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PRRD admin’s drive vs. corruption spares no one: Bong Go
September 4, 2021, 1:17 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go commended the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) for fulfilling its role as the Office of the President’s anti-graft arm during the launch of ‘Project Kasangga: National Anti-Corruption Coordinating Council' via a virtual convention on… Read More
454 PWDs in Bacolod City receive gov’t cash assistance
September 1, 2021, 8:00 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Some 454 persons with disabilities (PWDs) here received financial assistance worth PHP3,000 each on Wednesday under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. The PHP1.362-million cash aid, made possible… Read More
Tugade ‘grateful’ for inclusion in PDP-Laban senatorial slate
August 25, 2021, 4:37 pm
MANILA – Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade on Wednesday thanked the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) for his nomination in the political party’s 2022 senatorial slate. Despite the nomination, Tugade has yet to announce and confirm his plans to… Read More
Duterte won’t run for VP if Sara joins prexy race
August 25, 2021, 1:03 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte would drop his intent to run for vice president in 2022 if his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, seeks the presidency, Malacañang said Wednesday. Duterte made the pronouncement during his pre-recorded Talk to the People delivered Tuesday night,… Read More
Newly-opened CALAX subsection to serve 5K motorists daily: DPWH
August 24, 2021, 8:06 pm
MANILA – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday opened the 5.14-kilometer Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) subsection 5 in the province of Cavite, which will cater to some 5,000 motorists everyday. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar led the ceremonial opening of the project’s… Read More
Go backs more holistic approach to help victims of illegal drugs
August 22, 2021, 11:27 am
MANILA – In spite of the global pandemic, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go reiterated his support for the government’s war against illegal drugs as he remains committed to developing a more holistic approach in supporting individuals and their families who have been victimized by substance… Read More
Bong Go denies links to ex-DBM exec tagged in fund transfer
August 19, 2021, 8:17 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher Lawrence Go on Thursday denied that he was associated with a former Budget official tagged in the undocumented transfer of PHP42 billion from the Department of Health to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). In a press statement, Go said former Budget… Read More
PRRD to lead virtual send-off for Paralympians
August 18, 2021, 4:58 pm
MANILA – The country’s six Paralympians will be feted on Thursday in a virtual send-off ceremony arranged by the Philippine Sports Commission. It will be streamed on the agency's Facebook page at 6 p.m. Thursday, three days before the delegation leaves for Tokyo, Japan. President Rodrigo Roa… Read More
Onyok Velasco gets PHP100-K reward, Chooks-to-Go franchise
August 15, 2021, 11:16 am
MANILA – Twenty-five years after his shining moment in Atlanta Olympics, Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco is reaping all that he deserved to have then. Over the weekend, the Olympics silver medalist received PHP100,000 from Bounty Agroventures Inc. (BAVI) President Ronald Mascariñas and a franchise… Read More
Go-Duterte tandem still ‘indefinite’: Palace exec
August 10, 2021, 7:20 pm
MANILA – It remains to be seen whether the tandem of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go and President Rodrigo Duterte for the 2022 national elections will unfold, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday. During the Pandesal Forum, Nograles said Go and Duterte still have… Read More
Duterte admin investment in sports bore fruit: Palace
August 10, 2021, 5:18 pm
MANILA – The Duterte administration invested significantly more in sports than the previous governments which has made the Philippines achieved its best Olympics haul since its first participation in 1924, Malacañang said on Tuesday. In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry… Read More
Olympic medalist Eumir Marcial promoted to sergeant
August 10, 2021, 9:10 am
MANILA – Boxer Eumir Marcial has been promoted to sergeant of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) for winning the Olympic bronze at the Tokyo Games. Marcial, whose rank was Airman First Class prior to the Olympics, was pinned with the sergeant chevrons by PAF commander Lt. Gen. Allen Paredes and… Read More
PH boxing team returns home
August 9, 2021, 9:17 pm
MANILA – The remainder of the Philippine delegation in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics has finally returned home after attending the Games’ closing ceremony. The last batch of the Olympic squad, which is mainly composed of the entire boxing team that won three medals during the final… Read More
2 PCOO execs among NDCP’s E-MNSA pioneer graduates
August 8, 2021, 8:46 pm
MANILA – Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Undersecretary Kristian Ablan and Assistant Secretary Omar Romero are among the first batch to complete the Executive Master in National Security Administration (E-MNSA) Program of the National Defense College of the Philippines… Read More
DILG thanks PRRD for more funds to rehire contact tracers
August 6, 2021, 3:14 pm
MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for approving the budget for the re-hiring of its 15,000 contact tracers (CTs) until the end of the year to boost the country’s contact tracing efficiency amid the increase in Delta… Read More
313 displaced workers get TUPAD aid in NoCot
August 5, 2021, 3:27 pm
KABACAN, North Cotabato – Some 313 workers in the informal sector severely affected by the pandemic have received cash assistance here through the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers" (TUPAD) program. North Cotabato… Read More
Malasakit Center reflects PRRD admin’s genuine care for indigents
August 3, 2021, 6:47 pm
MANILA – Opening more Malasakit Centers across the country is providing more accessible and convenient means for Filipinos to seek financial and medical assistance, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said on Tuesday. Two more Malasakit Centers were… Read More
OPAV sets up Cebu vaccination site for seafarers
August 3, 2021, 2:29 pm
CEBU CITY – In response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to prioritize overseas Filipino workers and seafarers in the vaccination rollout, the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) has initiated the establishment of the inoculation site for international maritime… Read More
Give more attention to ‘poorest of the poor’ in ECQ areas: Go
August 2, 2021, 7:28 pm
MANILA – The government should provide more attention to the poorest of the poor during the imposition of the most restrictive enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go said on Monday. Go made this call after President Rodrigo Duterte approved… Read More
Andanar donates laptop to primary school teacher in Siargao
July 29, 2021, 7:54 pm
SANTA MONICA, Surigao del Norte – Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar has responded to the request for a laptop at the Sta. Monica Children’s Learning Center, to further help teachers there produce learning materials for their pupils. In his message on… Read More
