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As Rodrigo Duterte, who once promised a comfortable life for all Filipinos, ended his six-year presidency last June 30, 48 per cent of Filipino households felt “poor” in the second quarter of 2022.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Sunday afternoon broke tradition by holding her inauguration as vice president in advance, or 11 days ahead of the oathtaking of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The Philippines and the United States have agreed to strengthen their “strategic civil nuclear cooperation” to improve the country’s energy security and other nonmilitary uses of nuclear power under a memorandum of understanding (MOU), the Department of Energy (DOE) said on Saturday.

Ferdinand Marcos, son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, would have been named president and vice president if the elections were held last month.

He also encouraged parents to get their children vaccinated as the government had approved the vaccination of kids aged 5 to 11.

President Rodrigo Duterte has already started packing his stuff so he could leave Malacanang Palace early, with his term ending in four months.

The bill will require social media networks to get the real name and phone number of users during the creation of an account.

MANILA, Philippines — In a surprise move, President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Saturday that he was retiring from politics, and his longtime aide, Sen. Bong Go, took his place as the administration’s vice presidential candidate in next year’s elections.

After more than a year in limbo, the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States is “back in full force.”

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has ruled that President Rodrigo Duterte cannot invoke the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute to skirt the investigation by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) of charges that he committed crimes against humanity in the killings of thousands in his brutal war on drugs.

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday once again admitted he could not afford to go to war against China in asserting the Philippines’ sovereignty in the South China Sea.