Samantha Catantan, EJ Obiena and Elreen Ann Ando are part of the Olympics Solidarity Scholarship Grant approved by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). (MB File Photos) Tokyo Olympics veterans EJ Obiena and Elreen Ann Ando, and Filipino fencing sensation Samantha Catantan head the new list of...
President Duterte used the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's (PDP-Laban) national convention Wednesday, Sept. 8 to once again defend the honor of Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III and Davao City businessman Michael Yang. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during...
President Duterte has acknowledged the unsavory milestone of having recorded over two million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, but it didn't take him long to find a reason to commend Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III over a supposed silver lining. President Duterte...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III was the one who committed the “original sin” in the procurement of overpriced personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies in 2020 since he authorized the transfer of the P42-billion to the Department of Budget and Management’s...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, Sept. 2 said sees Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and former budget undersecretary Christopher Lao as the officials who are primarily culpable for the “planned plunder’ in the government’s procurement of overpriced personal protective...
Malacañang reiterated that there is no corruption involved in how the government manages the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying the Senate has proven nothing yet. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
The Senator Richard Gordon-led Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings "reek of malice" as far as President Duterte is concerned. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) During the Tuesday, Aug. 31 airing of the latest "Talk to the People" public briefing, Duterte didn't hold back at all in...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III need not worry about being detained for contempt during a Senate or House of Representatives investigation. President Duterte gestures during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on late Tuesday night, Aug. 31, 2021 (Screenshot from...
President Duterte hit several senators in his pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public briefing on Tuesday morning, Aug. 31, but none more than Senator Richard Gordon whom he assailed for being "too talkative" and "a show-off." President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin maintained on Monday, August 30, that former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao is "covering up" for people involved in the alleged corruption of COVID-19 response funds transferred from the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) has agreed to the plan of Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III to step down from his position. "We think it will do good for our country," said FNU Secretary-General Jocelyn Andamo on Sunday, Aug. 29 "We are like in...
An opposition leader is convinced that Senator Christopher “Bong” Go’s advise for Health Secretary Francisco Duque to resign is a ploy to take off the heat of critical public opinion from the “questionable transactions” of the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management....
