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President Duterte was still assessing if Vice President Leni Robredo’s participation will really be helpful to boost the public’s confidence in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, Malacañang said.

Malacañang expressed confidence that the rehabilitation of the war-torn city of Marawi can be completed by the end of President Duterte’s term.

President Duterte is still undecided whether he will pursue the abrogation of the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States of America (USA) or forge a new one.

Office of the Vice President (OVP) Spokesman Ibarra Gutierrez said that Vice President Leni Robredo has always been open to working with the administration but pointed out that it was Malacañang’s problem if it cannot set aside politics.

President Duterte has reiterated his call for greater global solidarity as the world continued to grapple with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Unlike her camp, Malacañang was not readily open to the idea of President Duterte teaming up with Vice President Leni Robredo for an infomercial, saying she should clarify her stand on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines first.

Vice President Leni Robredo is open to appearing in an infomercial with President Duterte to encourage the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

President Duterte has issued an executive order (EO) creating the Philippine Trade Facilitation Committee (PTFC) to comply with the country’s commitments under the World Trade Organization-Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO-TFA).

Malacañang disclosed that President Duterte was considering meeting with his predecessors to discuss the issues concerning the West Philippine Sea.

The Philippines and Japan have agreed to work together to support any initiative aimed to improve the situation in Myanmar as the country continued to be under military rule.

“We cannot afford conflicts between neighbors.”

President Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga renewed the strong strategic ties between the Philippines and Japan amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

President Duterte expressed his gratitude to the Japanese government for its assistance to the Philippines amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as he expressed the country’s support for Japan during the health crisis.

President Duterte reiterated his order to prioritize the police and military men in the ongoing vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), underscoring their important role in keeping the country safe amid the pandemic.

President Duterte reiterated his stand that the 2016 The Hague ruling invalidating China’s claim in the West Philippine Sea will just be rejected by China calling it “meaningless” this time around.

President Duterte urged the public to demand the truth about the West Philippine Sea issue from former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, saying the Philippines lost Scarborough Shoal to China after his backchannel talks with Beijing officials.

President Duterte ordered his Cabinet members to refrain from talking about the West Philippine Sea issue in public, even as he affirmed his new policy of not engaging his critics on the issue.

Malacañang said President Duterte was more than ready to use his presidential social fund (PSF) to assist the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) following the tragedy that befell the State-run institution on Sunday.