President Duterte has made it easier for foreigners to invest in the Philippine retail sector. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after Duterte signed into law Republic Act (RA) No.11595, which amended RA No. 8762 or the two-decade old Retail Trade Liberalization Act. The full title...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles has interpreted President Duterte's order for barangay chiefs to restrict the movement of unvaccinated individuals as being nationwide in scope. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from the Cabinet Secretariat Facebook page) Not only that, but the order also...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), along with the country's largest associations of private schools, commended President Duterte for signing a law that aims to save the education sector from excessive taxes and collapse amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
"No exception." President Duterte has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to arrest individuals who are supposedly selling coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drugs and essential medicine in the black market. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement after Food...
President Duterte told members of the New People's Army (NPA) to not take the cash aid that the government is giving to the people amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, saying they should just "stand aside" if they can't be of any help. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo)...
Procrastination in having your coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine will kill you. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Duterte gave this warning to Filipinos--particularly the hard-headed ones who keep refusing the jab--during his latest "Talk to the People" public briefing on...
President Duterte has invited nurses from the New People's Army (NPA) to "come down" and help the government in its response to the pandemic amid the soaring cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (Malacañang photo) In...
Another 14 locations in the country are scheduled to be placed under Alert Level 3 in the coming days. (Viktor Forgacs/ Unsplash) This was confirmed by Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles in a statement late Thursday night, Jan. 6. "The Inter-Agency Task Force...
President Duterte confirmed on Thursday night, Jan. 6 that he has received his booster shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte was holding his second "Talk to the People" public briefing this week when he revealed in a throwaway line...
Saying that the P5,000 special risk allowance for medical frontliners is “too low,” President Duterte on Thursday, Jan. 6, approved the increase of such allowance due to the surge of coronavirus cases in the country. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This came after he made a call to...
President Duterte said he will be happy to answer complaints that would be filed against him for ordering village officials in the country to restrict the movement of unvaccinated people amid the surging cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In a...
The emergence of new variants of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may mean Filipinos have to bid each other goodbye because they won’t be able to survive the infection, President Duterte warned on Thursday, Jan. 6. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (RTVM...
