DAVAO CITY – Reelected Davao City’s 1st District Representative Paolo ‘Pulong’ Duterte was a no-show at the oath-taking and inauguration of elected representatives and councilors at the Sanggunian Panlungsod on Monday. Paolo, eldest son of President Duterte with former wife Elizabeth...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Monday, June 27 made an urgent call for President Duterte to veto Senate Bill No. 2239 or the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act, known more as the Vape Regulation Bill, before stepping down on June 30. Cayetano, chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and...
While the Supreme Court's (SC's) decision to uphold the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) power over tobacco products is a life-saving move, the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act (Vape Bill), which is now an enrolled bill at the Office of the President, can possibly...
DAVAO CITY – Out-going President Rodrigo Duterte and incoming Vice President Sara Duterte reminded the Davao City Mayor Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte to prioritize the general welfare of the people of the city. President Duterte also graced the oath taking ceremony of his sonVice Mayor Sebastian...
DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte vowed to prioritize economic recovery and poverty alleviation for the next three years of his administration as he took his oath on Monday as the successor of his sister, Vice President-elect Sara Duterte. Vice Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte takes...
Outgoing Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, June 27 hailed the decision of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek a reopening of the investigation into the killings and other suspected human rights abuses that were commited under President Duterte’s infamous anti-illegal...
DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte took his oath of office as the 19th City Mayor of Davao on Monday, June 27, at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) here. Vice Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte takes oath as incoming Mayor of Davao City before Court of Appeals Associate Justice Loida...
The security group that was created by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for Vice President-elect Sara Duterte Carpio and the succeeding vice presidents will be “better equipped and more capable” compared to its predecessor unit, a military spokesperson disclosed Monday, June 27. (File...
An ally of President Duterte in the House of Representatives gave the outgoing leader a grade of 8 out of ten, but said that it would have easily been higher had the former served longer than six years. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Barbers (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RTVM SCREENSHOT) President Rodrigo Duterte will finish his term as the “most popular president of the post-EDSA I era,” after 75 percent of Filipinos expressed approval of his performance in the past six years, the latest PUBLiCUS survey results showed. In the...
(Photo from DepEd) Under the Duterte administration, access to education has significantly increased by providing more support to those who have limited resources to pursue or continue their studies. Both the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) noted that...
The Quirino Grandstand in Manila was filled with lights and beautiful music as Filipino artists and supporters of President Duterte held the "Salamat, PRRD" thanksgiving concert to show their gratitude to the outgoing leader. Filipino artists and supporters hold the 'Salamat, PRRD' thanksgiving...
