A comfortable life for all. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) This was what President Duterte vowed to give every Filipino when he took his oath as the country's 16th President in 2016. His presidency was anchored on ending illegal drugs, criminality, and corruption in three to six months....
Outgoing Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Eduardo Año lauded on Wednesday, June 29, the Philippine National Police (PNP) for its contribution in reducing the crime rate across the country. Año attributed the decline in crime to the aggressive campaign against illegal...
"One of the most accomplished leaders the Philippines has ever had." House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Lakas-CMD Media, Malacañang) With these remarks, House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez paid tribute to President Duterte...
House of Representatives members gave high marks for outgoing President Duterte, although they agreed that they would have given the 77-year-old leader an even higher overall grade if not for the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and Anakalusugan Party-list...
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has expressed confidence in the ability of his incoming Cabinet to deliver amid the problems that his administration would have to face. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (File photo/ Noel Pabalate) "For the past few weeks since the elections, I have...
Up until the noon of June 30, 2022, Mr. President is still President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, PRRD, or Digong to his contemporaries, forever Mayor to Davaoeños, the endearing Tatay to his fans and followers, and post-EDSA’s most popular outgoing president if referring to the surveys done during the...
President Duterte has signed a law criminalizing the deployment of those below 24 years old to work domestically abroad as part of the government's protection of Filipinos against more ways of human trafficking​. Republic Act (RA) No. 11862, which amended several provisions of RA 9208, now...
Although there is no scheduled face-to-face meeting between outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo and incoming Vice President Sara Duterte, the latter’s spokesman said on Tuesday, June 28, that there might be a scheduled meeting with all former vice presidents to discuss some issues. Vice...
President Duterte said Monday his successor, President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. did the right thing when he ditched interviews and debates when he was still campaigning for the highest seat in the country. In his speech during the oath-taking ceremony of local government officials of...
DAVAO CITY – Reelected Davao City’s 1st District Representative Paolo ‘Pulong’ Duterte was a no-show at the oath-taking and inauguration of elected representatives and councilors at the Sanggunian Panlungsod on Monday. Paolo, eldest son of President Duterte with former wife Elizabeth...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Monday, June 27 made an urgent call for President Duterte to veto Senate Bill No. 2239 or the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act, known more as the Vape Regulation Bill, before stepping down on June 30. Cayetano, chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and...
While the Supreme Court's (SC's) decision to uphold the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) power over tobacco products is a life-saving move, the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act (Vape Bill), which is now an enrolled bill at the Office of the President, can possibly...
