Marcos fires back at Sara: ‘Ang katotohanan ay hindi dapat i-tokhang’

Darryl John Esguerra 11/25/2024

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday broke his silence and fired back at Vice President Sara Duterte’s “death threat,” noting that the issue just blew out of proportion due to the latter’s refusal to…

PSC doubles PBBM’s security detail after VP Sara ‘threat’

Darryl John Esguerra 11/25/2024

MANILA – The Presidential Security Command (PSC) will double the security detail of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., especially during his public engagements, following Vice President Sara Duterte’s “death threat.” “Ang instructions sa amin dito, ido-double natin…

Indonesia didn’t ask anything for Mary Jane Veloso – DFA

Darryl John Esguerra 11/20/2024

MANILA – Indonesia did not ask anything in exchange for the return of Mary Jane Veloso, but the Philippines will certainly remember this gesture, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). In a Palace press briefing Wednesday, DFA…

‘Mary Jane Veloso is coming home’ — Marcos

Darryl John Esguerra 11/20/2024

MANILA – The Indonesian government has agreed to the Philippines’ request to transfer convicted overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso to a local prison, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced Wednesday. “Mary Jane Veloso is coming…

Pres. Marcos signs laws creating new court branches across PH

Darryl John Esguerra 11/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law 11 measures creating additional court branches across the country. Copies of the new laws were released by Malacañang on Sunday. Republic Act (RA) 12044 provides for…

Marcos orders expansion of west Cebu ecozone in Balamban

Darryl John Esguerra 10/20/2024

MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-registered special economic zone in Balamban town in the province of Cebu. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed…

LIST: Target trial sites in PH for Janssen, Clover, Sinovac vaccines

Darryl John Esguerra 01/22/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Three Covid-19 vaccines have been cleared so far by regulators to be tested in the Philippines through Phase 3 clinical trials— the vaccines developed by Belgium-based Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Chinese firms Clover Biopharmaceuticals and Sinovac…

Duterte to firms: No franchise until you settle your accounts with gov’t

Darryl John Esguerra 01/19/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night said he would not allow any company to benefit from its franchise unless it had settled its obligations with the government. “There will be no opening. I assure…

Palace shrugs off as rumor Duterte term extension talks amid renewed Cha-cha push

Darryl John Esguerra 01/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has branded as “tsismis” or rumor claims that the latest push for Charter change (Cha-cha) is meant to extend the term of officials, including President Rodrigo Duterte. “Wala pong katuturan iyang mga tsismis…

Duterte to US: No vaccine, no VFA

Darryl John Esguerra 12/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte put the United States government on notice on Saturday that he would continue with the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) if it could not provide the Philippines with its…

Too brutal: Duterte scorns ‘crazy’ cop’s killing of mother and son in Tarlac

Darryl John Esguerra 12/22/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night admitted being shocked when he watched the viral video of the killing of a mother and son by a police officer in Paniqui, Tarlac, describing the policeman as…

Duterte to hold full Cabinet meeting on Dec. 14—Palace

Darryl John Esguerra 12/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will hold a full Cabinet meeting on Monday, Dec. 14, his spokesman said Thursday. According to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, the Cabinet meeting will happen before he delivers his weekly address…

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