Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday branded as “totally false” the statement made by President Duterte that the 2016 Arbitral ruling does not bind China because it never took part in the arbitration proceedings. Carpio made his rebuttal to the President’s...
The government is prepared to recalibrate the country's health protocols as more people get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to President Duterte. President Duterte (File photo:Malacañang) The President assured that the nation could live with the virus with "minimal...
A total of P61.69 billion worth of illegal drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs) and laboratory equipment were seized by anti-narcotic agents within the five-year period of the administration of President Duterte. In PDEA’s #RealNumbersPH data released Wednesday, July 28,...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has apologized to Filipino Olympic Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz if her inclusion in a 2019 Oust-Duterte matrix caused her pain but said her pain was "misplaced." Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo and Filipino Olympic Gold medalist...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Wednesday asked the Filipino people not to “stand idly” as he accused President Duterte of stealing and selling out the nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity to China. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario (DFA...
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday, July 28, urged President Duterte to end state-sanctioned killings and uphold its international human rights obligations. (Photo from Human Rights Watch) HRW Senior Researcher Carlos H. Conde called out Duterte for "touting his accomplishments in the brutal...
Blended learning will be implemented this coming school year but the government has already set a three-point yardstick for the eventual resumption of in-person classes. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on...
With coronavirus vaccination vital to the safe reopening of the economy, the government is aiming to reach herd immunity by the end of the year or early 2022, President Duterte said in a final report to the nation. President Rodrigo Duterte receives his second shot of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Wednesday, July 28, a thorough investigation on the death of two activists who allegedly shot it out with local policemen after they were caught spay-painting anti-government slogan that calls for the ouster...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in the last five years under the leadership of Sec. Mark A. Villar, has implemented almost a threefold more projects of any administration in the last five decades. (MANILA BULLETIN) President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his last State of the Nation...
With Japan considered "closer than a brother," President Duterte is looking forward to the country's deepening ties between its strategic partner. President Rodrigo Duterte and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga discuss strengthening bilateral relations during their phone conversation on May 19,...
Senators Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and Vicente "Tito" Sotto III are not inclined to adopt President Duterte's controversial "Oplan Tokhang" to address the Philippines' problem with illegal drugs. Senator Panfilo Lacson (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Lacson said Wednesday, July 28, that they...
