Government must harness the power of information and communications technology MANILA – Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has filed a bill institutionalizing the transition of the government to e-governance in the digital age amid the current challenges caused by the … Continue reading Go files bill institutionalizing gov’t transition to e-governance
Beijing: Philippines is a friendly close neighbor and we will give priority to its needs MANILA – The Chinese Foreign Ministry assured that Beijing will prioritize the Philippines once it succeeds with the vaccine development for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).”Since … Continue reading CHINA to prioritize PH once vaccine is available
People are itching to shake Duterte off their skin like a parasite This is Duterte’s SONA where I expect the least from him. The bankruptcy in ideas of his administration in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis has made him a … Continue reading DE LIMA ON DUTERTE’S SONA 2020
22 senators okay anti-Covid-19 bill on final reading The Senate on Tuesday passed the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act on third and final reading, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte called for its immediate passage during his fifth State-of-the-Nation … Continue reading SEN. PANGILINAN LONE NO VOTE VS. P140-BILLION BAYANIHAN 2
Face-to-face classes are prohibited unless a vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has been developed, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday.”Until the Covid-19 vaccine is available, I will not allow the traditional face-to-face teaching or learning unless the risks of… Read … Continue reading DUTERTE: No Covid-19 vaccine, no face-to-face classes
Palace rates Duterte SONA ‘9 out of 10’ A day after delivering his fifth and penultimate State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte deserves a near perfect grade, Malacañang said on Tuesday.In a virtual presser, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque was convinced … Continue reading NEWS ROUND-UP: PRESIDENT DUTERTE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS (SONA) 2020
Ex-judge to clergy: Focus on fixing Church scandals, not politics Former Sandiganbayan justice and Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Harriet Demetriou on Tuesday called out religious leaders for engaging in politics and urged them to focus instead on reforming the … Continue reading CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADERS RAPPED FOR ‘PROSTITUTING’ MINISTRY OF GOD
Drilon a ‘hypocrite’ for defending Lopezes President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday took a jab at Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon for defending the Lopezes after ABS-CBN Corp. failed to secure a new franchise from the House of Representatives.Duterte, in … Continue reading SONA 2020: DUTERTE SKEWERS DRILON
Churches venue for Masses, not rallies: prelate An official of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, known as the Quiapo Church, on Monday reminded the faithful that the church is a venue for Masses, prayers, and not for other purposes.“The celebration is for prayer, those who are inside the church, those who have entered… Read More Protesters disrupted Quiapo Mass The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Tuesday defended members of the Manila Police District (MPD) who confiscated placards and other protest materials from activists at the Quiapo Church on Monday, saying they disrupted the solemnity … Continue reading CATHOLIC CHURCH SLAMS ANTI-SONA PROTESTERS
Police urges ABS-CBN to report incident CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) has urged the management of television network ABS-CBN based here to report to authorities the incident where three funeral wreaths … Continue reading ABS-CBN GETS FUNERAL WREATHS
According to Rappler 4 years of steadily amassing power and control, which supporters say is proof of unprecedented political will and critics fear is a march to authoritarianism Rejection of a new franchise for broadcast giant ABS-CBN and the passage … Continue reading THE STATE OF THE NATION BEFORE DUTERTE’S SONA 2020
