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Go ‘100% sure’ to run as VP in 2022 polls
October 27, 2021, 2:44 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher "Bong" Go dispelled rumors anew that he is clearing the way for another candidate to run in the 2022 elections, stressing that he is 100 percent committed to his decision to seek the vice presidency. In a media interview right after the launch of the country’s… Read More
Sara slams Tulfo over article of ‘lies, intrigues, hearsay’
October 27, 2021, 2:29 pm
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Z. Duterte slammed veteran-journalist Ramon Tulfo over an opinion piece published in the Philippine STAR on Tuesday which she claimed "peddled wild conjectures, lies, intrigues, and chismis (hearsay)." “The article betrayed how The Philippine STAR values its credibility… Read More
PNP launches Malasakit Center for cops, dependents
October 26, 2021, 11:10 am
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) launched on Monday a Malasakit Center inside its national headquarters in Camp Crame that offers accessible frontline services and assistance to members of the police force and their dependents. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, together with Senator… Read More
High trust, support ‘most welcome’: Go
October 24, 2021, 1:50 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said while he is thankful for the continuing high trust and support that he and the Duterte administration are getting from the Filipino people, his primary focus now is to fulfill his work as a public servant especially towards helping the country recover… Read More
Talisay City caravan highlights 144 Malasakit Centers
October 22, 2021, 7:11 pm
CEBU CITY – The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) highlighted on Friday the impact of the 10 Malasakit Centers in Central Visayas that stopped the circuitous processing of medical aid for poor patients admitted in public hospitals. Sonia Cal, OPAV Malasakit Center… Read More
NCRPO activates 'Malasakit' livelihood hub
October 21, 2021, 1:04 pm
MANILA – The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) inaugurated on Wednesday its 'Malasakit Livelihood Training Center' aimed at bringing government services closer to Filipinos. NCRPO chief, Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao, along with Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Social Welfare and… Read More
Sara definitely out of 2022 presidential race: PRRD
October 10, 2021, 3:06 pm
MANILA – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has made up her mind not to join the 2022 presidential race, President Rodrigo Duterte said. In an interview over SMNI News Channel posted on Facebook Saturday, Duterte discounted the possibility that his daughter would heed her supporters’ clamor to seek… Read More
Bisaya Gyud files COC for 2022 party-list race
October 8, 2021, 7:24 pm
MANILA - Bisaya Gyud Party-List filed its certificate of candidacy (COC) and certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Friday. Victorino Garay, president of the Bisaya Gyud Party-list, and members of the party-list arrived at the Harbor Garden of Sofitel Manila… Read More
Duterte chides Reds for trying to stall infra projects
October 8, 2021, 1:03 pm
DARAGA, Albay – President Rodrigo Duterte has lambasted the New People’s Army (NPA) for attempting to stall government infrastructure projects that would bring development to the countryside. Duterte, in his speech on Thursday afternoon during the formal opening of the Bicol International… Read More
Palace on Robredo’s prexy bid: It’s every Filipino’s right to run
October 7, 2021, 3:06 pm
MANILA – It is within Vice President Leni Robredo's right to seek any electoral post, Malacañang said on Thursday, after the opposition leader said she would join the presidential race. “Well, it’s every right of a Filipino to stand for public office,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry… Read More
Duterte ‘selfless’ for heeding sentiment of Filipinos: Panelo
October 6, 2021, 4:58 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte was doing what was asked of him and more by retiring from politics that even opened a door for his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, to run for the country’s highest elected post, a Palace official said on Wednesday. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel… Read More
45 guvs back Bong Go’s VP bid
October 5, 2021, 8:17 pm
MANILA – Four days after he filed his certificate of candidacy for vice president, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has gained the support of at least 45 governors nationwide. The following governors who have expressed support for Go’s vice presidential bid are: 1. Ben Evardone… Read More
Acting mayor leads admin bets in Cebu City
October 5, 2021, 7:04 pm
CEBU CITY – Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque on Tuesday led the presentation of candidates for the administration coalition led by Acting Mayor Michael Rama, who is running for mayor in this city. “Cebu has always been probably the most important city in the Philippines… It… Read More
‘Just wait and see’, Palace tells doubters of PRRD’s retirement
October 4, 2021, 5:11 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Monday urged those who doubted the plan of President Rodrigo Duterte to retire to wait until the deadline of filing certificates of candidacy (COC) and candidacy substitutions to find out whether or not he was serious in his declaration. Political analysts earlier raised… Read More
Investing in sports to keep youth away from harmful vices: Go
September 27, 2021, 8:47 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, committee on sports chairperson, on Monday said investing in sports will keep the youth away from harmful vices, including illegal drugs. Go made this remark as he expressed his full support to the proposed 2022 budgets of the Philippine Sports Commission… Read More
Respond to Cusi petition, Comelec orders Pacquiao camp
September 23, 2021, 3:32 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered the group of Senators Aquilino Pimentel III and Manny Pacquiao to answer the petition filed by the faction of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. In a two-page order, the… Read More
Go not involved in Pharmally deal: ex-PS-DBM exec
September 15, 2021, 2:39 pm
MANILA – A former official of the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) on Wednesday told lawmakers that Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has no involvement in the questionable purchase of Covid-19 supplies. During a hearing of the House Committee on Good… Read More
P100-M infectious disease hub to rise in NegOcc
September 13, 2021, 7:26 pm
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government broke ground on Monday the construction of the PHP100-million Center for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEMREID) in Silay City. The facility that will rise adjacent to the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital is… Read More
New law to help BFP go beyond traditional firefighting role
September 12, 2021, 10:43 am
MANILA – The new modernization law will help the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) assume its new role as one of the lead agencies in disaster and emergency responses, aside from its traditional mandate of firefighting, BFP officer in charge Director Louie Puracan said. This, after President… Read More
Smart City Command Center to improve services in Baguio
September 10, 2021, 2:00 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city government on Friday inaugurated the PHP200 million Smart City Command Center funded by the Office of the President (OP). In his message read by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Marlo Iringan during the launch, President Rodrigo Duterte… Read More
