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Mga sangay ng gobyerno, 'handa' na kay 'Ompong'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 11:09 PM

Sa command conference na dinaluhan mismo ni Pangulong Duterte nitong Huwebes, inilatag ng mga miyembro ng gabinete ang mga istratehiya at preparasyon ng kani-kanilang opisina. Read more »

Duterte dabs with Asian Games gold winner Margielyn Didal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 07:48 AM

Athletes who won medals at the 2018 Asian Games visited the President at Malacañang to receive their performance incentives. Read more »

OPINION: Will White House whammies inspire closet patriots in Malacanang?

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Sep 10 04:22 AM

A double whammy, both blistering and bomb-blasting, just hit the White House! Currently battering Donald Trump, the American president is sent into utter discombobulation.  Read more »

OPINION: Duterte voiding Trillanes amnesty betrays desperation

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Sep 05 05:33 AM

Reason cited in the proclamation signed by Duterte and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea was Trillanes did not file an Official Amnesty Application Form. Read more »

Rape exists because of rapists, says VP Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 01:47 PM

MANILA - Rape is caused by rapists and not because there are beautiful women in the country, Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday in reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte's rape joke. Read more »

Robredo calls for NFA execs' resignation amid rice woes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 02:55 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo and Liberal Party members on Monday called anew for the resignation of National Food Authority officials amid problems on the country's rice supply.  Read more »

Senate panel approves P6.7 billion budget for Office of the President

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 11:28 PM

The Senate committee on finance has approved the Office of the President’s proposed 2019 budget amounting to P6.7 billion.   Read more »

Martial law failing to address threats in Mindanao: VP Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 12:07 PM

The government may need to find a way other than martial law to address the supposed threats of terrorism in some parts of Mindanao, Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday following the fatal blast in a Sultan Kudarat town.  Read more »

Office of the President's P6.77-B budget gets House panel OK in 10 minutes

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 11:58 AM

MANILA - Amid the budget cuts on agencies because of the shift to cash based budgeting, the Office of the President got a boost for next year with a budget 12.32 percent higher than last year's. Read more »

OPINION: C’mon, Bongbong Marcos, why would Leni Robredo have to cheat in her home province?

Raïssa Robles
Posted at Aug 19 05:47 PM

It’s like accusing the Marcoses of cheating to win in Ilocos Norte. So, why accuse Robredo of cheating in her very own bailiwick? Here's why. Read more »

Robredo lawyer to Duterte: VP Leni qualified to be president

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 17 01:43 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo is qualified to be President and should be given a chance to prove so, her lawyer asserted Friday.   Read more »

Palace: Duterte might step down if Bongbong Marcos wins protest

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:33 PM

MANILA (2ND UPDATE) - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said President Duterte might make good on his promise to step down if former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wins his poll protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Duterte to visit Israel with business delegation in September: Ambassador

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 10 05:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will be visiting Israel for a 3-day official visit beginning Sept. 2 accompanied by a large business delegation, Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Effie Ben Matityau said Friday.  Read more »

Federalism a 'priority,' Palace says after economic managers criticize draft charter

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 04:43 PM

Malacañang on Thursday urged President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic managers to come up with "alternatives" should their questions on a draft federal charter are left unanswered. Read more »

Palace defends Boracay closure as economic growth slows

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 03:29 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Thursday defended the government’s decision to close top tourist destination Boracay after an economic manager cited it as one of the reasons for the slow economic growth in the second quarter. Read more »

Duque becomes Colombia's president, promising to unite divided nation

Helen Murphy and Julia Symmes Cobb, Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 06:26 AM

Colombia's President-elect Ivan Duque was sworn in to office on Tuesday, pledging to unite a divided nation behind his plan to toughen a peace accord with Marxist rebels and rekindle economic growth.   Read more »

Marcos seeks to inhibit Caguioa in VP poll protest

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 03:44 PM

Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos shows the motion he filed at the Supreme Court on Monday seeking to inhibit Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa from participating in any of the proceedings relating to the electoral protest he filed against Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

No ABS-CBN franchise if Duterte had his way

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 12:32 AM

Duterte on Friday vowed to “never intervene” in ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal but said he will not hand it to the network if he had his way. Read more »

Bagong ombudsman, tikom ang bibig sa pagsibak sa deputy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 08:15 PM

Tumanggi si incoming Ombudsman Samuel Martires na magbigay ng pahayag tungkol sa pagsibak kay Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang.  Read more »

Trillanes, hinamon si Duterte na mag-drug test din

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 06:54 PM

Hinamon ni Senador Antonio Trillanes si Pangulong Duterte at ang pamilya nito na sumailalim sa drug test. Ito ay matapos ang sorpresang drug test sa Senado nitong Lunes.  Read more »