As he approached the end of his term, President Duterte hoped that commemorating the country's independence would inspire Filipinos to be courageous and use their abilities for the benefit their communities. File photo of President Duterte during the 123rd Independence Day rites in Malolos, Bulacan...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos has said that he will continue outgoing President Duterte's "independent foreign policy”, even as he hailed it in front of Chinese officials during an event in Makati City Friday, June 10. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (BBM...
A reelected congressman is hoping that outgoing President Duterte will sign an amendatory law doubling the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens from P500 to P1,000 before the latter steps down from office at the end of the month. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook)...
For the first time in his six-year stint as the country's leader, President Duterte is set to lead the commemoration of the country's 124th Independence Day in Rizal Park, Manila, on June 12, Malacañang revealed. File photo of President Duterte during the 123rd Independence Day rites in Malolos,...
President Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 172, implementing the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP), as he cited the need to increase coconut farmers' overall productivity and income. Farmers unhusk coconuts in a remote villages of Piklt, the top coconut producer in...
Noting the possibility of more price hikes in the coming weeks, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda pleaded to the outgoing Duterte administration to hasten the release of still undistributed subsidies meant for poor Filipinos. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Salceda was...
China and the Philippines have "better reasons to work closely" amid global uncertainties and with the latter's shift to a new administration, Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian said. File photo of President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the opening ceremony of the FIBA Basketball...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has solidified its link with the country’s 42,045 barangays to further intensify the government’s all-out war against illegal drugs. “The fight against illegal drugs begins and ends in the barangays. Together with other drug law enforcement...
President Duterte's leadership in government efforts to protect people's lives – one from a virus that caused a pandemic, and the other, from a terrorist attack that caused the five-month war in Marawi City – will be among the major highlights of his six-year presidency. President...
Government anti-narcotics operatives a seized a total of P897,013,041 worth of shabu and marijuana in a span of two weeks, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported to President Duterte on Monday night, June 6. In a Cabinet briefing, Año confirmed that...
President Duterte’s late-night public briefing on Monday night, June 6, with Cabinet officials could be his last as his term will end on June 30. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular “Talk to the People” public briefing on Monday, June 6. (Screenshot from RTVM via Facebook) In his...
President Duterte assured Sorsoganons, who were affected by the phreatic eruption of the Bulusan Volcano over the weekend, that the government will be present to help them. (Photo courtesy of Sorsogon Provincial Information Office) The President also asked residents near the volcano to “kindly...
