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July 23, 2021 A simple but meaningful production is being prepared by the organizers for the last State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday. According to Kat de Castro, co-chairperson of the SONA working committee with Martin Andanar, the production will be simple, featuring the stage design of the indigenous design of Mindanao. The documentary “Ang Pangulo (The President)” will also be aired before the President’s speech. As in SONA 2019, the Philippine Ph...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → July → 20 → Prominent lawyers belie Duterte’s VP immunity claim, assail ‘self-serving interests’ Prominent lawyers belie Duterte’s VP immunity claim, assail ‘self-serving interests’ MANILA — Prominent Filipino lawyers debunked President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim during his party assembly on July 17 that his possible vice presidential bid for the 2022 elections will give him immunity against suit. “The people should not al...

Published July 18, 2021, 12:20 PM President Rodrigo Duterte will be clothed with immunity from legal prosecution if he wins the 2022 vice presidential race but this protection applies only in local setting and not in international courts of justice. President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte’s announcement that he would seek the vice presidency to avail of executive immunity drew sweep but sharp criticisms from congressmen. House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate urged ...

By CONSUELO MARQUEZ, GMA News Published July 18, 2021 1:03pm Updated July 18, 2021 6:08pm Atty. Neri Colmenaries An opposition lawyer on Sunday said President Rodrigo Dutertes vice presidential bid to escape possible criminal charges is driven by personal interest. At the oath-taking of the new PDP-Laban officials, Duterte said he will pursue the vice president post in the coming election if his critics continue to threaten him with criminal complaints after he steps down as president.�...

Published July 10, 2021, 3:06 PM Two House of Representatives leaders who supported ABS-CBN’s bid for the grant of a fresh legislative franchise remained optimistic that the legislative body will ‘correct’ what it has done last year and grant the network its request in the 19th Congress. ABS-CBN FRANCHISE On the first anniversary of the controversial vote on ABS-CBN franchise application on Saturday, Jully 10, Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez aired hopes that th...

Representative neri colmenares is a member of the left wing philippine opposition coalition, bayan muna. the moment the president of the philippines says that he will throw it in the trashcan, that can be used by china to justify its encroachment of the entire south china sea, so for us, it is this really treacherous on the part of the president to disavow or at least set aside a decision that is really a major victory, notjust for the philippines, but for other countries that are being trampled...

Published July 8, 2021, 12:32 PM House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Thursday, July 8 slammed PDP-Laban, the state-owned PTV-4 and the Presidential Broadcast Staff- Radio Television Malacanang (PBS-RTVM) for using government facilities in the airing of the ruling political party’s meeting. PDP-LABAN LOGO Zarate was apparently referring to the National Council meeting meeting of President Duterte’s political party held in Cebu last May 31. “This is an ...

Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN The unused portion of the fund, which Malacañang said amounted to P9 billion and not P18.4 billion, is set to be returned to the National Treasury. “Noong nabasa ko, hinayang na hinayang ako. Sobrang sayang. Iniisip ko lang ilan na kaya ‘yung nasilbihan namin na bakuna kung binigay sa amin (When I read about it, I felt really regretful. I was thinking how many we could have served with the vaccine if it was given to us),” Robre...

Published June 25, 2021 10:13am The Makabayan Bloc has filed a bill seeking to grant special risk allowance and active hazard pay duty to all health workers during a state of public health emergency. Under House Bill 9640 or the Special Risk Allowance and Active Hazard Duty Pay for All Health Workers Act, the national government should ensure the provisions of P15,000 special risk allowances and P5,000 active hazard duty pay for all health workers on a monthly basis and should not be pro-ra...

As the country commemorates Independence Day, Filipino progressives said they have had enough of only seeing it on paper when in reality, freedom has been scant if not trampled upon under the Duterte administration.