Vice President Leni Robredo’s call for the Philippine government to declare an “education crisis” did not sit well with Education Secretary Leonor Briones. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) “I don’t know who should judge whether we have a crisis in...
President Duterte may be open to running for vice president in next year's elections but he actually has no ambition for power, according to Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Panelo has dismissed speculations that Duterte was out...
Five years in office, Vice President Leni Robredo is still getting things done despite having a small team. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) team readies distribution of rice and other supplies for relief operations with the help of Angat Buhay partners. (OVP/Facebook) In a latest Facebook...
It would be premature to file a complaint against President Duterte's potential vice presidential bid in 2022 since he has not made a final decision on the matter yet, Malacañang insisted on Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the...
If he is to be asked as President Duterte's "friend", former senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito believes that the Chief Executive no longer needs to prove himself by running for vice president. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang Photo) "As a friend, nag-presidente ka na, eh (you already...
While there is no legal impediment for President Duterte to run for Vice President, a poll lawyer believes he should not. Romulo Macalintal Romulo Macalintal said it would be politically wrong for the PDP-Laban to have Duterte as its vice-presidential bet in the 2022 elections as it could be...
President Duterte said he was now seriously considering running for vice president in the 2022 elections but said he prefers that the winning president should be his friend or he would be reduced to inutility. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Duterte made the statement as he led a...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Since last year, government has stubbornly refused all appeals to provide another round of cash aid or “ayuda” on the grounds that it did not have the money. Then we learn that government failed to utilize P18 billion in funds already...
Industry thought leaders called for urgent coordinated policy reforms and new development strategies to strengthen the country’s competitiveness through trade and investments. Former BSP Deputy Governor for Monetary and Economics Sector Diwa C. Guinigundo in his keynote address at the recent...
Deficiencies in the receipt and distribution by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) of donations in-kind were noted by the Commission on Audit (COA) in the latest annual audit report released by state auditors on Thursday, July 1. COA released the 2020 annual audit report for the OVP a day after...
President Duterte maintained that he would only run for vice president if there would be space for him but said the people should start considering him as a candidate for the said position already. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of bills in Malacañang on...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay In many countries, the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant is forcing their respective governments to rethink and recalibrate their decision to allow people to gather and relax health measures such as the wearing of face masks in public....
