President Rodrigo Duterte to Cabinet Secretaries: “‘Wag mong sundin ‘yang COA” On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte told Cabinet secretaries to just follow his orders and to ignore the reports by the Commission on Audit (COA). According to President Duterte, state auditors should stop flagging deficiencies in government projects, especially those connected to COVID-19 pandemic response. … Read more
Lolit Solis: “Kung anuman ang ginawa niya habang isa siyang artista, hindi kasali sa pagiging Mayor niya ngayon.” Lolit Solis defended Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno also known as Yorme against President Rodrigo Duterte’s “patama” about an actor-turned-politician. She said: “Ewan ko Salve pero naawa naman ako kay Mayor Isko Moreno kung siya iyon Mayor … Read more
President Duterte suggested that unvaccinated individuals should stay at home amidst the COVID-19 threat. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte suggested that unvaccinated individuals should stay at home amidst the COVID-19 threat. In his weekly public address, President Duterte said that his suggestion was that those unvaccinated individuals shouldn’t go out of their respective homes until … Read more
President Duterte thanked British Ambassador Pruce for boosting the Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccine access. On Wednesday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte thanked British Ambassador Daniel Pruce for helping the country get access to COVID-19 vaccines as Ambassador Pruce made his farewell call in Malacañang. In a statement, Malacañang stated that President Duterte received Ambassador Pruce, the outgoing … Read more
President Duterte welcomed the arrival of more than 3 million US-donated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the arrival of more than 3 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the United States, which the President said would be used to inoculate the poor. Speaking during the arrival of the US-donated … Read more
President Duterte to DPWH Secretary Villar: “Manghinayang ako pag tumakbo ka ng senador at manalo ka naman” On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte seemed to be on the edge about fielding Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar as a senatorial candidate in the 2022 elections, saying that the Executive Department will lose … Read more
Philippine President Duterte thanked US President Biden for donating COVID-19 vaccines to the country. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte thanked United States President Joe Biden for donating COVID-19 vaccines to the country. President Duterte, in a rare instance, was friendly to the United States and asked the global superpower not to forget the Philippines. This came … Read more
President Duterte asked US State Department to “be careful of what you’re planning”. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte asked the US State Department to be careful after some senators in the United States encouraged the Biden administration to address the alleged human rights violations in the Philippines. President Duterte was discussing the gains of his … Read more
US-donated vaccines possibly factored in keeping the VFA intact, according to Palace. US-DONATED VACCINES — Malacañang on Monday said that President Rodrigo Duterte likely considered the United States’ generous COVID-19 vaccine donation in deciding to keep the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the Philippines’ longtime ally. According to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, President Duterte considered … Read more
President Duterte will personally welcome the arrival of US-donated COVID-19 vaccines On August 3, according to Año. On Monday, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte will personally welcome the arrival of US-donated COVID-19 vaccines on August 3. Año told CNN Philippines’ The Source that President Duterte will personally welcome the arrival of … Read more