President Duterte said that he will allow Galvez and Duque to attend Senate hearings. President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will allow NTF Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to attend Senate hearings to “complete their story”. In his Talk to the People address aired Thursday morning, President Duterte said … Read more
President Duterte ordered Calida to formally request COA to audit the Philippine Red Cross President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Solicitor General Jose Calida to formally request the Commission on Audit (COA) to audit the Philippine Red Cross. In his Talk to the People address aired Thursday morning, President Duterte said that he preferred that an audit … Read more
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte had thrown her support behind her father’s vice-presidential bid. On Wednesday, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte had thrown her support behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s vice-presidential bid in the 2022 elections. In a video message posted on her Facebook page, Mayor Sara said that she and her father have an agreement … Read more
President Duterte said that he will personally approve or reject Cabinet members’ invites to Senate probes. President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will personally approve or reject the invitations of Cabinet members who were summoned to appear at the Senate’s public inquiries. In his “Talk to the People” address aired Tuesday morning, President Duterte sounded … Read more
Senator Gordon: “Dapat nagbitiw na siya [President Duterte] nang lumabas ang pangalan ng mga ito.” On Saturday, Senator Richard Gordon said that President Rodrigo Duterte should have stepped down from the presidency ahead of “PPE exposé”. In response to President Duterte’s latest tirades, Senator Gordon said in a radio interview that the President should have … Read more
Senator Drilon to President Duterte: “Ask the people of Iloilo” Senator Franklin Drilon had dismissed the claim of President Rodrigo Duterte that he ties with Janet Lim-Napoles and former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog. In a statement issued after the President’s Talk to the People address aired on Saturday morning, Senate Minority Leader Drilon … Read more
President Duterte asked Senator Drilon to explain his alleged ties with Napoles and ex-Iloilo Mayor Mabilog. President Rodrigo Duterte turned his attention to Senator Franklin Drilon and asked him to explain his alleged ties with Janet Lim-Napoles and former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog. The President said in his “Talk to the People” address … Read more
President Duterte to Senator Gordon: “Either you submit to an auditing procedure or we quarrel” President Rodrigo Duterte had given an ultimatum of sorts to Senator Richard Gordon, the chairman of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). In his “Talk to the People” address aired Saturday morning, the President threatened Senator Gordon with actions such as … Read more
President Duterte extended the state of calamity in the Philippines for another year. On Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte had extended the state of calamity in the Philippines for another year. The President had extended the state of calamity for another year because of the continued rise in coronavirus cases and the threat of COVID-19 variants. … Read more
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and HNP withdrew the support to Malacañang-backed PDP-Laban. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and her regional party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), withdrew the support to Malacañang-backed PDP-Laban party in its campaign for the 2022 elections. Mayor Sara, the daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, made this clear on Thursday notwithstanding the … Read more