President Duterte To China: “May barko ako d’yan. I am not ready to withdraw” After drawing flak over his remark that his 2016 campaign promise for fishermen in disputed seas was a “campaign joke”, President Rodrigo Duterte warned China that he wouldn’t withdraw Philippine ships from disputed waters, even if China killed him. Defense Secretary … Read more
Malacañang has answered fisherman Carlo Montehermozo who’s dismayed by the jet ski joke of President Rodrigo Duterte. The latter also regret voting for the country’s highest leader in the previous elections. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked the fisherman if he was able to catch fish at the Scarborough Shoal during the Aquino administration. Roque stressed … Read more
Cignal launched its own Broadband over Satellite service in the Philippines. Cignal officially launched its own Broadband over Satellite service — the “Cignal Connect” Satellite Broadband — in the Philippines. This, even though PLDT Chairman, President, and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP) revealed in his Twitter post that Cignal was set to launch Cignal Connect … Read more
The Philippines will eventually inoculate children and teens against COVID-19, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr on Thursday said that the Philippines will eventually inoculate children and teens against COVID-19. During President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Talk to the People” on Thursday night, Galvez said that there will come a time when the Philippines … Read more
The FDA expressed optimism that the evaluations for the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to get EUA will be completed soon. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressed optimism that the evaluations for the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to get an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) will be completed soon. During President Rodrigo Duterte’s “Talk to the People” on … Read more
Tropical Depression Crising updates as of 8 AM today PAGASA announced via its latest bulletin issued at 8 AM today, May 14, 2021, that Tropical Depression Crising accelerates west-northwestward and is now in the vicinity of Lanao del Sur. It is traversing West Northwestward at 15 km/h and has maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h … Read more
Harry Roque to Antonio Trillanes IV: “Libreng Mangarap” Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said that former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was “free to dream” if he wanted to become the next President of the Philippines. In his regular press briefing, Roque said that let former Senator Trillanes dream of becoming president because that was … Read more
President Duterte’s policy allowed Filipino fishermen to return to the West Philippine Sea. Malacañang on Thursday said that President Rodrigo Duterte’s policy allowed Filipino fishermen to return to the West Philippine Sea. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in his regular press briefing that fishermen would still be unable to go to Scarborough Shoal in the … Read more
The office of Senator Leila de Lima encouraged Facebook to probe the temporary shutdown of pages of opposition members. On Thursday, the office of Senator Leila de Lima encouraged Facebook to probe the temporary shutdown of her page as well as pages of opposition members. In a statement, De Lima’s office said that it has … Read more
Tropical Storm Crising updates as of 2 PM today PAGASA announced via its latest bulletin issued at 2 PM today, May 13, 2021, that Tropical Storm Crising accelerates as it continues to move west-northwestward towards Davao Oriental-Surigao del Sur area. It is traversing West Northwestward at 25 km/h and has maximum sustained winds of 65 … Read more