2022. Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao (PNA FILE PHOTO) Pacquiao, acting PDP-Laban president, said in a presser on Friday,...
More corrupt public servants will be next on President Duterte's chopping block. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the inauguration of the development projects at Dumaguete (Sibulan) Airport in Sibulan, Negros Oriental on March 11, 2021. (TOTO LOZANO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) The...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday maintained that President Duterte is the driving force behind the unabated spate of killings and human rights abuses in the country because he continues to promote a culture of violence and impunity. Senator Leila de Lima (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO /...
If President Duterte's Cabinet members were enrolled in a school, three officials would be vying for the valedictorian spot. President Duterte has praised Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III for being the top performers...
