A total of 3,669 applications for construction of communication towers were approved and processed by local government units (LGUs), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Wednesday night, Oct. 6. In a briefing with President Duterte, Año noted that...
President Duterte said he will leave Senator Richard Gordon alone if he pays the government P86 million, the worth of disallowed expenses he claimed that Gordon incurred when he was still Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman. President Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine Red Cross chairman...
In a night of hurling invectives against the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee for allegedly insulting Cabinet members, President Duterte once again poked fun Wednesday, Oct. 6 at the weight of the panel's chairman, Senator Richard Gordon. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon...
President Duterte told Senator Richard Gordon that it was none of his business if he wanted to go to the mall and look at luxury watches, saying he is not a "thief" like the lawmaker. President Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine Red Cross chairman Senator Richard Gordon (FILE PHOTOS/MANILA BULLETIN)...
Former senator Bongbong Marcos files his certificate of candidacy for president at the Sofitel Tent on Oct. 6. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Never forget, never again.” This is the resounding call of faculty and academic employees at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman regarding the...
Don't hold your breath, senators. NO WAY!--President Duterte rejects on Oct. 6, 2021 the senators' call for him to rescind his memo barring executive department workers from attending the hearings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. (Screenshot from Facebook live) President Duterte categorically...
President Duterte raised the possibility of bringing his issues with the Senate to the Supreme Court in order to protect his Cabinet members from the "disrespect" they are getting from senators. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement amid the Senate's ongoing...
As his tirades against the Senate continue, President Duterte has now warned senators that he will "imprison" them if his Cabinet members or any worker from the Executive Branch will be cited in contempt and detained. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement amid...
Even before President Rodrigo Duterte was elected to the highest position in the land, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has already been his foremost critic, calling him out for the criminality in hometown of Davao City, as well as his connections to alleged syndicates. Former Senator Antonio...
Malacañang hailed on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 5 the huge improvement it achieved in the net score on "personal freedom to speak freely" against President Duterte entering the final year of his administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS)...
Cookies, not an expensive watch. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (Malacañang photo) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this clarification Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 5, regarding President Duterte's purchase at an upscale mall in Makati City over the weekend...
The celebration of World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on Tuesday, Oct. 5, was marked with a protest by a group demanding decent pay, benefits, and support amid the health and socio-economic crises for education workers. (Photo from ACT Philippines / Josh Pelaez) Members of the Alliance of Concerned...
