For President Duterte, the proverbial noose is tightening around Senator Richard Gordon's neck in connection with the latter's troubles with the Commission on Audit (COA). GORDON'S 'DISCOMFORT'--President Duterte bring up his favorite punching bag anew during his 'Talk to the People' public...
President Duterte thinks that it's legal for employers not to hire job applicants on the basis of their not being vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Dutere, a lawyer, aired his comments on the matter on late Tuesday night, Nov. 9...
President Duterte on Tuesday, November 9, said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should come up with better regulations for the upcoming campaign season for the 2022 polls. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular public address on November 9, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) The official campaign...
President Duterte has approved the promotion of the commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard and also gave the green light for the promotion of two other officers. From Vice Admiral, Duterte promoted Leopoldo V. Laroya to Admiral effective Nov. 5. He also signed the promotion of two Coast Guard...
Vice President Leni Robredo is confident in her campaign, shrugging off the latest moves by the Dutertes in Davao City and the possibility of facing Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio along with former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) “As far as...
A few hours after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio announced she is withdrawing her certificate of candidacy (COC) for reelection, vice presidential candidate Senator Christopher “Bong” Go confirmed there would be changes in the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s (PDP-Laban)...
Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (PNA) DAVAO CITY - Davao City Mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio announced on Tuesday, Nov. 9, her withdrawal of her candidacy as re-electionist mayor of Davao City in the 2022 elections, raising speculations that she might pursue a national post. Mayor...
President Duterte has named Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain as the chief implementer of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ (BBB) program of the government. Duterte, through a Memorandum by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea dated Nov. 3, Sadain has...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque belittled on Tuesday, Nov. 9 the opposition raised by a group of 152 Filipino lawyers to his candidacy to the International Law Commission (ILC). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) "Para po sa kaalaman ng ating mga...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, November 9, admitted that he personally wants to scrap the face shield policy in the country but appealed to local government units (LGUs) to wait for the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases...
DAVAO CITY - Vice Mayor and presidential son Sebastian "Baste" Z. Duterte confirmed on Tuesday, Nov. 9, his withdrawal of his candidacy for reelection as vice mayor in the 2022 elections. Baste, in an official statement, said that he has filed his withdrawal as candidate for Vice Mayor of Davao...
Executive Orders (EOs) issued by mayors to lift the mandatory wearing of face masks in their localities are legal, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. Año disputed the statement of Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque who said that mayor's EOs are...
