Malacañang welcomed the possibility of Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson running in tandem for the two highest positions in government in the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente Sotto III and President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang /Manila Bulletin)...
President spokesman Harry Roque took a swipe at the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) faction on reports that President Duterte might get expelled if he attends the July 17 assembly organized by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. President Rodrigo Duterte attends Senator Manny...
Malacañang there was no need for President Duterte to take booster shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying the President had a high antibody count after completing his vaccination . President Duterte receives his second dose of Sinopharm vaccine on July 12, 2021. (Malacañang)...
Senator Joel Villanueva lamented on Wednesday, July 14, the continued refusal of China to recognize the 2016 arbitral ruling that affirmed the Philippines' sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jin Ping (Malacañang File Photo/PCOO) "It is sad,...
Malacañang thanked the public for continuing to trust President Duterte despite criticisms hurled against him. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after President Duterte...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Messaging has never been this administration’s strongest point. This has been evident since day one of the government-enforced lockdown, when unclear and conflicting directives from senior officials only added to the fear, confusion, and...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar A statement released by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and picked up by various news organizations has stirred the pot among Filipino netizens online. In the statement dated July 9, 2021, the DTI’s Bureau of Philippine Standards...
Maria Zeneida “Nini” Quezon Avanceña, the second and the last surviving child of the late Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon and his wife, Aurora, died Monday, July 12 at the age of 100. Nini Quezon-Avancena Avancena’s son, Ricky, confirmed the demise of his mother in a statement that...
Caritas Philippines is disappointed that "endo" or end of contractualization is no longer a priority of President Duterte as this was among his campaign promises. Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo (Photo courtesy Diocese of Kidapawan) Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, Caritas Philippines’ national director,...
President Duterte’s wish for the opposition to win so they can have a taste of what’s it’s like to run the country might just come true, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said, noting that it will not be good for the Chief Executive. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Czar Dancel/Manila...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is confident that a Duterte-Duterte tandem will not win in the May 2022 national polls because Filipinos have already experienced their “brand of service.” President Rodrigo Duterte and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Malacañang/Trillanes Facebook)...
President Duterte is wishing the opposition camp will win in next year's presidential elections supposedly to get a taste how difficult the presidency is. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President said he would rather see either Senator Leila de Lima or former Senator Antonio...
