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VP-elect Sara Duterte takes oath of office at Davao City
"Hindi ako ang pinakamagaling o pinakamatalinong tao sa Pilipinas, ngunit walang makakatalo sa tibay ng puso ko bilang isang Pilipino" -VP Sara Duterte.
With more than 32.2 million votes from the Filipinos, former Davao City first woman mayor and now Vice President-elect Sara Duterte took her oath of office at San Pedro Square, Davao City. She was accompanied on stage by her father, outgoing president Rodrigo Roa Duterter and her mother, Elizabeth Zimmerman.
The inauguration was attended by some of the most influential names in Philippine politics. Present at the event are Senators Loren Legarda, Bong Go, Bong Revilla, Imee...
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Will Metro Manila be placed under Alert Level 2?
Metro Manila which is currently on Alert Level 1 status since March might be placed under Level 2 according to the Department of Health. Cases of the Covid-19 continue to increase in number day by day which escalates the possibility of Alert Level 2. About 308 cases were added on the list on Sunday, June 12.
In an interview with DOH undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, she said that
"If cases continue to increase, and if our hospital admissions will increase, if that happens, we will shift and escalate to Alert Level 2,"
"What's important is that we don't see a...
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President-elect Bongbong Marcos tapped retired U.P. professor Clarita Carlos as his National Security Adviser
The camp of President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos has announced two more appointed members of the cabinet after a two-hour meeting at President's Marcos headquarters in Mandaluyong City on June 8 was carried out. One of the two new members is Professor Clarita Carlos, chosen as the new National Security Adviser to the president. Carlos who is a retired U.P. professor became a well-known figure on social media during the 2022 election campaign period where she was branded 'terror' when she sat as a panelist during the SMNI presidential debate; the lone debate President Marcos has attended.
Carlos is a former...
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Ai Ai Delas Alas and Daryl Yap declared as persona non grata in Quezon City
During the campaign period, director Daryl Yap and comedian Ai Ai Delas Alas collaborated for a 'parody' campaign video entitled 'Mayora for Mike Defensor'. On the said video, Delas Alas played a character named Ligaya Delmonte which portrays the current and elected mayor of Quezon City, Mayor Joy Belmonte. The video also shows the official triangular seal of the city at the background with the names 'BBM and Sara' on the side. The video sparked laughter from the supporters of Yap and trended upon its publication on April 29.
With the 'disrespect' shown by Yap and Delas Alas, 4th District...
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National Museum chosen as venue for Marcos Jr. inauguration
About 27 days from now, newly-elected President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. will take his oath of office at the historic National Museum of the Philippines as the 17th president of the country.
In a statement by the incoming Presidential Management Staff chief Zenaida Angping, she mentioned that inspections were already conducted by the inaugural committee and they found the museum a suitable venue for the inauguration, in addition, continuous preparations are underway to be fully ready by June 30.
"The National Museum of Philippines building and its surrounding areas match our requirements for President-elect Marcos' inauguration. Preparations are already in...