Manila and Washington are looking into the possibility of arranging a meeting between Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and United States President Donald Trump, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). This topic emerged during the phone call between DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday. ”Secretaries […]
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) is willing to issue a resolution compelling senatorial candidates to attend debates organized by media organizations and other groups to ensure equal exposure for the 66 candidates. (Comelec will not hold a debate for senatorial candidates. We will only intervene to ensure that the debate is fair and just to […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is not blocking any impeachment attempt against Vice President Sara Duterte, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said Friday. At a press briefing, Bersamin was asked for comment on the remark made by the Makabayan bloc that the President was deliberately blocking the impeachment of Duterte in line with his previous statements […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Thursday he would read first the substitute bill that will be filed by Senator Risa Hontiveros as regards the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill. ”I need to read the substitute bill first,” Marcos said when asked if he would change his view regarding the controversial measure. Hontiveros has said she […]
Read More*MANILA*, Philippines — Gabriela party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has appealed to the public to refrain from vilifying and unearthing the past and personal details of the so-called “Sampaguita girl,” as the proper course of action would be to help her. In an ambush interview at the Batasang Pambansa complex on Monday, Brosas was asked about […]
Read More“He’s lying.” This was the response of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on the allegations made by his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, that there were discrepancies in the 2025 national budget. Marcos said Duterte, as former president, should know that this could not happen. Malacañang on Monday also denounced the allegations made by Duterte, saying that […]
Read MoreThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Sunday it will start printing again official ballots for the 2025 national and local elections on Wednesday, January 22, after the operation was halted in response to a Supreme Court (SC) order. Comelec chairman George Garcia said the poll body now aims to use all the machines available at […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Ex-President Rodrigo Duterte was slapped with a disbarment case, which his former legal counsel dismissed as baseless. Atty. Salvador Panelo likewise insisted that Duterte’s statements on killings related to his administration’s bloody drug war “were all hyperbole” and won’t stand in court. “He has not violated any unethical conduct or law as […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. respects the statement made by Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile as regards impeachment, but stressed that this is not the right time to undertake an impeachment process. In an ambush interview Friday, Marcos agreed with Enrile’s remark that the country could face a “very detrimental” precedent if the […]
Read MoreThe Commission of Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it has started the disposal of the official printed ballots for the 2025 Midterm Elections that were rendered “useless” by a temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court. In a social media post, the poll agency said it is now conducting an inventory of all printed […]
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