Duterte Urges to Buy Local Rice Over Imports
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said yesterday during the Candon Bypass Road inauguration that he wants to prioritize in buying local rice over importations. As cited...
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You can’t talk about honesty, Mayor Sara tells VP Leni
MANILA — As Vice President Leni Robredo shaded Davao Mayor Sara Duterte’s senatorial slate in one of her campaigns for the opposition, the presidential daughter fired...
PRRD thumbs down legalization of marijuana
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday thumbed down the idea of legalizing marijuana in the country, including its possible use for medicinal purposes. “You...
Duterte invited to revisit Vietnam
MANILA — A top Vietnamese official has invited President Rodrigo R. Duterte to visit Vietnam again later this year or in 2020, Malacañang bared on Thursday....
PRRD wants to see ‘more educated’ presidential debates
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday expressed hope that the next presidential debates organized by TV stations would be more “educated” and give candidates...
Duterte signs law requiring PhilHealth coverage for all PWDs
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed into law a measure that provides mandatory PhilHealth coverage for all persons with disabilities (PWDs). Duterte signed Republic Act...
Duterte signs Handbook for OFWs law
MANILA— President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed into law a bill that requires government to publish and distribute handbooks for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) containing...
US vows defense aid to PH: Palace
MANILA — US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo assured President Rodrigo R. Duterte of his country’s commitment to protect and help the Philippines in its...
Duterte wants gentleman’s agreement with Misuari
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte wants a gentleman’s agreement with Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said on...
President Duterte: “Do not touch the priests, they had nothing to do with politics!”
Last Sunday, February 24, 2019, President Duterte uttered in front of many, “Do not touch the priests, they had nothing to do with politics."
President Duterte: “Let the Chinese people work here, We have 300,000 Filipinos in China”
Some labor officials claimed that these Chinese use tourist visas to come to the country and later also applied to get temporary permits.
Duterte includes Alunan in Senate slate
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte has included former Interior Secretary Rafael “Raffy” Alunan III in his senatorial lineup for the upcoming May 2019 mid-term elections....
