Kat de Castro As preparations are underway for President Rodrigo Duterte’s historic final State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July, the different agency heads of his administration are likewise busy doing their own report cards. As the General Manager of state-run People’s Television Network...
The business sector has proposed a ten-point recommendation to the Duterte to push for economic recovery. At the Sulong Pilipinas Pre-SONA forum of the Economic Development and Infrastructure Clusters, Ambassador Benedicto V. Yujuico, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and...
The Duterte administration will deliver a total of 163 infrastructure projects worth P88.76 billion this year, either in partial or full commercial operation, according to Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade. At the Sulong Pilipinas: Pre-SONA for Economic Development and Infrastructure...
Explaining what the Boracay Island Development Authority is all about President Rodrigo Roa Duterte , in his State of the Nation Address last Monday, touched on the environment by highlighting the success of the rehabilitation of Boracay. The President urged Congress to enact a law creating BIDA or...
For this year's SONA, female politicians wore their support for the local fashion industry. Araw brooch The annual State the Nation Address (SONA) has always been among the greatly anticipated events of the country. Apart from the President’s status report, it is a cultural display as interpreted...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Presidential Photo) Sports shared a brief spotlight in President Duterte’s 5th State of the Nation Address on Monday, highlighting the creation of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) and the success of the country’s Southeast Asian Games hosting last year. The...
Whether present in the hall or online, attendees still showed up in true SONA fashion. While this year's State of the Nation Address eliminates its annual fashion presentation due to the coronavirus pandemic, that didn't stop politicians from donning Filipino traditional garments to the event. In...
Anne Curtis (Instagram) Anne Curtis has aired an appeal few hours before President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA). On Instagram Stories, the singer-actress wrote that she hopes for the inclusion of plans for education of all the youth. She believes there's a need to address...
Piolo Pascual (Instagram) Piolo Pascual wants this clear: His recent trip to Sagada and Banaue, supposedly to shoot scenes for the upcoming State of the Nation Address, has nothing to do with President Rodrigo Duterte. In the past week, Piolo and film director Joyce Bernal trended online following...
Joyce Bernal (Instagram) After getting turned down to shoot by the Sagada Municipal Council, director Joyce Bernal experienced rejection anew, this time from the local government of Banaue. Early this week, the OIC of Sagada COVID-19 task force cited the municipal’s strict quarantine ordinance as...
Joyce Bernal The Sagada council has denied the request of director Joyce Bernal to shoot in the tourist resort town, with the video supposedly to be used for the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA). Vice Mayor Felicito Dula, the OIC of Sagada COVID-19 task force, cited the municipal’s...
