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Cops in Tondo killings: Video being authenticated, says Palace
Malacañang on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte would “not tolerate murders” committed by policemen after the British news agency Reuters published a special report detailing the alleged summary...
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Duterte shoot-to-kill order illegal–Robredo
President Duterte’s shoot-to-kill order, even if aimed at suspected armed rebels, is not in accordance with the Constitution, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday. The post Duterte...
View ArticleRising number of poor Pinoys worries Palace
Malacañang on Sunday expressed concern that the percentage of Filipino families that rated themselves poor had increased to 47 percent in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The post...
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Robredo: Probe bungling of vaccine program
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday called on the government to look into the effects of a wrongly administered dengue vaccine on the health of hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren in the country...
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Palace tells bicam: Agree on 2018 national budget
Get your act together. Malacañang made this call to the Senate and House of Representatives on Monday as it dismissed concerns that Congress might fail to pass the proposed 2018 national budget,...
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Filipinos not made guinea pigs – Sanofi
The Department of Justice ordered an investigation on Monday into the immunization of more than 733,000 schoolchildren with a dengue vaccine that has since been suspended as pharmaceutical giant...
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Int’l magazine names De Lima anew as a Leading Global Thinker
For the second year in a row, the influential Washington-based Foreign Policy magazine has named detained Sen. Leila de Lima as one of its Leading Global Thinkers for 2017, citing her “unfettered...
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Palace: We won’t take Dengvaxia issue sitting down
Malacañang on Tuesday said that it would use the full force of the law on the culprits behind the P3.5-billion dengue vaccine fiasco. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the government was not...
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Duterte orders PNP back to drug war
Saying there was a “notable resurgence in illegal drugs,” President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday ordered the Philippine National Police to actively support the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)...
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Duterte on drug war: ‘We do not enjoy killing our own folk’
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Thursday that his bloody war on drugs was “not a good policy,” adding that Filipinos “do not enjoy killing our own folk.” The post Duterte on drug war: ‘We do not...
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Duterte tells critics: Increase your body count in drug war
An exasperated President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday told his critics to “increase” their body count after he had ordered the Philippine National Police to rejoin his war on drugs. The post Duterte...
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Duterte: War on drugs to continue until 2022
CLARK FREEPORT — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday extended his campaign against illegal drugs until the end of his term in 2022, revising his original timetable of six months. The post Duterte:...
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House expects to get on Monday Duterte’s request to extend martial law
President Rodrigo Duterte will ask Congress to extend martial law in Mindanao for a year before both houses adjourn for their Christmas recess on Friday. The post House expects to get on Monday...
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Palace elated by FIBA’s choice of PH as host of 2023 World Cup
Malacañang on Sunday welcomed the decision of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) to choose the Philippines, together with Indonesia and Japan, as hosts of the 2023 Fiba World Cup. The post...
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Roque: De Lima is just grandstanding
Sen. Leila de Lima does not understand international law and was only grandstanding when she slammed a Palace official for telling the International Criminal Court (ICC) to avoid meddling in cases of...
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Gov’t insists it respects human rights
Malacañang marked International Human Rights Day on Sunday by insisting it respected human rights even as rights groups continued to blame it for extrajudicial killings. The post Gov’t insists it...
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Duterte seeks martial law extension in Mindanao by a year
In seeking a yearlong extension of martial law in Mindanao, President Duterte told Congress on Monday of persistent security threats in the region, including remnants of Islamic State-inspired...
View ArticleDuterte: Jeepney modernization foes will face rubber bullets
Saying he thrives in turmoil, President Duterte said on Tuesday he was preparing government troops to “buy rubber bullets” and get ready with their truncheons should transport leaders reject the...
View ArticleDuterte wants refund for Dengvaxia
President Rodrigo Duterte wants French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur to refund the government P3.5 billion for the “concealment” of the possible adverse effects of its antidengue vaccine,...
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Duterte won’t blame Garin for Dengvaxia fiasco
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he was withholding judgment on who should be held accountable for the P3.5-billion vaccination program fiasco. The post Duterte won’t blame Garin for...
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