President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Photo from the Office of the President) The pandemic is raging, the country is in recession, and many people remain hungry and unemployed. Faced with these urgent concerns, President Duterte has accomplished much to address these problems but intends to do more in...
President Rodrigo Duterte steps up today to the Batasang Pambansa podium to deliver his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) while the country is still struggling with the throes of a deadly coronavirus pandemic. While this happens a full 11 months before the end of his term and nine months...
As President Duterte is set to physically deliver his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa this Monday, July 26, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) shared Sunday, July 25, its list of expectations and wishes. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) called on the groups planning to stage protest actions on the 6th and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Duterte on Monday, July 26, to ensure that the rallies they would conduct would be peaceful and safe to the participants. PNP chief Gen....
The public can expect President Duterte's sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, will make an impact in their hearts and minds as he was set to detail his roadmap for his remaining year in office. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) In a statement, Communications...
The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that President Duterte will push for the creation of the country's Center for Disease Control (CDC) in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they...
The Senate will work for the passage of at least 10 priority measures as it buckles down to work for the 3rd Regular Sessions of the 18th Congress, starting Monday, July 26. Senators are also keen on starting its independent probe into the alleged proliferation of state-funded "troll farms"...
After initially only inviting Vice President Leni Robredo to attend President Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address (SONA) via Zoom, Malacañang has backtracked and decided to extend an invitation for her to be physically present at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on Monday, July 24....
Catholic prelates came up with their own list of things that they would like to hear when President Duterte delivers his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26. Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DIOCESE OF CUBAO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The wish list...
“Together, we shall fight this pandemic with the same fervor as our campaign against illegal drugs, criminality, insurgency, and corruption in high places and entrenched parochial interests." This was what President Duterte vowed in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) last year—to...
Filipinos online wish President Duterte would do away with his usual tantrums, curses, and jokes and make his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26 be his swan song. In response to Manila Bulletin’s Facebook post , asking the public what they expected from the...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Tomorrow, July 26, President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA), with the COVID-19 plague still hovering over our country and around the world. It will be the second time that our nation...