The Taguig City government will follow the provisions of a memorandum issued by Malacañang on the use of face shields. “Per the Memorandum from the Executive Secretary dated November 15, 2021 approving the recommendation of the IATF in Resolution 148-D, the City of Taguig adopts the voluntary...
Say goodbye to the region-wide quarantine clarifications that became household terms when the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic first struck the country last year. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after President Duterte ordered the nationwide implementation of the Alert Level...
Before fake news factories start churning out their produce for social media consumption, the public should be advised that the recent meeting in Malacañang between President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao zeroed in on just one topic - projects for Mindanao’s progress. President...
After throwing verbal punches at each other, President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Manny Pacquiao seems to have patched things up. The camp of Senator Manny Pacquiao disclosed the two government officials met in Malacañang on Nov. 9, Tuesday night. “It is a meeting between national leaders who...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Nov. 10 criticized the conflicting statements of government officials over the policy mandating the use of face shields, urging them to harmonize their position on the issue. Pacquiao said he hopes the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) will...
President Duterte received the credentials of the new ambassadors of eight states during a ceremony held on Wednesday night, Oct. 20 at the reception hall in Malacañang. President Duterte (center) welcomes the new envoys one by one during the ceremony at Malacañang on Oct. 20, 2021 (Screenshot...
GOATS AND BEERS Inside Vincent's Place Kambingan This is a reprise of something I wrote in 2015 when for the first time in like two decades, I sat down for an inuman, a drinking session, in which you would sit in one place throughout the night (instead of hobnobbing around, as you would...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has rejected notions that Maria Ressa's recent Nobel Peace Prize win was a "slap to Malacañang's face". Maria Ressa (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Certainly not. It is not a slap on the government," Roque said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Oct. 11. "It...
After staying silent on the issue for three days, Malacañang finally made a statement, despite it being a throwaway, on Rappler CEO Maria Ressa's historic Nobel Peace Prize win. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa (RTVM Sreenshot/Manila Bulletin) On October 8, the...
The Palace sees no obstacle in its potential enactment of a measure that seeks to extend the voter registration period for the May 2022 elections for another 30 days. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Roque's Facebook page) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say...
The House of Representatives’ parallel investigation into the government’s procurement of supposed overpriced COVID-19 pandemic supplies is obviously an attempt to divert the attention away from President Duterte who has been defending his former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang,...
Malacañang has announced the early suspension of work in government offices at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27, to allow workers to spend time with their families and celebrate "Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day". Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed on Tuesday, Sept. 21 Memorandum Circular...
