Duterte growing impatient over delayed delivery of Covid vaccine — Palace

Krissy Aguilar 02/19/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte himself is already growing impatient over the delay in arrival of Covid-19 vaccines, Malacañang said Friday, February 19, 2021. “Si Presidente, nagsalita na. Siya po mismo naiinip na,” presidential spokesperson Harry…

DOTr, LTO told: Review, find ‘defects’ in child car seat law, MVIS implementation

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 02/11/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Several senators on Thursday called on transport authorities to review and find “defects” in the implementation of the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act and the privatized Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS). This, after…

Duterte: younger kids must stay home while virus rages

Jeanette Andrade, Leila B. Salaverria 01/26/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday recalled the lowering of the age of children who may be allowed to go out in areas under modified general community quarantine, saying kids 10 to 14 years old…

Presidential immunity from suit

Antonio T. Carpio - @inquirerdotnet 01/21/2021

The Manila Times reported last Jan. 5, 2021, “Magistrates and legal experts denounced the International Criminal Court (ICC) for pushing an investigation into the alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines during the government’s crackdown on illegal drugs…

Brown Americans and white Filipinos

Segundo Eclar Romero - @inquirerdotnet 01/15/2021

The participation of Filipinos in the assault on the US Capitol is so instructive of the mental twists that develop in the minds of Filipinos who wrench themselves from the “Philippine Islands” to relocate to the colonial…

Duterte says daughter Inday Sara ‘not running’ for president

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 01/14/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said that his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is not running for president. Duterte reiterated that he had cautioned his daughter against seeking the presidency. “My daughter, inuudyok…

Duterte says he will take responsibility for anything wrong with COVID-19 vaccines

Krissy Aguilar 01/14/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday that he would take responsibility if something should go wrong in the use of COVID-19 vaccines that the national government would buy. In a taped speech aired Wednesday,…

The last cha-cha

Antonio T. Carpio - @inquirerdotnet 01/14/2021

The House of Representatives is attempting the last cha-cha before the end of President Duterte’s term. The purpose of this last cha-cha attempt is as clear as mud. Senate President Tito Sotto revealed that President Duterte wants…

Lessons from America

Segundo Eclar Romero - @inquirerdotnet 01/08/2021

President Donald Trump has used his last remaining days in office to glibly incite his followers to sedition, wounding the soul of America so deeply in just the third time, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor…

Duterte confident Philippines will see ‘brighter days’ in 2021

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 01/01/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte expressed confidence that the Philippines would experience “brighter days” in 2021 as it becomes more prepared for the upcoming challenges the year may bring. “I am confident that all of us…

Metro Manila, 9 other areas to start 2021 under GCQ

Krissy Aguilar 12/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and nine other areas will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) as they welcom 2021. In a pre-recorded speech on Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte announced the extension of the GCQ in Metro…

Return of in-person classes on hold due to virus mutation concerns

Leila B. Salaverria 12/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte canceled limited in-person classes, which were supposed to be pilot-tested in January, amid rising concerns over the new coronavirus variant that was first reported in the United Kingdom early this month and…

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