As he approached the end of his administration, President Duterte rallied support for his successor, President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., saying Filipinos must unite to confront the challenges the Philippines faces. President Duterte and President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
DAGUPAN CITY – Various transport groups and cooperatives in Region 1 have expressed their gratitude to President Duterte for the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. In an open letter addressed to President Duterte, the transport groups cited the remarkable...
A COUPLE walks on the white sand beach of Boracay with the iconic Willy’s Rock in the background. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) considers the rehabilitation of world-famous Boracay Island as a...
If they accept the invitation, it is possible that Vice President Leni Robredo and President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet at Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio’s inauguration on June 19. President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said that the chairmanships of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Commission on Audit (COA), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) will be vacated on Saturday, June 4, and not on June 30, following the sine die adjournment...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla As President Duterte marches out of Malacañang in less than a month, it is worth noting that for the past six years he had delivered his promises for the athletes. Name it — from spanking new stadiums, eye-dropping budget for training and international exposures, and...
As the country’s debt stock continued to rise in April, Malacañang said Thursday that reducing the Philippine debt remains the government's priority. In fact, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said, the Duterte administration’s economic team already “proposed a fiscal consolidation and...
President Duterte said he is eyeing to return to teaching after his six-year term as president ends on June 30, 2022. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte said this a month before he turned over the presidency to President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In his speech during his meeting with...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar expressed his gratitude to President Duterte for letting him be a part of the "change" the outgoing Chief Executive had promised to deliver six years ago. Photo from Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Facebook) Andanar said after Duterte hosted a...
President Duterte doubled the incentives of the medalists in the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games as an expression of recognition and gratitude for their efforts. Efren “Bata” Reyes, right, receives the Order of Lapu-Lapu award from President Duterte during the Philippine Team’s courtesy...
President Duterte has declined President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s offer for him to become drug czar in the new administration. Former presidential legal adviser and spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Monday, May 30, he called the outgoing President about Marcos Jr.'s proposal. But...
President Duterte and other top ranking officials have been invited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to attend the proclamation of the 12 winning senators in the 2022 polls on Wednesday, May 18. Comelec/MB In a press briefing on Tuesday, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the...