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Anti-terror bill won’t suppress free speech, vows Duterte spokesman

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 12:54 PM

Malacanang on Wednesday allayed fears that the proposed Anti-Terror Bill, which President Rodrigo Duterte certified as urgent, would infringe on the right to freedom of expression and pave the way for a crackdown on government critics. Read more »

New deadline eyed on compensation for COVID-19 frontliners who died in the line of duty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:29 AM

MANILA - Palace spokesman Harry Roque said he will take up the issue raised by senators regarding the delay in the implementation of compensation for health workers who died due to COVID-19 when he meets with President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday.   Read more »

Palace mulls jeepney drivers as coronavirus contact tracers

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Updated as of Jun 03 11:17 AM

MANILA - Out of work jeepney drivers could soon be hired as contact tracers in the government's campaign against the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Palace spokesperson said Wednesday. Read more »

Gov't yet to decide on re-allowing entry of foreigners to PH

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 10:03 PM

The Philippines has yet to decide on whether it will allow foreigners to enter the country again following the easing of lockdowns, Malacañang said Tuesday.   Read more »

Public told to follow health protocols as lockdown further eases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 12:50 PM

Malacañang on Sunday reminded the public to continue following health and safety protocols when government further relaxes lockdowns across the country starting Monday. Read more »

Roque: As lockdown eases, government to stop COVID-19 cash aid in June

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 11:52 PM

But Roque stressed that the second tranche of the government’s Social Amelioration Program would still be handed out to qualified beneficiaries. Read more »

Palace says repatriated OFWs given VIP treatment

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 02:24 PM

Malacañang on Saturday fired back at Migrante International for saying that repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were given garbage-like treatment. Read more »

'Pasensiya na po': Palace says jeepneys still not allowed in GCQ areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 01:17 PM

Malacañang on Saturday apologized to jeepney drivers who are still not allowed to operate on June 1 as large parts of the country transitions to general community quarantine. Read more »

Metro Manila ready for general community quarantine: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 04:36 PM

MANILA- The capital region is ready for further easing of community quarantine restrictions, Malacañang said Thursday ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte's decision on lockdown protocols. Read more »

'Disiplinado': Palace confident Pinoys will observe community quarantine protocols even if relaxed

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 02:06 PM

Malacañang said Thursday it is confident that Filipinos will still observe COVID-19 precautionary measures even if the government relaxes community quarantine protocols across the country. Read more »

Wilkins Villanueva itinalagang bagong pinuno ng PDEA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 08:45 PM

Itinalaga na bilang bagong hepe ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency si Wilkins Villanueva. Read more »

'Baka naman may gumagana': Duterte, ipinag-utos ang pag-rehistro sa traditional medicine - Roque

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 07:24 PM

Ipinamamadali ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ang proseso ng pagrehistro sa Chinese traditional medicine na posibleng magamit sa paggamot sa mga pasyenteng may COVID-19.   Read more »

Roque: Tuloy ang pagbubukas ng klase sa Agosto 24

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 06:45 PM

Iginiit ng tagapagsalita ng Palasyo na tuloy ang pagbubukas ng klase sa Agosto 24. Read more »

Palace backs 3-month extension of Bayanihan Act

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 06:36 PM

MANILA - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday said it would be ideal to extend the Bayanihan Act for another 3 months.   Read more »

Former PDEA chief to get new assignment: Roque

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 11:53 AM

MANILA - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday said outgoing chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Aaron Aquino was not fired but will be transferred to a new post. Read more »

Roque says PH can now perform 30,000 COVID-19 tests daily

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 10:57 PM

But actual tests done daily are far behind the estimated capacity.  Read more »

Duterte gives agencies 1 week to bring repatriated OFWs to home provinces

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 25 09:15 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday ordered government agencies to bring some 24,000 repatriated overseas Filipino workers to their home provinces within 1 week, his spokesman said. Read more »

Palace says COVID-19 messaging 'by and large effective'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 10:03 AM

Government announcements about the coronavirus pandemic are "by and large effective" and "organized," Malacañang said Friday after the health department retracted a statement that the Philippines was on the second wave of infections. Read more »

Duterte terminates civil defense deputy chief Purisima

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 09:12 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte terminated the deputy chief of one of the government's disaster response offices due to "loss of trust and confidence," his spokesman said Friday. Read more »

PH still on first wave of COVID-19 outbreak, Duque just had 'different' opinion: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 01:11 PM

MANILA - The Philippines is still on the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang clarified Thursday, contrary to the health chief's earlier declaration that the country was already seeing a second wave of infections. Read more »