The govenrment will be "reasonable" in the implementation of granular lockdowns in the National Captial Region (NCR) or Metro Manila despite the delayed release of the guidelines for it, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday, Sept. 7. (Ali Vicoy/ File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
The national government again failed to provide guidelines for the pilot-testing of the so-called granular lockdowns in the National Capital Region (NCR) despite its scheduled implementation tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 8. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque speaks during the virtual press briefing...
President Duterte's intention to "audit" the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is justified, as far as his spokesman and fellow lawyer Harry Roque is concerned. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) Roque, in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 6, described the Senator...
Malacañang has underscored the importance of keeping the financially beleaguered Philippine Airlines (PAL) "in the air" amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from PAL Facebook page) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 6 that the...
Will cinemas and amusement centers like arcades finally reopen these "ber" months considering Metro Manila's impending switch to the more lax general community quarantine (GCQ) this coming Wednesday, Sept. 8? (Photo by Erik Witsoe/ Unsplash) It's not likely, but there's a glimmer of hope according...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has once again claimed that the Duterte administration's procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) last year was above-board. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque unveils his "props" during his virtual press briefing on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021...
"Guni-guni lang po 'yan (That's an illusion)." This was how Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque described a lawmaker's observation that a supposed "new variant" of the illegal pork barrel fund was included in the government's proposed P5.024-trillion budget for 2022. Presidential spokesperson Harry...
After more than a year of resorting to a hybrid format, President Duterte may now allow the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in coronavirus (COVID-19) low-risk areas, Malacañang said. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement a...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque shrugged off Vice President LenI Robredo and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's recent criticisms on the government's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (Photos from...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque believed there must be other reasons why the Executive Branch decided to cut the budget of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), the country’s main coronavirus (COVID-19) testing center, for 2022. File photos Roque made the statement after it was...
After enduring a month of strict lockdown, Metro Manila will shift back to a general community quarantine (GCQ) although it will also serve as the pilot area for the implementation of granular lockdowns starting Sept. 8 until the end of the month. Members of the Philippine National Police man a...
Malacañang said President Duterte has yet to give the go-signal for the pilot implementation of the granular lockdown in Metro Manila as its current quarantine classification expires on September 7. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila...
