CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – President Duterte will lead the reopening of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) San Pablo-Lucena Inter-provincial Commuter Service Saturday, June 25. The Chief Executive will be assisted by Transportation Secretary Art Tugade. The PNR San Pablo-Lucena commuter line...
Outgoing President Duterte said Friday his administration managed ​to bring "quality infrastructure projects" to the Filipino people in the past six years. In his message on the 124th founding anniversary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Duterte said he recognized the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, June 24 said the fight against illegal drugs must continue despite the imminent end of the Duterte administration. Go made the call as he personally led the second day of relief distribution for indigent residents in the province of Davao Oriental, this...
The country’s health system which has become more “people-centered” with the passage of two landmark laws is the legacy in health care that President Duterte’s six-year administration will leave behind when his term ends on June 30, 2022. The two landmark laws are the Universal Health Care...
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte and outgoing Education chief Leonor Briones will meet face-to-face on Saturday, June 25, to discuss their plans for the agency, her spokesman said. VP-elect Sara Duterte (left) and DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones (right) Lawyer Reynold Munsayac, who was just named...
Days before the Duterte administration ended, Malacañang issued Executive Order (EO) No. 174, establishing the expanded career progression system for public school teachers. File Photo (Noel B. Pabalate) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed EO 174 by the authority of President Duterte...
President Duterte has ordered the termination of oil and gas discussions with China in the West Philippine Sea, outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. revealed. West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) "The President had spoken. I carried out his instructions to the letter: oil and...
​Outgoing President Duterte on Thursday led the turnover ceremony of a housing project in Davao City​ and expressed hope that the same initiative would be continued by the next administration. The project called Madayaw Residences "is only one of the many housing projects pursued by...
Outgoing President Duterte on Thursday urged uniformed personnel to continue his fight against illegal drugs and encouraged them to shoot the drug personalities dead. Duterte also assured police officers as well as the members of the Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology...
At least two Cabinet officials of the outgoing Duterte administration have been nominated by President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to man either new or old positions in government. Outgoing DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE) A statement from Press Secretary-designate...
The Commission on Elections has denied the verified opposition to the substitution of Komunidad ng Pamilya, Pasyente at Persons with Disabilities (P3PWD) Party-List nominees filed by the Duterte Youth Party-List. Comelec/MB In a statement, Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the en...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has thrown her weight behind the calls to review to the Enhanced Basic Education Act, popularly known as the K to 12 educational system. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) "The K to 12 program has brought with it a countless number of problems with shortages...
