[ad_1] Chief Presidential Legal Advisor Salvador Panelo. FILE PHOTO OF THE INVESTIGATOR / JOAN BONDOC MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s top legal adviser has apologized to Vice President Leni Robredo for his comments accusing the country’s second-highest leader of taking advantage of a government plane for a relief operation …
Read More »More Cayetano allies lose key positions as House leadership renewal continues
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – More than a month after the speaker change, the House leadership renewal continued on Wednesday with more allies of former President Alan Peter Cayetano being fired from their posts. Just as Wednesday’s House session was about to adjourn, Deputy Majority Leader Xavier Jesus Romualdo made a …
Read More »NDRRMC: Ulysses left P5.7B on infrastructure damage in Luzon
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Ulysses has so far left about P5.7 billion in damage to infrastructure after hitting Luzon, the National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management said on Wednesday (November 18). The destruction was recorded in the regions of Ilocos, Valle de Cagayán, Central Luzón, Calabarzón, Mimaropa, …
Read More »AFP on Robredo’s rescue efforts: No request, SOS made by VP
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – There was no high-level coordination of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with Vice President Leni Robredo during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses because the vice president did not make any request or call for help that needed approval from the leaders of the AFP. …
Read More »Derek Ramsay responds to ‘hurtful’ comments amid rumors of breakup with Andrea Torres
[ad_1] Andrea Torres and Derek Ramsay on their Valentine’s vlog (Image: Screenshot via YouTube / Andrek Vlogs) Derek Ramsay is receiving criticism on social media after it was speculated that he and Andrea Torres had separated. Ramsay responded to a handful of comments made on his last photo on Instagram …
Read More »Lorenzana apologizes to the vice president for incorrect information on the use of airplanes
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has apologized to Vice President Leni Robredo for wrongly reporting that she boarded a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft to Catanduanes. Robredo contested a claim by the presidential chief legal adviser, Salvador Panelo, that he used a government-owned C-130 aircraft when he …
Read More »DOH: PH COVID-19 cases reach 412,097 with 1,383 new infections
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The total number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines reached 412,097 after an additional 1,383 infections were recorded, according to the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday. The DOH, in its daily COVID-19 bulletin, also reported 143 new recoveries and 95 additional deaths, bringing …
Read More »Fiba 3×3: Manila Chooks grouped with No. 1 Liman, host Lusail
[ad_1] CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – Manila ChooksTM will head to the Fiba Masters 3 × 3 Doha World Tour with a familiar foe waiting for them. The representative of the Philippines in the international tournament was grouped with world No. 1 Liman from Serbia in Group A along with …
Read More »Phoemela Baranda is pregnant at 40
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Model-turned-TV personality Phoemela Baranda has revealed that she’s on a life-changing journey at age 40 – she’s participating like a baby. Baranda proudly displayed his belly in a photo he posted on his Instagram account on Wednesday with the caption: “Life begins.” The photo she posted …
Read More »Solón criticizes Duterte’s ‘childish acts’ against Robredo
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – France Castro, the aide to the House Minority Leader, lashed out at President Rodrigo Duterte after the country’s chief executive ranted against Vice President Lent Robredo’s relief efforts in a recorded speech that aired on the whole country. In a statement issued Wednesday, Castro said Duterte …
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