President Duterte has asked Filipinos to heed his advice to keep on following health protocols against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including the wearing of face shields, because they voted for him to be the country's leader in the first place. President Duterte (ROBINSON NIÑAL/...
President Duterte tasked the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Department of National Defense (DND), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to handle the cash aid distribution in some areas in Metro Manila because the mayors there “do not know...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the Philippines still has enough supply of medical oxygen, as the country battles the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A scene in Cebu City went viral where cars are seen lining up in front of a private...
President Duterte has pledged to give all Filipino athletes who competed in the recently concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympics additional cash incentives, regardless if they won in their respective events or not. President Duterte congratulates Tokyo 2020 Olympics Silver medalists Carlo Paalam and Nesthy...
Malacañang asked local chief executives to not blame President Duterte for the incident last week where people flocked to different vaccination sites in fear of not being allowed to go out during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque credited President Duterte for the Philippines’ biggest medal haul in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that saw Filipino athletes coming home with its first-ever gold medal, two silver medals, and one bronze medal. Team Philippines at the Tokyo Olympics (Philippine...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, August 9 said he is unperturbed with the emerging number of political parties that have pledged their support to Hugpong ng Pagbabago’s Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Sotto, Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) chairman, and who is expected...
President Duterte expressed confidence that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will emerge victorious in its fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic like it always does when faced with challenges. The ASEAN leaders meet at the organization’s secretariat building in...
The United States Embassy has omitted from its official press release the name of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go from among the top Philippine officials who attended the ceremony to welcome the arrival of more than three million doses of US-donated Moderna vaccine in Manila on August 3,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian maintained on Saturday, August 7, that his vice presidential bid will depend on whether or not he will be picked by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte as her running mate for next year's elections. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Office of Sen. Gatchalian) In an interview with...
Another province will shift to the most restrictive lockdown this month as the country's coronavirus cases continued to climb. Police conduct checkpoint operations ahead of the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine on August 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) Malacañang announced...
The Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank) does not have to remit dividends from its 2016 earnings to the national government after President Duterte issued an order cutting its dividend rate. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Under Executive Order No. 146, the President adjusted the...
