PDP-Laban adopts reso to ‘convince’ Duterte to run for VP in 2022 polls

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 05/31/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) adopted a resolution Monday seeking to “convince” President Rodrigo Duterte to run for the vice presidential post in the 2022 national elections. The resolution was adopted…

Divine intervention: Duterte waiting for ‘a message from God’ on 2022 vice presidential run

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 05/31/2021

MANILA, Philippines — “A message from God” will serve as a cue for President Rodrigo Duterte to join the vice presidential race in the 2022 national elections, his spokesman said Monday. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte…

PDP Laban exec: PDP-Laban nat’l assembly must have OK of party prexy

John Eric Mendoza 05/31/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The executive director of the PDP-Laban party on Sunday stressed that a party national assembly can only be convened with the approval of the party’s president, Senator Manny Pacquiao. In a statement, PDP-Laban executive…

Duterte for VP in 2022? ‘He leaves it to God’ — Palace

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 05/27/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is leaving it to God whether or not he would run for vice president in the 2022 national elections. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said this in response to queries over Duterte’s…

Why penalize us for choosing better vaccine?

Solita Collas-Monsod - @inquirerdotnet 05/22/2021

Just as I was about to write a column on amending the agri-agra law, or on election issues, or on PLDT inefficiency, the President, who in my book runs neck-and-neck with Ferdinand Marcos as the Philippines’ worst…

Intubate the gov’t with science

Segundo Eclar Romero - @inquirerdotnet 05/21/2021

Serious COVID-19 cases require hospitalization and often intubation, to provide the body with the oxygen it requires. Why the oxygen is required is ironic—the body’s response to the virus sometimes creates an immunological overreaction that impedes oxygen…

Duterte says he won’t waste ‘best relations’ of PH with China

Krissy Aguilar 05/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has again voiced out his reluctance to upset China amid the continuing discussions over the latter’s incursions into the West Philippine Sea. “We have the best of relations now. We will…

Mischief Reef – where it all started

Ramon J. Farolan - @inquirerdotnet 05/17/2021

First of all, congratulations to PMA Class of 2021, and a warm welcome to the long gray line. The valedictorian is cadet Janrey Artus of Negros Occidental, who is joining the Navy. Of the 163-strong group, 25…

Duterte hopes for peace, unity, healing in Eid’l Fitr message

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 05/13/2021

MANILA, Philippines — As Muslims mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hopes for peace and healing as the country “makes a significant step closer to beating the COVID-19 pandemic.” “As…

Duterte: Jet ski promise just a campaign joke, stupid

Daphne Galvez 05/11/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Monday that his 2016 pledge to ride a jet ski to the Spratly Islands and plant a Philippine flag there was a “pure campaign joke,” calling those who believed…

Carpio rejects debate with Roque on ‘pointless’ issues

Tetch Torres-Tupas - Reporter / @T2TupasINQ 05/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has rejected the proposed topics of the debate with presidential spokesperson Harry Roque in connection with issues on the West Philippine Sea, saying it is “pointless” to…

No more face-off: Duterte backs out of debate with Carpio, assigns Roque instead

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 05/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The much touted face-off between President Rodrigo Duterte and retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio may not materialize after the Chief Executive assigned his spokesperson to represent him in a debate over the…

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