The office of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday, No. 11 denied reports that she and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio were scheduled to meet in the resort island of Balesin. Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo “Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is not meeting...
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Pampanga province aspires to transform itself into a megalopolis of 218,100 hectares, a cluster of 19 municipalities and three cities forming the country's next economic corridor. The Pampanga Golden Triangle, composed of the cities of Angeles, San Fernando...
Gender has nothing to do with being decisive as a leader, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday, October 14, noting that she has shown that in her work in the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for the past five years. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks at the Rotary Club of Manila 16th...
Fish politics LIBERAL OR MACKEREL? Cory Aquino (Airman Gerald B. Johnson) and mackerel scad or galunggong In the 1986 snap election, galunggong (horse mackerel) gained prominence when a campaign ad of opposition candidate Corazon Aquino used its price, which was ₱30/kilo at the time, to...
Notwithstanding a sure win in her new congressional bid, former President and Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will still expect strong support from her Lakas-Christian Muslim Democracts (Lakas-CMD) colleagues. 12E005F6-D2F7-42C5-B176-4A8FAB52B428 Arroyo, one of the founders of the political party,...
President Duterte can’t bar Cabinet members from attending Senate inquiries without his clearance, the spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, October 3, citing a Supreme Court (SC) ruling to back his claim. Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez noted the 2006 SC ruling of Senate...
Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan. Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Images North America/ via AFP MIAMI, United States -- Grammy-winning pop star Gloria Estefan revealed Thursday that she was sexually abused by a relative when she was nine years old. The Cuban-American singer shared the childhood...
Top Filipino dignitaries led by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were among the attendees at the virtual celebration of the 72 nd year anniversary of the National Day of the People’s Republic of China. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian during the National day virtual...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has branded the Senate hearings on alleged corruption in government amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as a mere "question hour" and not a true-blue investigation "in aid of legislation". Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo...
Malacañang said on Tuesday, September 14, that President Duterte’s plan to require members of his Cabinet to secure clearance from him before they attend Senate hearings has legal basis. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his virtual presser, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque...
She is a beauty queen making a foray into acting. Kylie Versoza, former Miss International, is now being introduced as lead star of Viva’s latest erotic thriller “The Housemaid.” It’s nothing new, of course. Many before her have trundled through the same path, Gloria Diaz among them. The...
Comedian Ogie Diaz and Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz recently reacted to different memes of them relating to weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who ended the 97-year Olympic drought for the Philippines winning a gold medal. Apparently, many were quick to note how the surname Diaz always makes history for...
