MANILA – Businessman Wilfredo Keng has filed another case agains Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, this time over a 2019 Twitter post where she shared the website’s news article on the businessman. Keng is the same person who is behind the liber suit that recently convicted Ressa and former writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. on June 15. The businessman filed his second …

MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will be joining online on the virtual summit of leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) next week, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque confirmed yesterday. Roque said that in due course, they will be publicizing the agenda of the different Asean meetings. The ASEAN virtual meeting nextweek will be hosted by …

MANILA – Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday claimed that the case of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was not about the suppression of press freedom, but rather  a case of “bad journalism.” According to Roque, The Rappler article on businessman Wilfredo Keng who had filed the cyber libel case has no basis and there was no fact-checking made. The Presidential …

MANILA – As the government tries to recover the ailing economy, The president may have to choose to extend for another two weeks the general community quarantine (GCQ) or further eased the quarantine to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila and several areas. Reviving the economy will provide the government to revenues it needed to fund the projects …

MANILA – The House of Representatives of the Philippines on Wednesday has approved the controversial new anti-terrorism bill and is now up to President Rodrigo Duterte for approval. The new anti-terrorism legislation will give Duterte sweeping powers such as carrying out arrests without warrants and hold suspects without charges. The bill were overwhelmingly approved by a total of 173 legislators …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte sent a warm video greeting message to his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, as she celebrated her 42nd birthday yesterday, May 31. In his message, Duterte said that when he first held Sara as a baby, He already knew back then that someday she will be a mayor of Davao City. He also …

METRO MANILA – The modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila will ease into a more relaxed general community quarantine (GCQ) from June 1 to June 15, President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Thursday. In a televised address last night, President Duterte said that the National Capital Region (NCR), Davao City, Regions 2, 3 and 4A, Pangasinan, and Albay would …

Manila – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, May 25, rejected calls to open the upcoming school year in August, contrary to Deped’s announcement that it could resume classes in areas with eased quarantine protocols. “I will not allow the opening of classes where students are close to one another. Never mind if they can’t finish, [if] for this generation, there …

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the resignation of Undersecretary Eliseo Rio Jr. of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) that was tendered four months ago. “We likewise affirm that the President has accepted the resignation of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Eliseo Rio, Jr.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement.\ …

MANILA – Share prices of the holding companies of the Zobel de Ayalas and Manuel Pangilinan picked up after President Duterte issued an apology during a televised speech. President Duterte apologizes for the “hurting words” about the two business tycoon whom he openly disliked. Applauding their help in fighting Covid-19 a peaceful settlement to the regulatory spat between them. “My …