No less than President Duterte will take the lead in the government's campaign to eradicate the threat of local communist insurgency to ensure that it will be completed at the soonest time possible, National Security Adviser (NSA) Hermogenes Esperon Jr. bared in a statement. President Rodrigo Roa...
As the nation moves to protect the people from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), President Duterte renewed his appeal to Filipinos to get vaccinated immediately, telling them that their cooperation is the key to reopening the economy. (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made the statement as...
President Duterte said he was getting ready to increase the salary of teachers but the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) foiled his plan and forced him to allocate the funds for the government's pandemic response efforts. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (ALBERTO ALCAIN/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA...
President Duterte said that while he respects the preference of doctors to western brands, he claimed they were "discriminating" for refusing to be vaccinated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine that came from China. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RICHARD MADELO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA...
President Duterte seems to be back to his regular, pre-pandemic programming as he starts to attend more and more public engagements despite the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) still present in the country. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (KARL NORMAN ALONZO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said even with the rollout of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, the resumption of face-to-face classes will not happen anytime soon as President Duterte remains apprehensive about letting children outside their homes during the pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE...
President Duterte wants his Cabinet members to be inoculated with the coronavirus vaccine because he considers them frontline workers, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Thursday, March 4. President Duterte (SIMEON CELI / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO) The Palace official said that Duterte...
The Duterte administration borrowed a record P2.74 trillion last year to bridge the ballooning budget deficit induced by the coronavirus pandemic, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The national government’s gross borrowings accelerated by 170 percent in January to December last year to...
The proposed Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act or Coco Levy Act, which will pave the way for the release and the utilization of the P100-billion coco levy fund, will lapse into law next week. This is 30 days since the enrolled copy of the Coco Levy Act has been sent to Malacanang on...
Rabiya Mateo Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo has said that women are as capable as men when it comes to leadership. “Women are as capable as men in handling a nation,” said Mateo when she took on the Missosology Beauty Talks Q&A challenge recently. “I am a woman and I believe...
Millions of people from 63 nations convened online last Feb. 6 to call for the healing of the nation and the world at the Rally of Hope Philippines sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation, (UPF), an NGO holding general consultative status with the United Nations. Dubbed “One Million People...
The proposed Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act or Coco Levy Act, which will pave the way for the release of the P100-billion coco levy fund, is just awaiting the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte. Business Bulletin learned that the copy of the Coco Levy Act has already been sent to...
