Around P74.3 billion worth of illegal drugs and laboratory equipment have been confiscated by the country’s anti-narcotics authorities since the start of President Duterte’s administration in 2016, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday night,...
President Duterte has "advised" Filipinos to use face shields on top of their face masks in order to protect themselves from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Kaya yung talagang gustong di kayo matamaan, huwag niyong itapon yung...
President Duterte signed on Tuesday, Dec. 21 a declaration placing six regions in the country under a "state of calamity" after they were pummelled by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. STATE OF CALAMITY--President Duterte signs a declaration placing six regions in the country under a "state of...
"You'll be the death of me." President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the pre-taped “Talk to the People” public briefing on Dec. 13, 2021 (Malacañang photo) President Duterte had this to say to Filipinos who, over nine months into the government's mass vaccination program, still refuse to get...
President Duterte will not “bow down” to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as he boasted of his government's achievements in seizing billions worth of illegal drugs, most notably "shabu" (methamphetamine hydrochloride) or “poor man’s cocaine". President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during...
President Duterte is giving Filipinos "control" over what happens in his weekly late night public briefings dubbed "Talk to the People". President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the pre-taped "Talk to the People" public briefing on Dec. 13, 2021 (Malacañang photo) In the pre-recorded episode of...
President Duterte stressed on Monday, Dec. 13 that the Philippines and China remain "good friends", even recalling the debt of gratitude that the former has toward the latter amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) "I'd like to remind everybody...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo could not help but laugh after a supporter commented that she might have an “idol” for going live on Facebook at midnight. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) “Pasensya na kayo. Binibiro ako dito na may idol daw ako kasi gabi ako nagfe-Facebook...
President Duterte gave due thanks on Monday night, Dec. 6 to Filipino frontliners for their "impressive" feat of bringing the number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections back down to the triple-digit range. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Better days ahead because...
President Duterte bragged about the state of the country’s airports on late Monday night, Dec. 6, describing them as "at par" with airports elsewhere. (Screenshot from Facebook live) Speaking during his pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public briefing, Duterte once again showed a recent clip of...
President Duterte has officially announced the second round of national vaccination days, which will take place before Christmas. (Mufid Majnun/ Unsplash) "We will have a second round of 'Bayanihan, Bakunahan' from Dec. 15 to 17," Duterte said Monday, Dec. 6 during the slightly delayed airing of...
President Duterte says he's inclined to approve a proposal to make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory among Filipinos, should the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) come up with one. President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a Cabinet member’s presentation during his ‘Talk...
