House Committee on Legislative Franchises Vice-President Tonypet Albano told ABS-CBN Corporation that it would have its “time and day” in the chamber for consultations on the proposals seeking the renewal of its franchise. In a speech, Albano reiterated the claim made by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano that timing was necessary for the renewal of the broadcast giant’s franchise because of …

On Saturday President Rodrigo Duterte led the opening of the newly built Sangley Airport. Advertising The Sangley Airport Development Project (SADP) was one of the key infrastructure projects of the “Construct, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration, and was designed to help decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The Sangley Airport was originally targeted for completion in March 2020, …

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana claimed on Saturday that President Rodrigo Duterte has not formally ordered a notice of termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) to be sent to the US, contrary to a previous announcement by Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo. “This is fake news. Sec. Locsin has not yet[ seen] the document,” Lorenzana told reporters in a chat group, …

Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo stated that President Rodrigo Duterte’s ban on Cabinet members traveling to the United States includes personal and family trips. Panelo said Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. is being exempted from the ban. One day after Duterte imposed the ban on travel to the US, Panelo revealed the specifics of the embargo. Duterte confirmed that …