Malacañang on President Duterte’s 2017 speech about stealing: “I think it was a joke” On Friday, Malacañang said that President Rodrigo Duterte was only joking when he said in his speech last June 2017 that he had stolen from public funds. During the Presidential press briefing Friday, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Duterte … Read more
Malacañang announced that the government will expand the pilot testing of the Alert Level System to 19 areas. On Tuesday, Malacañang announced that the government will expand the pilot testing of the alert level system to 19 areas outside Metro Manila. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a Presidential press briefing Tuesday that the government … Read more
Malacañang on candidate substitution: “Premature po para sabihing inaabuso” On Thursday, Malacañang said that it’s “premature” to say that the provision on candidate substitution in the Omnibus Election Code was being “abused”. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque noted in an interview on Unang Balita that none among those who filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for … Read more
President Duterte believed in freedom of speech, according to Malacañang. On Tuesday, Malacañang said that President Rodrigo Duterte believed in freedom of speech and has not filed libel complaints against his critics. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement that President Duterte believed in freedom of speech and a free marketplace of ideas and … Read more
Malacañang offered no assurance to those who doubted President Duterte’s retirement. On Monday, Malacañang offered no assurance to those who doubted President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that he will retire from politics when his term ended on June 30, 2022. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made the response to a question whether President Duterte meant his words … Read more
Malacañang explained why all of President Duterte’s Talk to the People were “edited heavily” On Thursday, Malacañang explained why all of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk to the People were “edited heavily“. A video of President Duterte’s public address that aired on the government television network this week didn’t include his remark that he wouldn’t run … Read more
Malacañang asked the public for patience over the ongoing unified vaccination card project. UNIFIED VACCINATION CARD PROJECT — Malacañang asked the public for patience as the national government was building up the masterlist of Filipinos who already completed their COVID-19 vaccination amidst reports of persons getting “booster shots” or multiple doses in different cities. On … Read more
Malacañang to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno: “We hope that he gets well soon.” Malacañang had expressed hope that Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will soon recover as he had recently tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in his regular press briefing that Malacañang wished Moreno good health and … Read more
Palace to people unwilling to get vaccinated vs COVID-19: “Bahala na si COVID-19 sa kanila” “Bahala na si COVID-19 sa kanila” — On Monday, Malacañang said that COVID-19 will take care of people who were unwilling to get vaccinated against COVID-19. When asked if the Philippine government was eyeing programs to convince people to get … Read more
Palace celebrated Filipino athletes’ triumphs in Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Malacañang celebrated Filipino athletes’ triumphs in Tokyo 2020 Olympics as Nesthy Petecio, EJ Obiena, and Carlos Paalam won in their respective events on Saturday, July 31. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that Malacañang was one with the Filipino people in celebrating the triumph … Read more