President Duterte has lauded the swift completion of the 2022 elections but urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate the hiccups of the recently concluded polls to disabuse the minds of those doubting its integrity. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this statement...
For President Duterte: the Philippines is now the "Republic of Marites." Out of nowhere during his meeting with his Cabinet members on Wednesday night, the President made a realization as he quipped about the country slowly turning into the country of the "marites." Malacanang photo Marites is a...
Outgoing President Duterte is hoping that the next administration would continue his fight against illegal drugs, exert even "stronger pressure" against the perpetrators and make the campaign "a war." In his public address on Thursday, Duterte said the country continues to suffer the drug problem...
President Duterte thinks that Filipino couples should only have up to three children as he cited the need for the government to "expand" to respond to the country's population growth. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Duterte made this statement after he inaugurated the new Dr....
Outgoing President Duterte on Thursday recommended the abolition of the party-list system in the country and advised his successor to call for changes in the Constitution. Duterte made the appeal as he repeated his allegations that some party-list groups are infiltrated by the communists and that...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. will lead the Philippine delegation at a two-day regional special summit in the United States (US) this week. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Locsin left the country for Washington D.C. on Tuesday, May 10, to represent President Duterte at the Association of...
President Duterte has cast his vote for his successor, the 17th president of the Philippines, who will be taking over as the country's leader on June 30, 2022. President Duterte casts his vote for the 2022 elections in Davao City. (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte arrived at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo...
President Duterte gave a stern warning that he would jail those who would cause trouble following alleged reports that chaos would ensue if the leading presidential candidate won the elections on May 9. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) In an interview with SMNI this week, the President, at...
The long wait is over. Filipino voters will finally get to cast their vote on Monday, May 9, for the National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB More than 65 million voters are expected to troop to different polling precincts to elect the successor of President Duterte, who will lead the country in...
Days before Filipinos elected his successor, President Duterte said that the next administration could effectively deal with communist insurgents if it threw its full backing to the police and the military. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In an interview with his friend Pastor...
Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has warned against the possible loss of the Philippine sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) if presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wins in the upcoming elections. Carpio, known for his fight to assert the...
President Duterte has warned against a possible attack on the country if the Russia-Ukraine conflict persists and leads to a world war. File photo of President Duterte greeting Russian President Vladimir Putin before their bilateral meeting at the Vinpearl Da Nang Resort and Villas in Da Nang City,...
