President Duterte’s latest joke that he will put a cap on spewing Taal volcano was simply an attempt to “lighten the mood” of the people in the aftermath of a natural calamity, his spokesperson said on Monday, July 5. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his virtual media...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday, July 5, said that the World Bank owed the Philippines a “public apology” after its report on student learning outcomes and well-being put the entire country to “shame.” Education Secretary Leonor Briones/ DepEd/ FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN...
President Duterte might visit the injured military troops in a Zamboanga hospital “if plans push through,” Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said, referring to some 49 army personnel who were injured when a C-130 military plane crashed in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, July 4. President Rodrigo...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV will not be able to prove any of his plunder allegations against President Duterte and his long-time aide Senator Christopher Go, pointing out that he has been doing this since the start of the present administration....
Malacañang assured the public that the government will go "all-out" in getting to the bottom of the illegal sale of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, saying no one should profit from the suffering of the nation. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Monday, July 5, described as “watusi,” a type of firecracker in the Philippines, the corruption allegations made by Senator Manny Pacquiao, who called on the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to investigate at least four government agencies. Senator Manny...
Malacañang said that the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes under the basic education curriculum may happen sooner than expected now that vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been picking up. A teacher holds face-to-face classes before schools were closed due to...
Malacañang offered prayers for the safe recovery of the passengers of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 transport plane that crashed in Sulu Sunday morning. BURNING AIRCRAFT. An aircraft carrier, said to be a Philippine Airforce C-130H, crashed in Patikul, Sulu Sunday afternoon, July 4....
Vice President Leni Robredo can only wonder what she could have done if she had access to the P18.4-billion unspent funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), which expired on June 30. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN The unused portion of the fund,...
Fully vaccinated individuals who are close contacts of probable or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) patients may not be required to undergo testing nor quarantine if they would be traced seven days after their last exposure. A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the interzonal travel of fully vaccinated individuals, including senior citizens, subject to anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) guidelines. Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority lists which refer to medical...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima is pushing for a bill that seeks to declare the San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan City as a national historical site for history, freedom and independence. De Lima, in filing Senate Bill No 2301, said the parish bore witness to centuries-worth of Filipino’s triumphs...
