MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte is expected to assert Asia’s role in charting its own future when he delivers his speech at the 25th Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan next week. “The President will likely assert Asia’s role in charting its own future even as we affirmed the larger international …
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DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has called on critics who want to oust him to “come out,” as he fired back at Senator Antonio Trillanes over the revelation of Peter Joemel Advincula, linking the latter to the production of the controversial “Bikoy” videos. Duterte reiterated he will not stay longer if people want him …
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DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Mayo 24) —- Mikakak na si Peter Joemel Advincula alias “Bikoy” ug ang gisaad nga kenyentos mil (P500,000) nga kuarta alang sa iyang pagpamakak sa ‘Bikoy’ video series naimpas. Sa iyang pagsurender, niadtong Mierkules didto sa Northern Police District, gi-angkon ni Advincula nga siya si “Bikoy” ug ang nagpaluyo sa mga plano …
DAVAO CITY (May 24) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Mudjib Compania Abu to replace the late Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) member Ghazali Jaafar, Malacañang said on Thursday. Jaafar, who also served as chairperson of the MILF Peace Negotiating Panel from 1996 to 1997, died in a hospital in Davao City on March 13. Aside …
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DAVAO CITY (May 24) — The Canadian government has vowed to remove all trash from the Philippine soil by the end of June at their expense. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, in a statement on Thursday announced that they already contracted a company which will bring back the trash to their country. …
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DAVAO CITY – The 31 members of the Ata-Manobo tribe who reportedly escaped from the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Haran Compound in Madapo Hills, this city, over the weekend have finally returned home to their ancestral land in Kapalong, Davao del Norte Tuesday. Their return to Sitios Lono-Lono, Muling, and Tawinian in …
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DAVAO CITY (May 23) —– The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), on Wednesday officially proclaimed the winning 51 party-list groups in the May 13 midterm national and local elections at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum in Pasay City. Bem Noel, the AN WARAY first nominee said …
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law an act institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11310 or the 4Ps Act on April 17, a copy of which was released to media on Wednesday (May 22). He signed the law …
DAVAO CITY (May 22) — Senator-elect Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go headed to the fire victims of Barangay 49, District 2 of Caloocan City right after the proclamation rites in Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) today in Pasay City riding his motorcycle and wearing a simple red polo shirt. Few analysts remarked about Go’s informal attire, …
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DAVAO CITY (May 22) —- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed on Wednesday night the twelve winning senators in the May 13 mid-term elections at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). 1 VILLAR, CYNTHIA (NP) 25,128,563 2 POE, GRACE (IND) 21,922,209 3 GO, BONG GO (PDPLBN) 20,465,005 4 CAYETANO, PIA (NP) 19,645,110 5 DELA ROSA, BATO (PDPLBN) 18,815,388 6 ANGARA, EDGARDO SONNY (LDP) 18,051,786 7 LAPID, LITO (NPC) …
