Some Filipinos cast doubt over the words of Davao City Mayor
Sara Duterte-Carpio about the presidency as they recalled similar words that her father had said before he ran for higher office.
The president’s daughter told the media that she went to see him on January 8 and said that she has no intention to run as the country’s next chief executive.
“He replied, very good. He also said he did not want me to run but nothing about gender was discussed,” Duterte-Carpio was quoted by an ABS-CBN correspondent on Thursday.
President
Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 project on the same day.
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Communications Secretary Martin Andanar asked the public to take pride in being a Filipino as he enjoined them to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Andanar made the statement as the government steps up its preparations for the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Philippines’ role in the first circumnavigation of the world and the victory of Lapu-Lapu in the Battle of Mactan in 1521.
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
In his radio program over State-run Radyo Pilipinas, Andanar said celebrating the country’s national quincentennial despite the health crisis is important as it reminds the world about Filipinos and the Philippines.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Life) You could probably build an entire nation on K-pop. The Youtube channel of Big Hit, the record label of global K-pop sensation BTS, has 50 million subscribers, which is double the total population of Australia. Anyone who has ever been sucked into the vortex of K-pop would know that the experience is rarely ever solitary. Fandom is an integral part of it, and K-pop fandoms do what so many of us have failed to accomplish in the past few years: Organize. 90,000 BTS fans somehow planned and pulled off a surprise for the group during their 2019 concert at the London Wembley Stadium. Just last year, K-pop Twitter allegedly foiled a Trump rally by spamming their hashtags with K-pop video clips. Locally, the Philippine chapter of BTS fan
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PARAÑAQUE CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) Presidential Assistant for Foreign Affairs (PAFA) Robert E.A. Borje, Special Envoy of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, and Bahrain’s Assistant Foreign Minister H.E. Abdulla bin Faisal bin Jabur Al Doseri today reaffirmed the special ties between the Philippines and the Kingdom of Bahrain during their meeting at the Bahrain International Airport.
Special Envoy Borje arrived in Manama, the Capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, for an official visit from Dec. 28-31, 2020.
Joining the Philippine delegation are Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Arriola and Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary for Global Media and Public Affairs JV Arcena.
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