President Duterte thinks that it's legal for employers not to hire job applicants on the basis of their not being vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Dutere, a lawyer, aired his comments on the matter on late Tuesday night, Nov. 9...
President Duterte on Tuesday, November 9, said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should come up with better regulations for the upcoming campaign season for the 2022 polls. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular public address on November 9, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) The official campaign...
President Duterte has approved the promotion of the commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard and also gave the green light for the promotion of two other officers. From Vice Admiral, Duterte promoted Leopoldo V. Laroya to Admiral effective Nov. 5. He also signed the promotion of two Coast Guard...
President Duterte has named Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain as the chief implementer of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ (BBB) program of the government. Duterte, through a Memorandum by Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea dated Nov. 3, Sadain has...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque belittled on Tuesday, Nov. 9 the opposition raised by a group of 152 Filipino lawyers to his candidacy to the International Law Commission (ILC). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) "Para po sa kaalaman ng ating mga...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, November 9, admitted that he personally wants to scrap the face shield policy in the country but appealed to local government units (LGUs) to wait for the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases...
President Duterte visited the final resting place of his late parents--Vicente Duterte and Soledad Duterte--at the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Davao City on Monday, Nov. 8. (Malacañang photo) Accompanying the Chief Executive was his longtime friend and aide, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go. Go is...
President Duterte appealed to the public anew to do their part in defeating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by getting vaccinated as more vaccines arrive in the country Monday evening, November 8. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement as he welcomed the arrival...
Instead of splitting the release of their salaries, a group on Monday, Nov. 8 urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to work on the “real issue” the pay hike for teachers. (FILE PHOTO / DEPED) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said this after DepEd announced its plan to release...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque will speak personally with the Dutertes in what can be described as a last ditch effort to save his senatorial bid in next year's elections. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) Roque, in a virtual press conference Monday,...
President Duterte has yet to pick a successor for Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, although such decision is imminent. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and PNP Chief General Guillermo Eleazar (Photos from Malacañang, Facebook) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque...
The country’s COVID-19 response results would have been different if the Executive Department listened to the senators’ request as early as April 2020 to let embattled Health Secretary Francisco Duque III resign, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Monday, November 8 said. Senator Francis...
