Senator Rodante Marcoleta has raised a “constitutional alarm,” warning that the continued designation of several Cabinet officials in an acting capacity undermines constitutional checks and balances and weakens accountability in government. In a privilege speech delivered on Wednesday, January...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte doesn 't want to replace his legal counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, despite the back-to-back losses in appeals they have filed related to his case at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Instead, Duterte told him to do something, according to his daughter, Vice...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan would be willing to leave the Philippines if President Marcos asked him to do so. China 's embassy in Manila made the pronouncement on Wednesday night, Jan. 29, amid calls in Manila to recall and declare him persona non grata over the mission...
NEW YORK (AP) — No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump 's immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment. Bruce Springsteen released a new song on Wednesday...
Malacañang condemned the circulation of fabricated medical documents falsely attributed to President Marcos, calling the claims malicious and warning of possible legal action against those spreading the fake records. In a statement late Wednesday, Jan. 28, the Presidential Communications Office...
Under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., housing has become a key pillar of nation-building through the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the program now...
President Marcos has administered the oath-taking of General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. as the new Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief. With the oath-taking ceremony held at the Malacañan Palace on Wednesday, Jan. 28, Nartatez officially obtained the 4-star general rank. Marcos congratulated...
Vice President Sara Duterte believed that the worst thing that could happen to a person is to die or get sick, and not to get jailed at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte on Wednesday, Jan. 28, had it in response to Senator Ping Lacson, who said the worst thing to happen to Senator...
Malacañang has cautioned the public over unverified claims about President Marcos ' health, reiterating that the President 's condition is not life threatening. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the circulating messages sent via Viber and email to...
One does not need to be famous to serve the nation, President Marcos said as he hailed civil servants who exemplified outstanding public service in their respective fields on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Although physically absent during the Gawad Lingkod Bayani at the Malacañan Palace, Marcos conveyed his...
President Marcos is recovering from diverticulitis and was advised to take a rest for the meantime, Malacañang said. The Palace issued the statement after Marcos skipped the Gawad Lingkod Bayani event in Malacañan on Wednesday, Jan. 28. "The President has recently returned from medical care and...
Victims of the Philippines’ deadly anti-drug campaign will participate in the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) confirmation of charges hearing against former president Rodrigo Duterte, scheduled from Feb. 23 to 27. In a decision issued on Jan. 26, Pre-Trial Chamber I found Duterte fit to...
