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President Rodrigo Duterte MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said the Philippine government has been forced to borrow money due to a lack of fund sources. Duterte gave the explanation, as the country's outstanding debt rose to PHP12.09 trillion, as of end-February. In a speech delivered in Lapu-Lapu City, Duterte stressed the need for government borrowings, saying the money would be used to finance big-ticket projects. "The government is like a house. Ngayon, ang sweldo ko, ganito lang (Now, my salary is just this much), pero (but) my house needs [repair]. The roof is leak...

(File photo) MANILA - The whole-of-nation approach pushed under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte has been "very effective" in dismantling various guerilla fronts of the communist terrorist groups (CTGs) in the country. Presidential Adviser for Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr., earlier said addressing the communist insurgency in Central Luzon has become more challenging amid the health crisis, but the Duterte administration's whole-of-nation strategy made the responses bearable. Galvez, who is also the Cabinet Officer for Regional Dev...

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. (File photo) CEBU CITY - Mayor Michael Rama on Tuesday cited the efforts of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) as a huge help in bringing government services right to the doorstep of the people and keeping insurgency at bay. He cited the post-Typhoon Odette response here as a clear example of taking relief assistance straight to the community. "Rather than the people coming to City Hall, various teams from every department have been sent out to distribute cash assistance and rice subsidies at where our constituents live....

The government has distributed P1-billion worth of agriculture interventions in Zamboanga Peninsula. On Thursday, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, assisted by Agriculture Secretary William Dar, turned over certificates of award to local government executives and rice farmers in Zamboanga Peninsula. T

(File photo) MANILA - Metro Manila will be under a more relaxed Alert Level 2 quarantine classification starting Nov. 5 until Nov. 21, Malacanang announced on Thursday night. "The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Thursday, November 4, 2021, approved the de-escalation of the National Capital Region to Alert Level 2. This shall take effect beginning tomorrow, November 5, 2021 until November 21, 2021," Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press statement. The IATF also approved the recommendation of the sub-Technical Working Group on Data Analytics to base the alert level as...