Gov’t agencies: ‘Business as usual’ as Duterte orders courtesy resignation

Carmel Loise Matus, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/23/2016

Malacañang last night gave all presidential appointees, except those designated by President Rodrigo Duterte, seven days to submit their courtesy resignation. In a memorandum circular signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, those who would refuse to comply…

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AT LAST

Carmel Loise Matus, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/24/2016

Henceforth, all government offices under the executive branch – from Malacañang down to the smallest office under it – are required to open up their records, transactions, contracts and all information related to their offices to any…

US senator: Duterte won’t trade PH’s territorial rights to China

07/21/2016

A US senator who was part of the congressional delegation that met with President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the Chief Executive assured them that the Philippines will not trade its rights to China over maritime disputes,…

Locking horns with the beast

Jobers R. Bersales 07/06/2016

Tis the season to bring down the high and mighty as President Rodrigo Duterte locks horns with the beast so early in his term. And by the looks of it, unlike all other presidents before him, he…

July 6 is non-working holiday

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/04/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte declared July 6 as a non-working holiday to give way for the annual observance of the Muslim holiday Eid’l Fitr. The Eid’l Fitr marks the end of Ramadhan and the completion of fasting for…

Wait for official holiday announcement

07/04/2016

DAVAO CITY —Not yet official. Malacanang on Sunday said that the public should wait for an official announcement with regard to the declaration of July 6 as a national holiday in observance of the end of Ramadan,…

Duterte to start day at 1 p.m., commute daily

05/30/2016

Davao City — Malacañang employees won’t have to get up too early as their incoming boss — President-elect Rodrigo Duterte — will start his day at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. “I would like to announce that…

Don’t expect Duterte to change you; start the change yourself!

Jobers R. Bersales 05/18/2016

Presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte has hit the ground running and judging from his actuations thus far, I have no regrets choosing him over the rest of the presidential candidates. It is so unlike six years ago when…

ALLOW MIKE’S SUSPENSION

Carmel Loise Matus, Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/12/2016

The ball is now in the hands of the Commission on Elections. The Office of the President, through the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), asked the Comelec for an exemption from the election ban on…

Aquino signs P3-T budget for 2016

12/23/2015

President Benigno Aquino III signed the P3.002-trillion national budget for 2016 yesterday morning. The signing of the 2016 General Appropriations Act or Republic Act no. 10717, held at Rizal Hall in Malacañang, was witnessed by more than…

WILL RAMA OBEY?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita and Edison Delos Angeles 12/11/2015

Mayor is ‘on leave’ till today; Palace order is taped on City Hall  door Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is back in town but left many guessing yesterday whether he would comply with a 60-day preventive suspension…

Palma to ask Palace to declare IEC a holiday

Marc Eric Cosep 12/02/2015

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma is planning to ask Malacañang to declare the weeklong International Eucharistic Congress (IEC)  from January to 24 to 31 a holiday in Cebu. Palma said it is Cebu’s privilege to host the IEC…

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