With President Duterte prioritizing the country's problem of illegal drugs in his final State of the Nation Address (SONA), Senator Ralph Recto also found the Chief Executive's speech lacking, particularly on how the Philippines will move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Pro...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, July 27, maintained that the government should focus on its pandemic response efforts, stressing that it should be the country’s top priority. Vice President Leni Robredo delivers her own address to the nation dubbed as “Ulat ni VP Leni” a day after...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año welcomed Tuesday, July 27, President Duterte’s calls for the legislators to enact a law that will modernize the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). President Duterte (File photo from PCOO) To recall, Duterte called for the...
Vice President Leni Robredo called on the government, political parties, and Filipinos to unite amidst the threats of the pandemic and the political upheavals that sow discord and disagreements. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) The country’s second-highest official...
Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), expressed gratitude to President Duterte on Tuesday, July 27, for pushing in the final year of his term two priority bills that will benefit the organization's 220,000-strong personnel. (File photo from Philippine...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will investigate the revelation of President Duterte that there were nine police generals who were allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade, the country's top cop assured Tuesday, July 27. Police General Guillermo Eleazar, Chief of the Philippine National...
The local armed communist struggle will eventually be over following the government's strides in the anti-insurgency operations, according to President Duterte. President Duterte arrives at the Batasang Pambansa to deliver his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday, July 26,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on local government units (LGUs) Tuesday, July 27, to consider the safety and comfort of Filipinos who are lining up for vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) especially during this rainy season. Interior Secretary...
President Duterte has called for a Senate inquiry into the importation of AK-47 rifles into the country that supposedly ended up in the hands of communist insurgents. RODRIGUEZ_07262021-19 The President made the request to former police chief and now Senator Ronald dela Rosa to conduct a probe into...
A Department of Transportation (DOTr) official has called out as "fake news" social media comments saying that the so-called Dalian trains purchased during the past administration are now being used on the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). The MRT-3 (Photo from DOTr Facebook page) "Taliwas sa...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, July 27 said President Duterte should be blamed for the current state of the country's economy, saying he neglected it even before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the Philippines. De Lima made the remark following Duterte's pronouncement in his...
The anti-endo bill remains one of the administration-backed proposed legislations even after President Duterte excluded it from the list of priority bills endorsed in his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA). President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address...
