President Duterte has appointed Jesus Melchor Quitain as his new chief presidential legal counsel, Malacañang announced on Tuesday, October 19. President Rodrigo Duterte and incoming Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Jesus Melchor Quitain (Presidential photo) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque...
If a "Tondo tandem" can vie for the top two positions in government, why can't a "Davao duo" do the same? Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Malacañang) Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo raised this question in...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque is firm that Malacañang will not share records of the administration's infamous drug war to the public nor the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) but assured the people that those guilty of crimes are being investigated, tried, and punished. Presidential Spokesman...
President Duterte remains unbothered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) authorizing the full inquiry on his infamous drug war, reiterating that the court does not have jurisdiction over the Philippine affairs. President Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has branded the Senate hearings on alleged corruption in government amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as a mere "question hour" and not a true-blue investigation "in aid of legislation". Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo...
It's the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee under Senator Richard Gordon that's committing incitement to sedition, not President Duterte. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (Screenshot from Facebook live) Thus, said Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo as he defended Duterte's...
The Commission on Audit (COA) should expect to receive a formal request from Malacañang to audit the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) anytime soon. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who is in New York, USA, speaks during the a virtual press briefing Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 (Screenshot from...
Why avoid government audit if you're not hiding anything? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) This was Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's question Monday, Sept. 13 to Senator Richard Gordon, chairman of Philippine Red Cross (PRC). In a virtual press briefing,...
It would be a dereliction of his duty as head of the Commission on Audit (COA) if Chairman Michael Aguinaldo refuses to audit the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). COA Chairman Michael Aguinaldo (left) Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from Zoom, MANILA BULLETIN) President Duterte stated this during his...
President Duterte has made his first categorical statement that he will run for vice president next year. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” briefing on Aug. 24, 2021. The briefing ended at past midnight. (Screenshot from Facebook live) He did so during the tail...
Panelo extends condolences The man behind the well-loved Melo's Steakhouse and the chairman/founder of Melo's Chain of Restaurants and Wagyu Restaurant, Carmelo L. Santiago, passed away last August 6, 2021. He was 78 years old. Aside from his restaurants, he holds many other positions in different...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has expressed his condolences to former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for the passing of his mother Estelita on Friday, August 6. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Malacañang/Manila Bulletin...
