Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said she believes President Duterte is now “feeling the heat” that is why he is now changing his stance on Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. as the Senate blue ribbon committee deepens its probe into the government’s questionable spending during the COVID-19...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros said Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s recent withdrawal from the Davao City’s mayoral race really “sounds familiar.” Hontiveros said she finds it similar to what President Duterte—then Davao City mayor—pulled off during the May 2016 national...
President Duterte will participate virtually in the 2021 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Nov. 11 to 12, a statement from Malacañang said. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) According to the statement, Duterte will join his APEC counterparts at the...
The office of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday, No. 11 denied reports that she and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio were scheduled to meet in the resort island of Balesin. Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo “Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is not meeting...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta President Rodrigo Duterte seems to have a visceral conviction that political dynasties can be good and bad at the same time. When his third term as Davao City mayor was about to end, he asked barangay captains and other local officials about whom they thought should...
After throwing verbal punches at each other, President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Manny Pacquiao seems to have patched things up. The camp of Senator Manny Pacquiao disclosed the two government officials met in Malacañang on Nov. 9, Tuesday night. “It is a meeting between national leaders who...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has dispelled rumors that certain developments have affected his political plans. The PDP-Laban vice presidential nominee denied he is clearing the way for another candidate to run in the May 2022 elections. As far as he is concerned, Go...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is viewing the possible alliance of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as being advantageous to the opposition ticket in the 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo visits Batangas City for a meeting with...
Saying that he already saw the withdrawal from reelection of presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Wednesday, November 10, dismissed the possibility of facing off with her and maintained that the opposition is ready to “fight until the very...
President Duterte has chosen Lt. Gen. Dionardo Carlos to be the successor of the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar. Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) A copy of Carlos's signed appointment paper was acquired by Malacañang reporters Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 10....
Speculations on what Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's next move would be circulated after her withdrawal of her reelection bid on Tuesday, November 9, one of which was the possibility of a substitution so that she could run for a national post. As such, substitution has become a popular and...
The performance ratings of the provinces, cities and towns all over the country on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination will be published next week as the government prepares for the “National Vaccination Day’’ said Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año....
