President Duterte has challenged former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio to a debate on the issues related to the West Philippine Sea, and offered to resign if he is proven lying about what transpired in the past. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to the President,...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III believes that the Philippines has "no other recourse" but to negotiate with China on the issue at the West Philippine Sea, echoing President Duterte that the country could not afford to go to war. Senate President Vicente Sotto III tells reporters in an...
The government would never lie about the data about the country's coronavirus situation, including pace of the vaccination drive, President Duterte said Wednesday. Government frontliners receive Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines at the vaccination hub in Taguig City on May 04, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The possible entry of the so-called Indian variant in the country could potentially be devastating, a member the OCTA Research Team warned Thursday, May 6. “This is potentially devastating because if we let it spread in the National Capital Region (NCR) and its surrounding area, we will see...
President Duterte has pushed for fair and non-discriminatory distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the country regardless of the brand. A health worker shows Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines at a vaccination hub in Taguig City on May 04, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The President directed...
Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines signed a memorandum of understanding with US Agency for International Development (USAID) and MUAD-Negros, a local federation of farming groups, to protect and rehabilitate Bago and Malogo watersheds in Negros Occidental. Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines...
A former government official should be given the death sentence over his role in the loss of a territory during a standoff with China years ago, President Duterte declared Wednesday night. President Duterte delivers a televised address on May 5, 2021 (Malacañang) In a televised address...
The arbitral ruling that ruled in favor of the Philippines in a maritime dispute was nothing more than a scrap of paper to be thrown in the trash bin, President Duterte admitted Wednesday. President Duterte delivers a televised address on May 5, 2021 (Malacañang) Addressing the nation, the...
Any person not properly wearing a mask in public may face arrest and detention for nine hours at the police station, President Duterte warned Wednesday night. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) In a televised address, the President directed the police to apprehend and investigator violators...
The government is determined to prevent the loss of another territory after coast guard authorities drove away Chinese vessels from Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang declared Wednesday. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque lauded the latest coast...
The government has imposed temporary travel restrictions on passengers coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka to prevent the entry of the coronavirus variant first reported in India. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea issued...
Unless ABS-CBN is allowed to operate anew, the damage done to the country’s democratic institutions due to the television network’s closure can never be repaired, former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay said. Binay made the statement on Wednesday (May 5), exactly a year after the network...
