Environment groups have denounced the recent pronouncement of President Duterte to impose a "Martial Law power" to rid the country of illegal reclamation of esteros or canals that became one of the factors in the pollution of the Manila Bay. For Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment, the...
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has highlighted infrastructure projects under the Duterte administration that aim to give focus on news and information coming from regions in the country other than Metro Manila. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar ( Photo from Martin Andanar's...
As long as students and the faculty are safe, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera expressed optimism that more higher education institutions (HEIs) will be allowed to reopen their campuses for limited face-to-face classes. Limited face-to-face classes at the National...
Provincial governors on Friday, August 27, threw their support for President Duterte’s decision to accept the offer of the administration Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party to run for vice president in the 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ/...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that the Duterte administration has attained various notable achievements in terms of ensuring peace and order in the country, particularly the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Presidential Communications...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed that China will continue to support the Duterte administration's flagship infrastructure modernization program and, perhaps more urgently, its aim to locally produce vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Xi Jinping of China and...
Senator Nancy Binay aired her opposition Friday, August 27, on President Duterte's plan to open casinos and gambling houses in Boracay Island. Local children swim at the famous beach front of Boracay Island when it reopened to domestic tourists last October. (Tara Yap/MANILA BULLETIN) "I am totally...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is currently awaiting the approval of President Duterte to allow the expansion of limited face-to-face classes to three more degree programs. (Photo from UNSPLASH) “Two weeks ago, I told the IATF that I will be asking permission from the President to...
Recalling her father's tenure as vice president of the Philippines, Senator Nancy Binay said on Friday, August 27, that President Duterte would not need to scrutinize the reports of the Commission on Audit (COA) if he gets elected to the post next year. Senator Nancy Binay (Sen. Nancy...
President Duterte (Malacañang photo) A teachers’ group on Friday, Aug. 27, said that the “Duterte” variant -- pertaining to President Duterte -- is the bigger threat to the education sector amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country. “Hindi po Delta variant ang...
“Who audits COA (Commission on Audit)?” 2DFB8829-8307-438F-8979-726B0F01E16D_4_5005_c In less than 24 hours after President Rodrigo Duterte publicly posed this question, the Commission on Audit released its 2020 Annual Audit Report that flagged several expenditure items that may not have been...
President Duterte has asked the public for its forgiveness after he softened his stand against gambling, particularly when it comes to gambling establishments on the world-famous Boracay island in Aklan. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) speaks during a meeting in Malacañang. (Photo from PCOO...
