Duterte admin’s Cabinet members negative for COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines — Three Cabinet members of the Duterte administration have tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19, days after they underwent self-quarantine after being...
View ArticlePalace dismisses ‘nationwide lockdown’ rumor
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday dismissed rumors that the government will impose a nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A message circulating...
View ArticleHouse special session photo op: ‘We went to work for you, so please stay home...
MANILA, Philippines — “Together with doctors and frontliners, we went to work for you, so please stay home for us.” With these words written on a Manila paper they were holding, a facemask-wearing...
View ArticleMedialdea wants PNP report on Sinas’ mañanita submitted to Malacañang
MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea has asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) to submit to Malacañang its investigation findings on the mañanita or birthday serenade for...
View ArticleBREAKING: Sinas, other police officials in mañanita to face criminal case –...
MANILA, Philippines — A criminal case is set to be filed against Metro Manila’s chief of police Major General Debold Sinas and other senior police officials over the highly-criticized birthday...
View ArticleMedialdea negates Duque: PH not yet in 2nd wave of COVID-19 epidemic
MANILA, Philippines — For Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, the country has yet to reach the second wave of COVID-19 infections. This is contrary to the revelation of Department of Health (DOH)...
View ArticleMedialdea orders IATF to include 5M more families in SAP cash aid 2nd tranche
MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea has ordered the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to include 5 million more families in...
View ArticleNo Duterte in today’s Independence Day rites
Don’t expect President Rodrigo Duterte to join today’s Independence Day celebration at Rizal Park, as he wants to avoid drawing crowds that may lead to the spread of the new coronavirus, his...
View ArticleNSC, ATC to meet to review anti-terror law, craft its IRR
MANILA, Philippines — The National Security Council and the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) are set to meet to review the newly-enacted anti-terror law, as well as to craft its implementing rules and...
View ArticlePSG chief: Medialdea’s security aides test positive for COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines — A number of close-in security personnel assigned to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Presidential Security Group...
View ArticleDuterte reactivates El Niño Task Force
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has reactivated the government’s El Niño Task Force to mitigate the effects of the dry spell in the Philippines. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea,...
View ArticleDespite ‘slight differences,’ Medialdea mourns death of ‘friend’ Gina Lopez
MANILA, Philippines — Despite their differences on the mining operations in the Philippines, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea mourned the death of former environment secretary Regina “Gina”...
View ArticleDuterte’s office wants 2020 budget hiked: OP ‘ang takbuhan ng lahat’
MANILA, Philippines — “Takbuhan ng lahat.” This was how presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo defended the increase in the requested budget of the Office of the President for 2020. The Office of...
View ArticlePalace insists: Bigger budget for Duterte’s office needed to ‘secure’ PH
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has justified anew its proposal for an increased budget of the Office of the President (OP) next year. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Tuesday that OP’s...
View ArticleDuterte names Guevarra OIC during China trip
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra as the government’s caretaker while he is on a four-day official visit to China. Duterte signed Special...
View ArticlePalace orders reversion of outstanding accounts payable of gov’t agencies
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all government agencies to revert to the national government fund all their accounts payable, which remain outstanding for two years or more....
View ArticleMedialdea says Duterte has accepted PIA chief’s resignation
MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the resignation of Philippine Information Agency (PIA) chief Harold Clavite. In a...
View ArticleDuterte names DENR as new chair of Pasig River rehab commission
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has transferred the chairmanship of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to the Department...
View ArticleDuterte names BCDA’s Dizon as presidential adviser for flagship programs
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) chief Vince Dizon as presidential adviser for flagship programs and projects, Executive...
View ArticlePalace: Work in Executive Branch only until 3 p.m. on Sept. 23
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has ordered the suspension of work in government offices in the Executive Branch from 3 p.m. onwards on Monday, September 23, 2019 in celebration of the 27th National...
