The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is racing to finish the OFW Hospital and Diagnostic Center--the first ever hospital in the country that's dedicated to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)--before President Rodrigo Duterte steps down from office next year. (Screengrab from DOLE Facebook...
The government is planning to tap savings of agencies to augment programs related to addressing the coronavirus outbreak, including relief aid to the affected poor families. A resident of Makati City receives a first shot of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from a health worker at the Makati Medical...
President Duterte is sticking to his belief that Lapulapu, who led a group of warriors to defeat Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan five centuries ago, was a Tausug from Mindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President made the assertion about Lapulapu's roots even...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the public should be heard if they voted for President Duterte in the 2016 polls because they believed that he will ride a jet ski to the West Philippine Sea or if they voted for him despite his penchant for cracking jokes. Chief Presidential...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said a person will know when President Duterte is just making a joke if he will just use his common sense. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (Malacañang/Manila Bulletin) Panelo made the statement after Duterte was criticized for...
Even with just a year left in office, the creation of a Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL) that aims to address the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remained a top priority of the Duterte administration, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO...
There is "no reason to stay" if the government is unable to provide peace and security for the people, according to President Duterte. President Duterte delivers a speech during a visit to a military camp in Maguindanao on May 11, 2021 (Malacañang) In his visit to Maguindanao Tuesday, the...
Destroy them all. President Duterte delivers a speech during a visit to a military camp in Maguindanao on May 11, 2021 (Malacañang) President Duterte issued the directive to the military on how to deal with the New People's Army (NPA) during a visit to Maguindanao Tuesday. The President renewed...
President Duterte has warned of ordering an all-out military offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) if local officials could not help the government quell the latest threat to peace and security in the south. President Duterte delivers address during a visit to a military...
Has the family of former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas ever offered their resources to boost the country's pandemic response? A health worker prepares to inject a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination hub in Makati City (Ali Vicoy) Manila Bulletin For Presidential spokesman Harry...
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said livelihood of Filipino fisherfolk adversely affected by Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea is “not a joke.” Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, May 11, said that China honors the status quo agreement with the Philippines, insisting that there were no reclaimed islands under the Duterte administration. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Palace...
