NCR still under Alert Level 1; Some provinces remain under Alert Level 2 — IATF

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 05/15/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and several other provinces and towns will still be under Alert Level 1 of the COVID-19 alert classification system, while other areas will remain under Alert Level 2 according to acting Presidential…

Duterte vetoes SIM Card Registration bill

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 04/15/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the bill seeking to mandate the registration of all SIM cards and social media accounts in the country, the Palace announced Friday. Acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar said Duterte vetoed the…

Gov’t places more areas under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 from April 9-15

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 04/08/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has placed more areas under COVID-19 Alert Level 1, the least restrictive in the five-tiered system being implemented in the country, from April 9 -15, Malacañang announced Friday. Acting presidential spokesman…

Work on P300M Visayas Media Hub in Mandaue to start after May 9 polls

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/24/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The construction of the first-ever Visayas Media Hub in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City is expected to start after the May 9 election. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Jose Ruperto Martin Andanar led…

Nothing wrong with airing Chinese shows – Andanar

Inquirer.net 07/11/2018

COMMUNICATIONS Secretary Martin Andanar said there is “nothing wrong” with airing Chinese shows on state-run People’s Television Network (PTV-4) as opposition senators seek an inquiry into Chinese programs on Philippine airwaves. Andanar, who supervises PTV-4 as chief…

Probe into P60-M tourism ad includes Andanar

Inquirer.net 05/02/2018

President Rodrigo Duterte is also investigating Communications Secretary Martin Andanar for his possible involvement in the P60 million worth of advertisements paid by the Department of Tourism (DOT) under Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo to a government television program,…

Andanar on martial law extension: Let’s wait for Sona

Inquirer.net 07/15/2017

Let’s just wait for the day.” This was how Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar yesterday viewed the possibility of President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision whether to extend or not the martial rule in Mindanao. “We don’t know if…

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/03/2017

Gov’t office’s thrust: Tap social media “SOCIAL media is not a propaganda machine. It is the voice of the people.” Carlos Munda of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) gave this description amid the office’s thrust to…

Duterte not giving up on SSS pension hike plans — Palace

01/02/2017

Malacañang on Monday assured the public that President Rodrigo Duterte is finding a way to hike the pension of Social Security System (SSS) members while keeping the government-owned corporation afloat. “The President is looking for a win-win…

Media people light candles at Capitol for fallen colleagues

Nestle L. Semilla 09/23/2016

A GOVERNMENT official, a head of a newspapers association and at least 30 other members of the media lighted candles yesterday at the Cebu Provincial Capitol grounds to commemorate the fallen journalists, which is part of Cebu’s…

Palace officials ask execs in Digong’s drugs list to surrender

08/08/2016

A Malacañang official on Sunday urged retired and incumbent officials whom President Rodrigo Duterte have linked to illegal drugs to surrender so that they can clear their names. “The President is encouraging all of the persons of…

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