View ArticleDuterte names Medialdea gov’t OIC during Japan trip
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Executive Salvador Medialdea as the government’s officer-in-charge (OIC) during his trip to Japan from October 21 to 23. Duterte signed...
View ArticleMedialdea is gov’t OIC during Duterte’s Asean trip in Thailand
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Executive Salvador Medialdea as the government’s officer-in-charge (OIC) during his attendance to the 35th Association of Southeast Asian...
View ArticlePalace to set Duterte-Robredo Palace meeting on drug czar post
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to invite Vice President Leni Robredo for a meeting in Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador...
View ArticleMedialdea is gov’t caretaker as Duterte attends Asean-ROK summit
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea as the government’s officer-in-charge (OIC) while he is in Busan for the 2019 Asean-Korea Summit....
View ArticleLTFRB exec in Bicol axed for extortion
MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang has axed the top official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in the Bicol region for allegedly extorting from transport operators....
View ArticlePalace denounces NPA recruitment of child warriors
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday slammed the recruitment of child warriors by the New People’s Army (NPA) even as President Rodrigo Duterte expressed willingness to revive peace talks with...
View ArticleDuterte declares non-working holidays in Oriental Mindoro, La Union towns
MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte has declared special non-working holidays in two towns in the country. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, by authority of the President, signed...
View ArticleRobredo: What’s the truth about VFA termination?
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday criticized the government’s inconsistencies regarding the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). “We don’t know what’s the truth...
View ArticlePanelo on VFA scrapping ‘inconsistency’: ‘Much ado about nothing’
MANILA, Philippines – “It is much ado about nothing.” Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this in a statement on Sunday in reference to the supposed contradicting and inconsistent statements...
View ArticlePalace releases temporary guidelines on Metro Manila community quarantine
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Saturday released the temporary guidelines on the Metro Manila community quarantine which will take effect starting March 15 until April 14. These measures were...
View ArticleTIMELINE: The scuttled COVID-19 vaccine deal with Pfizer
MANILA, Philippines — As nations scrambled to secure doses of coronavirus vaccine from drug manufacturers, the Philippines’ Health chief had been accused of “dropping the ball” in acquiring the vaccine...
View ArticlePalace warns public vs persons using Duterte’s office to solicit funds
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday cautioned the public against individuals who are posing as employees of President Rodrigo Duterte’s office to solicit funds. “This is to forewarn the public...
View ArticlePalace orders int’l flights to Cebu diverted to Naia
MANILA, Philippines — From May 29 to June 5, all international flights bound for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport must be diverted to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Malacañang said on...
View ArticleDiverting flights: A new health protocol?
MANILA, Philippines—Many were taken by surprise by the order to divert from March 29 to June 5 all international flights bound for the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to the Ninoy Aquino...
View ArticlePH rep to UNHRC did not consult gov’t on vote to probe Israel over Gaza...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine representative to United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) did not consult the home government about the country’s vote favoring a probe of Israel’s alleged...
View ArticleMedialdea warns public vs fraudulent schemes using OES
MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Tuesday warned the public against fraudulent schemes using his office. Medialdea said that a certain Michael Roa “has been maliciously...
View ArticleMedialdea orders PNP, NBI, Pagcor to probe disappearance of 31 cockfighters
MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea has ordered concerned government agencies to look into to the disappearance of 31 “e-sabong” or online cockfight enthusiasts. In a...
View ArticleDuterte almost done packing his things in Malacañang, says ES Medialdea
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is almost finished packing his things in the Malacañan Palace as he is set to step down from office on June 30, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea...
View ArticleDuterte plans to teach in Davao after stepping down as president – Medialdea
MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said Monday that outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte may opt to teach in his hometown Davao City after he steps down as the nation’s top...
View ArticleMalacañang implements Ombudsman order suspending ARTA officials
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has implemented the Office of the Ombudsman’s order placing officials of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) under preventive suspension for six months. A memorandum...
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