‘Even God said rest on 7th day’: Sotto, Gordon defend Duterte’s absence in Rolly briefing

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 11/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Richard Gordon on Monday defended President Rodrigo Duterte after the latter received flak for his absence during the government’s first briefing on its response to Typhoon Rolly.…

Snapshots of the storm

Kay Rivera - @inquirerdotnet 11/02/2020

It’s Sunday morning and winds are howling outside. On our barangay’s Facebook page, neighbors share photos of roads closed off because of debris or felled electrical posts. Friends send donations to people online who are asking for…

When a president gets sick

Gideon Lasco - @inquirerdotnet 10/23/2020

News that Donald Trump got sick from a coronavirus infection early this month had political observers buzzing much more than the fly on Mike Pence’s head. For a few days, the world awaited developments from Walter Reed…

Land title issues, community to blame for slow rebuilding of Marawi – Duterte

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 10/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The slow rehabilitation of Marawi City three years after being ruined by a five-month siege of Islamic State sympathizers can be blamed on confusing land titles and on the Marawi community itself, President Rodrigo…

91 percent? Not a surprise

DLS Pineda - @inquirerdotnet 10/17/2020

President Duterte’s 91-percent approval rating in the latest Pulse Asia survey came as a surprise to many of his critics. But that this was a surprise to many of them is the surprise. Living in Agusan del…

Russia eyeing to establish pharma facility in PH for COVID-19 vaccine

Krissy Aguilar 10/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has bared that Russia wants to put up a pharmaceutical plant in the Philippines to manufacture vaccines against COVID-19. Duterte said this was disclosed during the farewell call of outgoing Russian…

Palace: Cabinet proposes implementation of 4-hour curfew by LGUs

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 10/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet has recommended a reduced curfew to only four hours as the country aims to gradually jumpstart the economy amid the pandemic, Malacañang said Wednesday. From the prevailing policy of 10…

Mere technical aid from UN won’t stop PH drug war abuses, killings – groups

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 10/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Mere technical cooperation between the Philippines and members of the United Nations won’t be enough to check the spate of violence triggered by the Duterte administration’s drug war, according to several groups. That was…

Duterte keeps Metro Manila under GCQ for entire October

Krissy Aguilar 09/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila will stay under general community quarantine (GCQ), a less restrictive measure, from Oct. 1 to 31. This was announced by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III during a televised meeting with President Rodrigo…

We don’t want gov’t to fail, because it’s all of us who will suffer and die — Robredo

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 09/28/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Contrary to administration supporters’ mindset that opposition groups are out to undermine and destroy the government, Vice President Leni Robredo clarified that they do not want such a scenario because it would gravely…

Duterte affirms arbitral win vs China before UN: It’s now part of international law

Krissy Aguilar 09/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte affirmed on Wednesday the Philippines’ arbitral victory against China over the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly. “The award is now part of international law, beyond compromise and…

Marcos and Duterte

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 09/20/2020

This coming week, we recall Marcos’ declaration of martial law 48 years ago, an event that significantly altered the course of Philippine politics. It may seem pointless to warn the younger generation of the virus of authoritarianism—since…

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