The more than 700 police officers who were involved in the illegal drug trade should not only be dismissed from service, but they must also be prosecuted and jailed, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s Facebook page) Diokno made the remark...
Malacañang on Friday, April 1, vowed to achieve a 100 percent COVID-19 vaccination rate in the country before President Duterte's term ends in June this year. (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a virtual Palace briefing, Communications Undersecretary Kris Ablan added that the government...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said that all areas in the country may be under Covid-19 Alert Level 1...
If he would have his way, presidential candidate and former senator Bongbong Marcos would extend the term limits of barangay officials in the Philippines so they could serve a maximum of three, five--year terms. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Lakas-CMD Media) This was broached by Marcos...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has categorically told fellow local executives during the League of Municipalities of the Philippines 2022 general assembly that this would be her final term as mayor. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio...
As his term draws to a close, President Duterte insists that he has done a spiff clean job as head of the state in the past six years. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) "On my honor as president, talagang ginawa ko yung trabaho ko and wala akong ginawang kalokohan (I really did my job and...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has maintained that President Duterte did his best in serving the country and would continue to fulfill his duty as President, making sure that no time is wasted in serving the Filipino people until the last day of his term. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) and...
Senator Risa Hontiveros vowed to continue to fight corruption and push for a "healthy buhay at hanapbuhay" as she officially launched on Wednesday, Feb. 9, her senatorial campaign through a proclamation rally in Bacacay, Albay. Senator Risa Hontiveros "Ayaw natin sa magnanakaw. Biruin ninyo sa...
President Duterte said that he is already taking his belongings out of the Palace and preparing to move out of Malacañang by March, months before the official end of his term. President Duterte during his "Talk To The People" program on Monday night, Feb. 7. (Screenshot from RTVM) "Nag-iimpake na...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo At one point in its history, the Philippines was the second richest country in Asia. We were only a little behind Japan and way ahead of China. I do not have a recollection of such time as it was long before I was born, but I hope to see in my lifetime the Philippines...
Filipinos have a more pressing matter to attend to than Charter Change (Cha-cha). Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from the Cabinet Secretariat Facebook page) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles had this to say Tuesday, Jan. 11 in response to Pampanga 3rd...
With the campaign period for the presidential elections just a few weeks away, it is now ‘too late in the day” to amend any provision of the 1987 Constitution. House of Representatives facade Senior members of the Lower House Committee on Constitutional Amendment aired this stand following the...
