At President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, Vice President Sara Duterte showed up donning a borrowed Bagobo Tagabawa dress. Prior to SONA, the Vice President’s spokesperson, legal counsel Reynold Munsayac, revealed that she would be borrowing the traditional Bagobo Tagabawa dress from Davao City’s Tagabawa tribe’s deputy mayor, … Read more
From his fans, the former president of the Republic of the Philippines got a costly watch, costing over one million pesos. Following six years of service to his country, he is finally returning to civilian life. According to Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles and blogger Krizette Laureta Chu, Duterte fans funded to his retirement gift. Duterte … Read more
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has set more ambitious economic goals than his predecessor, including targets to reduce poverty to single digits and achieve upper middle-income status by the end of his term. At a press conference in Malacaang on Wednesday at noon, Benjamin Diokno, whom Marcos hired from the central bank to lead the Department … Read more
Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. of Pampanga’s 3rd District stated on Monday that the president and vice president will not benefit from the approval of a planned constitutional change that would enable the president and vice president to run for reelection. “Kung ma-approve ito this 19th Congress, mags-start ito sa 2025. Nasa midterm ang ating … Read more
The “Tawag ng Tanghalan” jury on “It’s Showtime” Jed Madela was called “tanga” and “bobo” merely because he performed “You Raise Me Up.” This happened recently at President Rodrigo Duterte’s thanksgiving celebration at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. On his official Facebook page, Jed wrote, “Someone called me T@NG@ and B0B0 coz I sang You … Read more
Through a previous Instagram post, famous YouTuber Mariel Padilla thanked departing president Rodrigo Duterte. On June 26, a celebration of President Duterte’s contributions to the country was arranged. Her spouse, Senator-elect Robin Padilla, has supported the Duterte government from the start and has remained to do so up till now, as Mariel Padilla mentioned in … Read more
“Maybe I did something good,” was President Duterte’s frank comment upon becoming President of the Philippines, stopping to consider that he may have “impressed Jesus with a past good deed.” He also believes that becoming President at the age of 71 was God’s ideal “timing” since ailments associated with old age had begun to surface. … Read more
The President-Elect discussed his connection with retiring President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his willingness to serve as drug czar if he so desires. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s presidency is scheduled to finish on June 30. The joint session of the 18th Congress declared his successor, the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines. Rodrigo Roa … Read more
The Palace indicated on Friday that departing President Rodrigo Duterte would encounter no legal obstacles if he wanted to join the Cabinet of his successor, President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. In a presidential news briefing, Acting Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Kris Ablan stated that there is no legal impediment for a former president to accepting an … Read more
The potential of President Duterte to become Drug Czar has been raised by BBM. Marcos Jr. added that he has yet to address it with the ex president, but he is welcome to anybody who wants to assist him in his next government. His term as the Republic of the Philippines’ newest president begins on … Read more
