Weightlifter and airwoman Hidilyn Diaz earned the admiration of the military after she bagged the country's first ever Olympic gold medal (women's 55kg) in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday night (PST), July 26. Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition...
Filipinos waiting for their coronavirus shots will soon get their turn as more coronavirus vaccines will be delivered to the country, President Duterte declared Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA) before a joint session of Congress on July 26,...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez said President Duterte's final State of the Nation Address (SONA) is bereft of any details on how the Philippines can move forward after the COVID-19 pandemic. Rodriguez lamented that he didn't hear Duterte elaborate his specific plans on how the nation could...
Filipino health workers on Monday, July 26, gave President Rodrigo Duterte's pandemic response a "failing" mark. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the Alliance Health Workers (AHW) lamented Duterte's "gross neglect" in ensuring the safety, protection, and welfare of the public against...
Just when you thought President Duterte’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, will end without a joke from the Chief Executive, he found a way to squeeze in one about his mispronunciation of some words. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth and final...
President Duterte on Monday admitted that he has no intention of visiting the United States with only less than a year left to his presidency. President Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on July 26, 2021 (RTVM Screenshot) “If I go to America (it has) to be in my own...
President Duterte on Monday said the Philippines is not yet a "competent and able enemy” to go to war with China over the implementation of the 2016 Arbitral Award in the South China Sea. President Duterte (middle) enters the plenary of the House of Representatives before the start of his last...
The past five years in office have been challenging yet humbling, President Duterte admitted Monday as he delivered his farewell address to the nation. Duterte In his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA), the President recognized that his goal of bringing a comfortable life to all Filipinos...
President Duterte said during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, that his administration prioritized the creation of the 5.52-kilometer Sorsogon City Coastal Bypass Road because he loves Bicalonas, proceeding to look for Vice President Leni Robredo after...
Senate leaders on Monday, July 26, promised to act on President Duterte's call for the passage of a law that would create the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos (DMWOF). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) During his sixth and last SONA, Duterte reiterated his appeal to...
President Duterte slammed his critics who continued to attribute the different killings of alleged criminals to his administration, asking them if having fewer criminals in the country did not make them happy. President Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address on July 26,...
Faced with the lingering coronavirus threat, President Duterte is pushing for the creation of a vaccine development institute as well as disease control center in the Philippines. BAYLON_07262021-9 In his sixth and final State of the Nation Address, the President asked Congress to swift pass the...
