Roque on Duterte: “Meron siyang unfinished business…” Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque revealed the reasons why President Rodrigo Duterte changed his mind and wanted to run for vice president in the 2022 elections. Earlier, Duterte said that running for the position of vice president is not a bad idea if there is space for him. “Sinagot … Read more
Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez pleaded with President Rodrigo Duterte to certify the proposal to establish the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) to be enacted before his term ends next year. Torres-Gomez also appealed to the Senate to act quickly on the measure passed by the House of Representatives in September 2020. “In 2020, we experienced … Read more
Felipe Antonio Remollo, the mayor of Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19. According to him, he was asymptomatic and currently under self-isolation. The Dumaguete mayor underwent swab testing as a requirement for the National Peace and Order Council. The event takes place on Monday which will be presided … Read more
Malacañang has answered fisherman Carlo Montehermozo who’s dismayed by the jet ski joke of President Rodrigo Duterte. The latter also regret voting for the country’s highest leader in the previous elections. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked the fisherman if he was able to catch fish at the Scarborough Shoal during the Aquino administration. Roque stressed … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte insisted that Mactan’s hero Lapulapu came from a tribe in Mindanao called Tausug. “I raised Lapulapu to the level and dignity of a true warrior. And he was Tausug. The settlement is Tausug,” said the President in a speech at Camp Siongco in Maguindanao on Tuesday. “Itong mga pilosopo, they are contesting … Read more
De Lima on president’s jet ski joke: “Joke lang para kay Duterte ang napaka-importanteng isyu sa bansa.” Senator Leila de Lima did not like President Rodrigo Duterte’s jet ski ride joke. According to De Lima, it appears that Duterte only deceived the Filipinos to win the election, specifically his promise when he would ride a … Read more
Carpio: “President Duterte should now resign immediately to keep his word of honor.” ANTONIO CARPIO – The retired Supreme Court justice accepted the challenge raised by President Rodrigo Duterte for a debate amid issues of the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, Carpio said: “On President Duterte’s challenge to debate with me on the West … Read more
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte does not need to publicize that he is doing his job. This was the response of the presidential spokesman on queries following the postponement of Duterte’s scheduled public address last week. Senator Bong Go then released photos of the president busy with lots of … Read more
A photo of President Rodrigo Duterte busy with lots of paperwork which was released by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go was criticized by the members of the Makabayan Bloc. According to the solons, the photos of the president and his long-time aide were only for “photo ops.” Gabriela party-list Representative Arlene Brosas noted that the president … Read more
Kakai Bautista: “I stopped patronizing Duterts and Robredo.” KAKAI BAUTISTA – The Kapuso comedienne was forced to deactivate her Twitter account after garnering mixed reactions over her Duterte-Robredo tweet. Recently, she went to the micro-blogging site wherein she expressed her opinion on the government’s response amid the country’s ongoing battle with the COVID-19 pandemic. She … Read more