Vice President Leni Robredo has no interest to debate with Presidential spokesman Harry Roque and she is only open to talk to President Duterte about the West Philippine Sea issue. VP Leni Robredo’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez (OVP photo) Vice Presidential spokesperson Barry Gutierrez made the...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman did not mince words when he commented Monday, May 10, on Presidential spokesman Harry Roque’s challenge to debate the vice president on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issues. “Anlakas ng loob maghamon, eh ‘yung unang debateng hiningi inatrasan naman...
Vice President Leni Robredo had meaningful words to say when she attended virtually the graduation of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Masaligan” Class of 2021 and awarded the Vice Presidential Saber to CDT 1CL Daryl Brix Colita of Malalag, Davao del Sur. “We join you in prayer as you...
A high-ranking Filipino diplomat has underscored the importance of the 2016 Arbitral Award as part of the international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), amid the regional uncertainty caused by China’s continued aggressive stance in the South China...
Malacañang said President Duterte has nothing more to prove after Filipinos online called the Chief Executive a coward for backing from his challenge to Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio to a debate on the West Philippine Sea issue. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque has challenged Vice President Leni Robredo to a debate on the West Philippine Sea issue as she also supposedly claims that the Philippines lost part of its territory to China under the Duterte administration. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Vice President...
President Duterte is unlikely to get impeached from office over his policies on the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang asserted Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque has rejected allegations made by former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio...
Opposition Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday urged the public to stop debating on the cancelled face-off between President Duterte and retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio on the West Philippine Sea issue, saying China is the one benefitting on this row. Pangilinan reiterated...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, May 9, scored the inoculation of President Duterte with the Sinopharm vaccine despite it not having an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VP Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) During her weekly...
Vice President Leni Robredo said it would have been a good public discourse to see the debate between President Duterte and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue because a lot of Filipinos don’t understand it. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo)...
Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday, May 8, hit the Department of Health (DOH) for allowing persons to receive different brands of COVID-19 vaccines after President Duterte ordered the recall of Sinopharm vaccines donated by China. Senator Leila de Lima (Senate of the Philippines) "Permitting...
The Philippines has highlighted the importance of the 2016 arbitral award as part of international law as tension in the South China Sea continues to grow among claimants. Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs and Philippine SOM Leader Elizabeth P....