SONA 2021

Duterte asks Congress to pass MUP pension reform

Duterte asks Congress to pass MUP pension reform

July 26, 2021, 5:43 pm

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged Congress to pass a measure providing for a unified system for separation, retirement, and pension of military and uniformed services personnel to address the bloating pension system. “I am asking Congress to pass a unified system of… Read More

Brief mention of political plans expected in PRRD’s final SONA

Brief mention of political plans expected in PRRD’s final SONA

July 26, 2021, 3:51 pm

MANILA – There might be a brief mention of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s 2022 political plans in his sixth and final State of the Nation Address, Malacañang said on Monday. Duterte’s political plans for next year might be brought up in passing, if he touches on his “unfinished… Read More

Drug war nets over P300-M illegal drugs in Bacolod City, NegOcc

Drug war nets over P300-M illegal drugs in Bacolod City, NegOcc

July 26, 2021, 3:43 pm

BACOLOD CITY – Some PHP300.55 million worth of illegal drugs have been seized by various police units in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental in the past five years as a result of the intensified war on drugs campaign of the Duterte administration. Data from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO)… Read More

Dev't projects afford comfortable life to C. Visayas people: OPAV

Dev't projects afford comfortable life to C. Visayas people: OPAV

July 26, 2021, 3:39 pm

CEBU CITY – Over 100 social and infrastructure development projects in Central Visayas are a fulfillment of President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign promise of bringing a comfortable life to all Filipinos, the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Lloyd Dino said. “Data speaks for… Read More

DTI vows to make PH more attractive to investors

DTI vows to make PH more attractive to investors

July 26, 2021, 3:26 pm

MANILA – After approving investment projects worth PHP5.2 trillion from 2016 to June 2021, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is committed to support policies and push for programs that will attract more investments to the country. “The DTI strongly supported the full implementation… Read More

Duterte’s final SONA may last for ‘less than an hour’

Duterte’s final SONA may last for ‘less than an hour’

July 26, 2021, 3:13 pm

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to deliver his sixth and final State of the Nation Address for just less than an hour, Malacañang said on Monday. “Ngayon po mahigit kumulang isang oras na lang po (This year’s SONA will run for only less than an hour),” Presidential… Read More

Army says over 200 E. Visayas villages now NPA-free

Army says over 200 E. Visayas villages now NPA-free

July 26, 2021, 12:21 pm

TACLOBAN CITY – At least 213 villages in Eastern Visayas have been cleared of New People’s Army (NPA) influence from 2019 to mid-2021, covering the first two years of employing the “whole-of-nation” approach in wiping out the communist terrorist group. Of the 213 villages, 94 are in Samar… Read More

Congress used to open every 4th Monday of January instead of July

Congress used to open every 4th Monday of January instead of July

July 26, 2021, 11:37 am

MANILA – Filipinos who were born during the 1972-1981 martial law years and after the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution may be interested to know that the Philippine Congress used to open on the fourth Monday of January, instead of July like at present. This was because the 1935 Constitution, in… Read More

Tax reforms boost PH economic recovery, pandemic response

Tax reforms boost PH economic recovery, pandemic response

July 25, 2021, 8:36 pm

MANILA – Tax reform is the Duterte administration’s priority program eyed to boost government revenues for its flagship infrastructure projects, with an annual requirement set at around PHP1 trillion. But little did economic managers know that this reform bid will be greatly used before the… Read More

Free education, pandemic support among key PRRD legacies

Free education, pandemic support among key PRRD legacies

July 25, 2021, 7:15 pm

MANILA – Among the many things that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte will be remembered for is how it opened doors for the Filipino youth to explore opportunities, leading to empowerment, success, and realization of their aspirations. Through the Department of Education, students,… Read More

Duterte inspires groups to continue fight vs. Reds

Duterte inspires groups to continue fight vs. Reds

July 25, 2021, 5:48 pm

MANILA – The government's whole-of-nation approach and concerted efforts to dismantle communist terrorist groups (CTGs) have inspired various multi-sectoral groups to also speak up against the deceptions of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its front organizations. Liga… Read More

Gov't all set for Duterte's final SONA

Gov't all set for Duterte's final SONA

July 25, 2021, 5:25 pm

MANILA – Health and safety protocols are all set for the holding of President Rodrigo Duterte's sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said strict protocols will be observed to ensure that it will not endanger the health of guests at the… Read More

Motorists advised to take alternate routes in QC during SONA day

Motorists advised to take alternate routes in QC during SONA day

July 25, 2021, 1:17 pm

MANILA – National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director, Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., advised motorists to take alternate routes in Quezon City on Monday, the day President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA). "Ngayon pa lang po ay… Read More

LGUs empowered under Duterte term: Pasay mayor

LGUs empowered under Duterte term: Pasay mayor

July 24, 2021, 7:56 pm

MANILA – The unwavering support of President Rodrigo Duterte for local government units (LGUs) enabled them to achieve their goals and for the last 16 months, face the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic head-on, Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said. Rubiano said Duterte's tough… Read More

CORDS drastically reduces E. Visayas insurgency problem

CORDS drastically reduces E. Visayas insurgency problem

July 24, 2021, 7:53 pm

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte's designation of Cabinet secretaries as Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) is a huge step in ensuring the country's progressive development amid the threat of communist terrorist groups (CTGs). Housing czar Secretary Eduardo del… Read More

Duterte administration builds resilient, decent houses

Duterte administration builds resilient, decent houses

July 24, 2021, 6:52 pm

MANILA – Filipinos deserve not just better, but the best social services from the government. The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is bent on delivering quality service as Secretary Eduardo del Rosario vowed to provide low-cost housing projects for all Filipinos.… Read More

PH can achieve upper middle-income status by 2022: NEDA

PH can achieve upper middle-income status by 2022: NEDA

July 24, 2021, 5:36 pm

MANILA – The Duterte administration is banking on key policy measures and reforms, including those aimed at placing the Philippines in a strong position to weather the impact of the pandemic, to boost recovery to achieve an upper middle-income country status by next year. The Development Budget… Read More

Nat’l gov’t support made many Manila LGU projects possible: Isko

Nat’l gov’t support made many Manila LGU projects possible: Isko

July 24, 2021, 1:20 pm

MANILA – Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Friday thanked the national government for its continuing support that resulted in the accomplishment of the city's flagship projects. “Ako ay muling nagpapasalamat sa national government sa suporta at tulong sa mga LGU (I would like to… Read More

  Boracay close to restoring its environmental integrity

Boracay close to restoring its environmental integrity

July 24, 2021, 12:35 pm

ILOILO CITY – Four years after President Rodrigo Duterte committed to restoring the environmental integrity of the world-renowned Boracay Island, the promise is close to being fulfilled. “We’re moving towards that direction, restoring ecological integrity,” Natividad Bernardino, general… Read More

Taking all possible paths toward tourism revival

Taking all possible paths toward tourism revival

July 24, 2021, 10:34 am

MANILA – More than a year into the pandemic, the tourism industry makes do with all possible paths it could take to resume safe travels and hasten its recovery, and it will continue to do so until the administration's last day in office, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has assured.… Read More