President Duterte has directed his Cabinet officials to prioritize providing drinking water to areas severely affected by typhoon “Odette”, noting that potable water is the first thing that people look for in the aftermath of a disaster. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to...
President Duterte shared a light moment with members of the government's pandemic task force on Monday evening, when he caught Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officer-in-charge (OIC) Director-General Oscar Gutierrez by surprise and asked him if he really did love him. President Rodrigo Duterte...
President Duterte urged people anew to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying most of those who recently died of the disease or from complications from it were probably not vaccinated. President Rodrigo Duterte (PTV/RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement as the...
President Duterte is hoping that the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country has already peaked, saying the disease remains to be the top threat to Filipinos aside from the New People's Army (NPA). President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement as the nation...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is granting emergency loan to members and pensioners in six regions in the country that bore the brunt of Typhoon Odette. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, GSIS president and general manager said Friday, Jan. 14, that active members...
In a move that will make the quarantine process less tedious for returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has allowed quarantine hotels to function, too, as isolation facilities for those who will test positive for the...
The proposed Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act is now a law after President Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No.11642 last Jan. 6, 2022. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) The full title of the new law reads, "An Act strengthening alternative child care by providing for an...
President Duterte has signed into the law the proposed measure granting survivorship benefits to the surviving legitimate spouse and dependent children of a deceased retired member of the National Prosecution Service or NPS. Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go (left) and President Rodrigo...
Former Cabinet members and senior officials who served during the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos have collectively expressed their support to Vice President Leni Robredo's presidential bid. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) In a joint statement dated Jan. 12, the former Cabinet...
Malacañang has confirmed the appointment of former Davao City Councilor Maria Belen Sunga Acosta as the new Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairperson. Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) A statement from Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles Wednesday,...
Malacañang admitted Tuesday, Jan. 11, that it is "concerned" by the reported hacking of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) servers just a few months ahead of the May 2022 polls. (Sergey Zolkin/ Unsplash) "We will await any update to be pronounced by Comelec regarding this ‘no," Cabinet...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones lauded and thanked President Duterte for his “strong support” for basic education as manifested in his veto message on the passing of the 2022 National Budget. (Photo from DepEd) “These key provisions will enable our field units and our schools to be more...
