President Duterte hailed the "modern-day heroes at the frontlines" during the commemoration of Rizal Day Thursday, Dec. 30. The Philippine flag at Rizal Park is hoisted during the commemoration of Rizal Day on Dec. 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his message during the annual occasion that...
Government workers hired under the contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) set-up will received their own yearend gratuity pay. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) This, after President Duterte signed on Wednesday, Dec. 29, administrative order (AO) no.46, which authorizes the grant of a one-time...
President Duterte will sign the proposed P5.024-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2022 tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 30. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) signs a document. (Photo from PCOO Facebook) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles made this announcement...
President Duterte's longtime partner, Honeylet Avanceña was spotted visiting the so-called "dolomite beach" in Manila Bay. DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (left) and Honeylet Avanceña (Photo from Benny Antiporda's Facebook) (Photo from Benny Antiporda's Facebook) Avanceña was...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the national government aims to have the cash assistance for typhoon "Odette" victims ready for download to the affected local government units (LGUs) by Wednesday, Dec. 29. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) leads a recent distribution of relief goods to...
The review of the 2022 budget is still ongoing. Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles gave this simple explanation Tuesday, Dec. 28, regarding the sudden postponement of the signing of the P5.024-trillion national budget for next...
Will the government workers left out from Malacañang's yearend service recognition incentive (SRI) get their own gratuity pay? Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles did not close the door on this and instead...
The aftermath of typhoon Odette as well as the ongoing public health situation in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will not stop the Department of Education (DepEd) to push through with the expansion phase of face-to-face classes in basic education. Students in Aurora...
President Duterte has instructed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to tap idle government lands in the effort to relocate Filipinos who were displaced by typhoon "Odette". RELOCATION PLAN--President Rodrigo Duterte (left) relays...
A total of 6,221 illegal drugs personalities were killed while 13,996 drug suspects were arrested since President Duterte launched an intensified campaign against illegal drugs. In its July 1, 2016 to Nov. 30, 2021 “Real Numbers’’ data, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) noted that...
President Duterte has expressed his frustration over what he described as the "stupid laws" that prevent the national government from promptly responding to disasters, like the one caused by typhoon "Odette" the week before Christmas. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his...
President Duterte has described his experience of assessing the damage caused by typhoon "Odette" in the various provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao as "soul-bruising". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) But it's the fate of one particular coastal city in Negros...