“Retire a champion!” This advise from former Speaker and incumbent Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez is neither meant for 2021 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz nor eight-division boxing champion Senator Manny Pacquiao. Duterte with Alvarez Alvarez offered this counsel to President...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. (PSC Instagram) The cash incentives continue to come to Hidilyn Diaz's way. The 30-year-old weightlifter is set to receive an additional P5 million from the Philippine...
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman disputed on Tuesday, July 27 President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic cut short economic advancement of the country that was felt before the contagion. Duterte 2021 SONA Lagman, an independent, said Duterte, in his final...
The House of Representatives is committed to support the remaining legislative priorities that President Rodrigo Duterte sought to be passed by Congress, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said on Tuesday, July 27. Duterte 2021 SONA In response to Duterte’s SONA request, Velasco said congressmen are...
Filipino health workers on Monday, July 26, gave President Rodrigo Duterte's pandemic response a "failing" mark. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the Alliance Health Workers (AHW) lamented Duterte's "gross neglect" in ensuring the safety, protection, and welfare of the public against...
President Rodrigo Duterte has made "unrealistic" promises to end corruption, illegal drugs, and human trafficking in the Philippines, a research fellow at the Ateneo School of Government said Monday, July 26. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Dr. Edilberto de Jesus noted that...
The business sector wished that President Rodrigo on his last State of the Nation Address today, July 26, will direct Congress to pass various pending economic reforms and commit that the executive department will act on several issues to ensure government and the private sector can work towards...
It’s all systems go for People’s Television (PTV) Network’s extensive coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, 2021. Dubbed “Pamana ng Pagbabago,” the program will be highlighted by the President’s final report to the nation...
In three to five years, Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) will complete its P155-billion ‘Urban Ring Road,’ a network linking expressways in all four directions of Metro Manila to make travel seamless for motorists. So far, some parts of the road's three expressway sections “have been...
If there is one topic that President Rodrigo Duterte should not miss in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week, it should be his administration’s accomplishments in the advancement of the telecommunications industry. Laptop Internet speed In reports reaching members of the House...
Far Eastern University (FEU) law dean Atty. Mel Sta. Maria has rebuked President Rodrigo Duterte for saying he will run for vice president to have immunity from lawsuit. President Rodrigo Duterte (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, Sta. Maria said the Constitution does not guarantee the...
President Rodrigo Duterte will be clothed with immunity from legal prosecution if he wins the 2022 vice presidential race but this protection applies only in local setting and not in international courts of justice. President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte’s announcement that he would seek the vice...
