A father and daughter showdown is shaping up in the 2022 elections as President Duterte is supposedly set to file his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president on Monday, Nov. 15. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar tells reporters that President Duterte will return to the Commission on...
A countrywide implementation of the alert level system is seen as an effective way to contain the transmission of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said. He based his assessment on the steady decline in...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has graciously accepted his failure to secure one of the 34 vacant seats of the International Law Commission (ILC). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) In a series of tweets before dawn Saturday, Nov. 13, Roque thanked the...
Closer international cooperation is a must in order to speed up the Asia-Pacific region’s economic recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while also addressing the challenges of climate change. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte made this call during the...
Malacañang has confirmed the designation of Lt. Gen. Andres Centino as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) effective Friday, Nov.12, 2021. Newly-installed AFP chief, Lt. Gen. Andres Centino (Photo from Facebook) Thus, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a...
The government's pandemic task force has "made a decision" on the mandatory wearing of face shields and it is now up to President Duterte to approve it. President Rodrigo Duterte tests out a face shield during a recent public briefing (Malacañang photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
President Duterte has underscored the importance of promoting digital literacy to facilitate the inclusion of vulnerable groups in the digital economy amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this intervention during the 2021 APEC...
Malacañang confirmed on Thursday night, Nov. 11 the nomination of lawyer Rey Bulay as Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner. Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) "We confirm that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed the nomination of Atty. Rey E. Bulay as commissioner of the Commission...
Malacañang simply brushed aside on Thursday, Nov. 11 the claim of Senator Risa Hontiveros that the Duterte administration is now "feeling the heat" of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee's continuing investigation on the controversial Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. 20211111_145931 Presidential...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Thursday, November 11, dispelled rumors the meeting between President Duterte and presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao was related to forming an alliance for the 2022 national elections. President Rodrigo Duterte meets with presidential aspirant Senator...
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...
