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Duterte sends Cabinet secretaries to north Luzon for 'Ompong'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 10:29 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered some of his Cabinet secretaries to go to areas in Luzon that are on the path of typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) as he expects the worst to happen when the country is hit by the strongest typhoon so far this year.   Read more »

Palace regrets Liza Maza's resignation

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 02:04 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Monday said it regrets the decision of Liza Maza to quit her post as National Anti-Poverty Commission chief. Read more »

SC, Senate, Cabinet satisfaction ratings continue drop: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 12:13 AM

Public satisfaction ratings of the Supreme Court, Senate, and President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet continued to drop in the second quarter of the year, according to a new survey by pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS).  Read more »

Duterte and the company he keeps

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 02:43 AM

The country must keep watch to make sure the president and the company he keeps serve the interests of the country. Read more »

Du30 year 2 in photos: From Marawi siege to tambay crackdown

Research by Arianne Merez, Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 09:57 AM

Here are some of the major socio-political events and issues that shaped President Duterte's 2nd year in office:  Read more »

OPINION: Yes, Solicitor General Calida IS violating the Constitution. Here's the proof

Raïssa Robles
Posted at Jun 01 01:23 PM

I guess they don’t make public officials like they used to? With a sense of ethics? Or shame? Read more »

Romulo-Puyat gets CA panel's nod

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 07:27 PM

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat is congratulated by a colleague after she got the nod of a Commission on Appointments committee at the Senate on Tuesday. Read more »

Romulo-Puyat says 5 tourism execs have resigned

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 08:32 PM

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Wednesday revealed that five key executives of the department have heeded her order to hand in courtesy resignations.  Read more »

FIRED, RESIGNED, REJECTED: Cabinet members who have come and gone

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 10:33 PM

Nearly 2 years into his presidency, President Rodrigo Duterte has had to replace nearly a dozen of his original Cabinet appointees.    Read more »

Duterte: I’ll fire another gov’t official

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 08:10 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he will fire another government official, following a string of resignations in his Cabinet due to allegations of corruption and other issues. Read more »

How did Duterte offer the tourism chief post to Romulo-Puyat?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 07:42 PM

She went to Malacañang thinking about agriculture work and came out as the country's new tourism chief.   Read more »

Duterte: I fired someone recently

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 09:25 PM

Duterte refused to name the fired official, saying he does not want to make a “publicity out of it.” Read more »

Romulo-Puyat is new Tourism chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 06:04 AM

MANILA (5th UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as the new head of the Department of Tourism (DOT), Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said Tuesday. Read more »

Teo, nag-'soul-searching,' nagbitiw; resignasyon, tanggap na ng Palasyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 06:18 PM

Nilinaw ng abogado ni Wanda Teo na kusang naghain ng kaniyang resignation si Teo at hindi inudyukan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Wanda Teo resigns as Tourism chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 06:02 PM

Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo has submitted her resignation letter to President Rodrigo Duterte out of "delicadeza," her lawyer said Tuesday. Read more »

SC, Senate, Cabinet satisfaction ratings drop: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 09:14 AM

MANILA- Public satisfaction ratings of the Supreme Court, Senate, and President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet saw a decline in the first quarter of the year, according to a new survey by pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS).  Read more »

Charter review body wants ‘mandatory’ cabinet post for VP

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 01:32 PM

The committee drafting a new federal constitution is looking to require subsequent presidents to appoint the vice president to a cabinet position, with both leaders elected from the same political party or ticket. Read more »

Duterte wants DOJ’s ‘dignified image’ back - Guevarra

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 12:56 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte told his new Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to bring back the Department of Justice’s “dignified image” following the resignation of Vitaliano Aguirre II, who was many times criticized for releasing questionable resolutions and unverified claims. Read more »

Aguirre stays as Justice chief for now

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 04:14 AM

MANILA - Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II will remain in his position as the rumored revamp in President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet did not take place Wednesday. Read more »

Palace official: NFA rice not yet depleted

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 01:27 AM

Assistant Secretary Jonas Soriano of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary on Tuesday belied reports that the rice reserve of the National Food Authority (NFA) has been depleted.   Read more »