Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has denied rumors that there is a clash of views between President Duterte and the Department of National Defense (DND) on the issue of the country's maritime dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). "President Duterte’s orders to us have been very...
President Duterte has vowed to protect press freedom but also appealed to media practitioners to uphold truth, fairness, accuracy, and transparency. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) On the observance of World Press Freedom Day Monday, May 3, the President recognized the vital role of a...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario is puzzled on why Filipinos who are wanting to defend the country are the ones being chastised by the administration of President Duterte rather than going after China which has been taking away land and waters belonging to the Philippines. Former...
Malacañang asked retired Senior Justice Antonio Carpio and Former Secretary Albert del Rosario to stop their "illegal, impractical, and irresponsible" statements about the West Philippine Sea issue and should let President Duterte pursue his carefully calibrated foreign policy. Presidential...
The administration of President Duterte has not allowed even a single inch of the country's maritime territory to be seized by China unlike his predecessor, the Aquino administration, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said Saturday, May 1. Esperon made the assertion as he criticized...
President Duterte honored the country's essential workers on Labor Day for their tireless sacrifice in leading the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic over the past 14 months. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his message, Duterte said the country has found new meaning in the...
The opposition is not worried that Vice President Leni Robredo is trailing behind other potential presidential candidates in the latest Pulse Asia survey on the preference of Filipinos for the 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (MANILA BULLETIN/Mark Balmores) This was according to former...
Opposition Senator Leila De Lima on Friday, April 30, said President Duterte’s refusal to stand up against China’s continued bullying against the Philippines is a reminder of the many promises he made in his 2016 presidential campaign that he has failed to deliver to the Filipino people. De...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Thursday claimed that China “deceitfully breached” a United States-brokered agreement to settle the 2012 Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal standoff by not withdrawing its 30 ships from the area. Former DFA Secretary Albert Del Rosario (Manila...
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has remitted a staggering P13.9 billion in dividends to the national government in the first four years of the Duterte administration. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade (L) and MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal (Photo from DOTr Facebook page) According to...
Senators on Thursday, April 29, rallied behind President Duterte in refusing to pull out the Philippines' patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Members of the Philippine Coast Guard conduct maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea on April 24, 2021. On Wednesday, April 28, President...
Hybrid MECQ? MECQ Flex? "'MECQ' is enough." President Duterte is not keen on having long and cumbersome names for quarantine classifications as the government's pandemic task force worked on making adjustments to allow more businesses to operate during the two-week extension of the modified...
