President Rodrigo Duterte assured that the officials involved in the corruption within the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will be held accountable. In his statement, the president said he would deal with corrupt PhilHealth officials. According to the president, they may have survived the previous administrations but they will not be able to escape under … Read more
President Duterte had placed Metro Manila and other nearby areas under MECQ starting August 4, 2020. President Rodrigo Duterte had placed Metro Manila and other nearby areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) for 15 days starting Tuesday, August 4, 2020. This, as President Duterte said in a briefing on Sunday night that Metro Manila … Read more
Alex Calleja regrets voting Duterte Writer-comedian Alex Calleja took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter wherein he apparently shared his regrets for voting President Rodrigo Duterte in the 2016 elections. According to him, he considered Duterte as his “huling alas” to save the nation but he’s disappointed as to what is happening in the country today. … Read more
Dominguez clarifies Duterte’s ‘wala tayong pera’ remark Carlos Dominguez III, the secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) explained the “wala tayong pera” remark of President Rodrigo Duterte. In a virtual forum, Dominguez clarified the recent statement of the president himself that the country no longer has any money. “In government kasi, in government, you … Read more
PDEA chief Aaron Aquino appointed as new Clark Airport head. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Chief Aaron Aquino has been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as the new head of Clark International Airport Corporation. On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed through a text message the appointment of Aaron Aquino. “Aaron Aquino … Read more
A heart-melting open letter of filmmaker Mike Alcazaren to General Debold Sinas and President Duterte. Mike Alcazaren, an independent filmmaker went on a social networking site wherein he posted an open letter to Metro Manila Police Major General Debold Sinas and President Rodrigo Duterte with regards to complying with quarantine rules. The letter which has … Read more
OFW’s criticism against Duterte received this reaction An OFW in Taiwan criticized President Rodrigo Duterte in line with his measures in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and here the latter’s reaction to this. Elanel Egot Ordidor, a caregiver in the said country, expressed her views regarding the government’s effort to address the coronavirus pandemic. However, … Read more
The test results conducted on President Duterte and Senator Bong Go for COVID-19 were already out. The test results conducted on President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go for coronavirus disease or COVID-19 were already out. As announced by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go at about 11:00 p.m. of March 13, the results were both … Read more
Duterte says ‘Magsayawan na lang tayo’ during speech regarding the COVID-19 situation in the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says this line during his speech on the night of March 12 regarding the COVID-19 situation, “Magsayawan na lang tayo“. Because of this, several netizens recalled the movie Temptation Island, based on the article from Philippine Entertainment … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte threatened the United States to terminate its Visiting Forces Agreement over the cancellation of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa’s US visa. President Duterte said that he will terminate the bases as well as the Visiting Forces Agreement with the US if the United States didn’t do the correction on Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela … Read more
