OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar There is one aspect of the Filipino that I am not a fan of: the penchant of some of us for self-flagellation. We sometimes put ourselves down and express shame instead of pride in our people, in our country. Phrases like “only in the...
71887 The country's Fiber-to-the-Home market is "still underpenetrated", at just 20 percent, and has much room for growth, according to PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. President and CEO Alfredo S. Panlilio. In contrast, fiber penetration in the Asian region already stands at 50 percent. For...
NORTH COTABATO—Vice President Leni Robredo is not closing her doors on possible endorsements coming from political opponents or rivals, such as President Duterte and others, as long as the relationship “is not transactional.” Vice President Leni Robredo and President Rodrigo Duterte...
Malacañang on Tuesday, March 15, disregarded the call of retired general and former anti-insurgency task force spokesperson Antonio Parlade Jr. for a revolutionary government. AFP Southern Luzon Command chief and NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade in a hearing at the Senate. Senators...
A spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Monday, March 14, accused presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robredo of conniving with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to disrupt the upcoming May 9 elections but this was...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, March 14, thanked Eastern Samar Gov. Ben Evardone, an ally of President Duterte and the vice president of the ruling party PDP-Laban in Visayas, for endorsing her presidential bid. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) The...
A congressman from the supposed opposition bailiwick of Bicol has praised President Duterte for all he has done for the protection of women and children during his six-year term in Malacañang. (Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said the President has approved various...
The Asian Institute of Management (AIM), one of the top international management and research schools in Asia, expressed support for the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo for the presidency in the May 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo in Santiago, Isabela. (Photo from VP Leni Media...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) clarified that pensioners residing in the Philippines are still exempted from complying with the annual confirmation of pensioners’ program (ACOP) to continue receiving their monthly pensions. In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief...
President Duterte said that the country had attained peace in Mindanao, particularly with the establishment of the new autonomous region in the south and by cultivating good relations with the Muslim population. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang Photo) In an interview with his friend Pastor...
SANTIAGO, Chile – On his first day in office, Chile's president broke new ground by participating in a ceremony with indigenous peoples at the presidential palace before attending mass in Santiago's cathedral. CHILE'S PRESIDENCY / AFP Seated in the center of a circle in a courtyard at the...
As he nears the last quarter of his six-year term, President Duterte said that his successor should be a lawyer who is compassionate, decisive, and a good judge of character. President Rodrigo Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) In an interview with his friend Pastor Apollo Quiboloy,...
