President Duterte is amenable to the arming of a new coalition of volunteers to augment government forces in keeping peace and order in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of several laws in Malacañang on June 24, 2021. (Malacañang) According...
Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown and Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula visited the wake of former President Benigno S. Aquino III at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Friday, June 25. Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula (Ali Vicoy) The two...
The United States government, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday launched the P500 million ($10.3 million) President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in the Philippines and turned over 20,000 bottles of HIV prevention drugs or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to...
House leaders air admiration for Pnoy, sympathies for his family More key leaders of the House of Representatives have come out to express sincere sympathies to the family of the late former President Benigno “Pnoy” Aquino III whom they extolled as a great leader of the country. Deputy Speakers...
Presidential Security Group (PSG) commander Brigadier General Jesus Durante III revealed that President Duterte has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since last month. President Duterte receives the coronavirus vaccine from Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on May...
The government is committed to look after the welfare of the country's health workers, and provide them with supplies needed to combat the pandemic, President Duterte said Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte deliver a speech during the ceremonial signing of several laws in Malacañang on June 24,...
The Presidential Security Group (PSG) is considering allowing only individuals who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be present in President Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA). Presidential Security Group (PSG) commander Brigadier General Jesus Durante III...
The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) mourned the passing of former President Benigno Aquino III who often acknowledged the important contributions of consecrated men and women in keeping the flame of democracy alive. AMRSP "On behalf of the Joint Executive Board...
Tarlac Bishop Enrique Macaraeg has directed all priests in his diocese to celebrate a requiem Mass for former president Benigno Aquino III on Saturday, June 26. Photo courtesy Diocese of Tarlac "Bishop Enrique Macaraeg directs all parish priests and priests-in-charge in the diocese to celebrate a...
The country endured a "great loss" with the passing of former President Benigno Aquino III, President Duterte said in declaring a 10-day national mourning in honor of his predecessor. A file photo of former President Benigno Aquino III (Aquino/Facebook) The President has issued Proclamation No....
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has paid tribute to the late President Benigno S. Aquino III, honoring his “immense” contributions to the science and technology community, which include the development of the country's microsatellites. PH's second microsatellite, Diwata 2 (Photo...
Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon will offer a requiem Mass for former president Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III on Saturday, June 26. Bishop Joel Baylon (Photo courtesy Diocese of Legazpi) The Diocese of Legazpi said the requiem Mass is the local Church's "gesture of solidarity with the rest of the country...
