President Duterte is trying to convince television host Willie Revillame to run for senator in next year's elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President has offered Revillame a slot in his senatorial slate for the 2022 polls, saying it will stay "open until the last...
Malacañang is wishing the opposition coalition 1Sambayan good luck after it fielded its nominees for president and vice president in the 2022 elections. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque however observed the opposition coalition may face an uphill climb in the forthcoming elections after some of...
A lawmaker representing one of the most disaster-prone provinces in the country called on President Rodrigo Duterte to certify as an urgent administration measure the bill proposing to create the Department of Disaster Resilience. Noting that the typhoon season in the country is fast approaching,...
President Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to strengthen the bilateral relations between the Philippines and Russia as they exchanged congratulatory messages Saturday during the celebration of national holidays in their countries. President Duterte and Russian President Vladimir...
President Duterte revealed on Saturday that a wall was being built at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes' Cemetery) to honor medical frontliners who died in the line of duty due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made the statement as he led the commemoration...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday, June 12, urged Filipinos to continue defending the Philippines' sovereignty and reject leaders who are tolerating China's incursions of its territory. Senator Leila de Lima (REUTERS) In her Independence Day statement, De Lima said the public should...
President Duterte has expressed hope that the Philippines can overcome the challenges brought by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as he joined Filipinos in celebrating Independence Day. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement as the country commemorated the...
Senator Panfilo Lacson responded to his former colleague, Antonio Trillanes IV, after the latter said that he was "never" considered a member of the opposition for supporting some of the Duterte administration's policies. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson and former senator Antonio 'Sonny' Trillanes IV...
Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, June 11, said President Duterte should stop boasting about the "deep friendship" of Philippines and China amid the latter's continued incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement, the opposition lawmakers said "China is clearly taking advantage and...
President Rodrigo Duterte and Yuka Saso. (MB File Photos) President Duterte heaped praised on teen golfer Yuka Saso after she won the recently concluded 2021 US Women’s Open last Monday, July 7. Saso became the first Filipina to win a major title by beating Japanese Nasa Hataoka in a three-hole...
The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus may not yet be ready to ease its quarantine status to the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), the least restrictive of the four risk classifications imposed by the government to curb the coronavirus outbreak. Santi, the sanitation robot, is deployed...
It seems that Malacañang is unlikely to reverse a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) rule imposing higher corporate income tax on private schools in the country for now. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque declared Thursday that the Palace supports...
