Roque on Sotto: “Hindi naman po [ito endorsement].” Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte is not endorsing Senate President Vicente Sotto III for vice president in the 2022 elections. During the sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) of Duterte, he said that Sotto can be a good … Read more
President Duterte pushed for the creation of a vaccine institute and the Philippine CDC. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte pushed for the creation of a vaccine institute and the Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In his last State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Duterte asked Congress to swiftly pass the bills … Read more
Senate President Sotto can become a “good vice president”, according to President Duterte. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte praised Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA). During his public address, President Duterte lauded Sotto, whom he said can become a “good vice president”. “With due … Read more
President Duterte joked about possibly contracting COVID-19 during his last SONA On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte stayed true to his character during his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) by making a joke about possibly contracting COVID-19. Just when you thought that the sixth and final SONA of President Duterte will end without a … Read more
President Duterte to corrupt officials: “I will reach you” President Rodrigo Duterte said during his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) that he wasn’t giving up on his promise of ridding government of corrupt officials. On Monday, President Duterte said that he had a year left to go after corrupt government officials, vowing that … Read more
Only Representative Paolo Duterte will be attending SONA from President Duterte’s family. Davao City first congressional district Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte will be the only member of the First Family that will attend President Rodrigo Duterte’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA). Rep. Paolo Duterte confirmed his attendance at the State of the Nation … Read more
The DOH expressed hope that President Duterte will push for the creation of the Philippine CDC during his last SONA. The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that President Rodrigo Duterte will push for the creation of the Philippine Center for Disease Control (CDC) in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA). On Saturday, … Read more
President Duterte asked LGUs to come up with a “more sane” process of COVID-19 vaccination. President Rodrigo Duterte asked local government units (LGUs) to come up with a “more sane” process of COVID-19 vaccination. According to President Duterte, the problem was for the local government units to come up with a “more sane” process of … Read more
Velasco said that everything had been put in place for President Duterte’s last SONA. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said that everything had been put in place for President Rodrigo Duterte’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA). It’s all systems go for President Duterte’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address at the … Read more
President Duterte had asked Galvez to accommodate LGUs’ “desperate calls” for more COVID-19 vaccines President Rodrigo Duterte had asked vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr to accommodate the “desperate calls” of some local government units (LGUs) for more COVID-19 vaccines due to the surge of coronavirus cases in different areas in the Philippines. In his … Read more