Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said he apologized for his profanity-laden tweet against China only to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and not to the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (Twitter/Teddy Boy Locsin) This was contrary to an...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. defended on Tuesday, May 4, the use of inoculation of President Duterte using a Sinopharm vaccine which has not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use. Duterte was vaccinated with his first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
President Duterte is furious with two former government officials for supposedly passing the blame for the latest situation in the West Philippine Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President unleashed profanity-laced rants against former Supreme Court Justice Antonio...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, May 4, said it cannot assure for the safety and quality of the products used under the condition of a Compassionate Special Permit (CSP) as it did not undergo evaluation by the agency. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric...
Malacañang maintained that President Duterte did not break any law when he had himself inoculated with Chinese-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine even if it has not been granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Presidential spokesman Harry...
President Duterte chose state-owned and Chinese-made Sinopharm over other coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines because of the recommendation of his doctors, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, May 4. President Duterte receives the COVID-19 vaccine from Health Secretary Francisco...
Senators do not agree that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III should be considered the "hero" in the Philippines' COVID-19 response. President Duterte and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) On Monday, President Duterte hailed Duque as the "hero" in the...
President Duterte has lauded the start of the national identification program despite initial technical difficulties that marred the online registration. President Rodrigo Duterte receives his national ID from National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua in Malacañang...
The dose of Sinopharm vaccine administered to President Duterte was covered by the Compassionate Special Permit (CSP) granted for the doses of Chinese-made vaccine donated to the Presidential Security Group (PSG), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday, May 4. President Duterte...
President Duterte is willing to lift the strict community quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and nearby provinces once the coronavirus situation has improved. Addressing the nation Monday, the President admitted that he had difficulty extending the movement curbs but promised to remove them...
President Duterte himself is afraid that he won’t last if he got infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), warning “hardheaded” Filipinos to stay at home amid the surge of cases. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) “Alam mo hindi ito biro. 'Pag tinamaan ka ng COVID, it's...
Annoyed by criticisms on his alleged soft approach towards China in a territorial dispute, President Duterte is having doubts on whether former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario is really a Filipino. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 3, 2021 (Malacañang) In a televised...
