Roque: ‘If public won’t trust experts on vaccines, who must they trust? Not comedians’

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 01/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — If the public will not heed experts’ advice on coronavirus vaccines, then who should they trust about it? For presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, definitely not the comedians. Although he did not identify who he was…

Palace admits post-holiday surge in COVID-19 cases, says it’s ‘manageable’

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 01/11/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday admitted that there was a post-holiday surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, but assured that it is “manageable” and the country remains capable of providing health care…

PH expands travel restriction to US amid threat of new COVID-19 variant

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

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has included the United States in the list of countries where a travel restriction is imposed to prevent the transmission of the new COVID-19 variant, Malacañang said Friday. “The Office of…

Palace: Workshops, seminars now allowed at 30% capacity in GCQ areas

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 12/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government’s COVID-19 task force has allowed the conduct of workshops, trainings, seminars, and the like at 30 percent venue capacity in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), Malacañang said Friday. In a statement,…

Madridejos welcomes DILG probe on crowd gathering

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/29/2020

BANTAYAN ISLAND, Philippines — The local government of Madridejos town in northern Cebu welcomed the decision of the national government to conduct an investigation into the mass gathering during last November 27’s Suroy-Suroy Sugbo in Bantayan Island. …

Gov’t issues conflicting reports on Ulysses death toll, Roque explains

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 11/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Government officials on Friday came out with different reports on the Typhoon Ulysses death toll as the country reels from the effects of the typhoon that caused massive flooding in parts of Luzon. In…

Ersatz Boracay in Manila Bay

Editorial 09/10/2020

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources started dumping last week “white sand” on a portion of the Manila Bay beach, near the Baywalk strip along Roxas Boulevard, ostensibly as part of a “beach nourishment” program. That…

P5K monthly cash aid to poorest Filipinos? ‘Not feasible,’ Palace says

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 08/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is not warming up to the proposal of Vice President Leni Robredo to give each of the 10 million poorest Filipino families a monthly cash aid worth P5,000 for four months to help…

What a revolutionary government means

Antonio T. Carpio - @inquirerdotnet 08/27/2020

  An obscure group calling themselves the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee publicly invited President Duterte “to head a revolutionary government under a revolutionary constitution to last until December 31, 2021.” The group claimed to…

Palace looking at SWS joblessness survey half-full: ‘Glad it’s not 100%’

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 08/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday appears to be choosing to look at the glass half-full, saying it was “glad” that adult joblessness is not at 100 percent based on a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that…

Cebu City remains under GCQ until August 31

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) until the end of the month. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Saturday morning, August 15, 2020, announced the extension of the city’s quarantine status…

Palace: Classes to start on August 24 unless DepEd recommends otherwise

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 07/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Classes will still open on August 24,2020 unless the education secretary recommends adjusting the date in light of the new law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang said Monday. The President has signed a law…

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