President Duterte heaved a sigh of relief late Monday night, Oct. 25, following the continued decline in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Oct. 25, 2021. (Malacañang) “We thank God,” Duterte said in his...
People now feel safer with the lower crime rate and improved police crime busting efficiency, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Monday, night Oct. 25. In a briefing with the President, Año said that the crime rate is down by 34 percent...
President Duterte gave rare words of praise to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on late Monday night, Oct. 25, particularly after the panel decided to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) the legality of his order to ban executive branch officials from attending their hearings. President Rodrigo...
"Either you follow us, or you have to answer to Secretary Año ng (of the) DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government)." President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) This was President Duterte's message to local chief executives as he worried that the Philippines may not meet...
President Duterte reiterated his call to voters to remove Senate old-timers who supposedly have done nothing, saying he will release a cheat sheet of candidates people should vote for in May next year. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement as he slammed the...
Estranged half-brothers former Senators Jinggoy Estrada and JV Ejercito are expected to be included in the senatorial slate reportedly being finalized by Partidong Federalismo ng Pilipinas Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Senators Jinggoy JV Marcos will attempt to put an end to the animosity...
media San Miguel Corporation (SMC) recently mounted two more brand new Hyundai Rotem train sets on its 22-kilometer, P68.2 Billion Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT 7) and is on track to start operating next year. This was the second batch of train sets, after the first arrived from Korea last month....
Malacañang confirmed on Monday, Oct. 25 the virtual participation of President Duterte in the 38th and 39th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits and Related Summits. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Dadalo po ang ating Presidente (Our President will take part in...
The Department of Justice's (DOJ) initial report on the 52 cases of deaths in the government’s anti-drug campaign showed “many lapses” in the operations, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, Oct. 24. As such, the opposition leader called for a thorough investigation into thousands more...
The Duterte administration will continue to carry out projects for conflict-affected areas and areas that were identified to have been freed from the influence of leftist groups. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar (Photo from PCOO Facebook) Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary...
Both President Duterte and his former police chief, Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, should both be nervous of the International Criminal Court (ICC) case that will look into the spate of extrajudicial killings they perpetrated in the name of the government’s war on drugs, former Senator Antonio...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a new energy policy that will support universal access to reliable and affordable energy services, while promoting the low-carbon transition in Asia and the Pacific. In a statement, ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa noted that energy is central to...
