Malacañang said the current issues in the West Philippine Sea did not arise during President Duterte's watch as this was a problem inherited from the previous administration. File photo of Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27, 2021 (Photo courtesy of National Task Force...
Malacañang said the government is looking into banning travelers from India due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant that was first detected in the said country. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Monday, April 26, said that breaching the one-million mark for COVID-19 cases is not a “negative reflection” of the government’s pandemic response, maintaining instead that it has done well managing the new variants of the virus. The Palace official...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion highlighted the importance of boosting the confidence of the public on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, saying the shots that the Philippines is trying hard to procure will be useless if the people will refuse to take the jab. Presidential...
The government pandemic task force has allowed the implementation of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) new debit-credit payment for health care facilities in all places with high risk of coronavirus infection. The decision aimed at hastening payment of hospital claims was...
The 2022 national and local elections would push through as scheduled, Malacanang said after rejecting the proposed establishment of a revolutionary government supposedly to be led by President Duterte. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque assured the nation that the country's next president would be...
Despite his age, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo was able to do 41 push-ups in a relief distribution activity in Malate, Manila last week. Panelo did the push-ups after he was challenged by President Duterte's long-time aide Senator Bong Go. (SCREENSHOT FROM FACEBOOK) During the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday insisted he doesn’t want to be part of any talks pertaining to the upcoming May 2022 national and local elections. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go (Senator Christopher “Bong” Go official Facebook page / FILE PHOTO) Go said he has no desire to run...
Malacañang lauded the "very good results" achieved during the limited face-to-face classes in higher education institutions (HEIs) but said the full resumption of in-person classes still depends on the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / MANILA...
The government's pandemic task force agreed that the measures being implemented to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic should be intensified as the country saw a recent spike in cases due to the new and more contagious variants of the disease. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Is President Duterte eyeing his former aide and now Senator Christopher Go as his possible successor? President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Matina Enclaves in Davao City on August 24, 2020....
Malacañang assured that health workers who passed on CoronaVac to wait for AstraZeneca will get the British-Swedish brand, reiterating that they will not lose their priority just for rejecting a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque...
