Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Saturday, May 28 that he offered cabinet portfolio of Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to former National Treasurer Leonor Briones and Benjamin Diokno, respectively.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo won as President and Vice President after the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) finished canvassing the 167 Certificate of Canvass (COCs) at around 7:17 pm on Friday, May 27.
A progressive farmers group welcomed the National Democratic Front nomination of its chairperson, Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano as secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for the incoming administration.
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said government employees should prove to the public that they deserve the salary they receive.
The Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the case of kidnapping and serious illegal detention against Bayan Muna Partylist lawmaker Carlos Isagani Zarate and seven other activists over the mass evacuation of indigenous people in a church compound here.
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte blamed the lack of law enforement authorities during a concert in Pasay City last week which killed five concertgoers.
Eighty one barangays in Davao City were declared under the state of calamity due to the long drought or the El Niño phenomenon that struck their areas and destroyed their crops.
At least 150 traffic personnel will be deployed in the upcoming thanksgiving party of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, June 4 at the Davao Crocodile Park, this city.
The National Democratic Front Mindanao issued its immediate and long-term challenges for presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte, including their demand to stop militarization in the island, where thousands of government troops are deployed to quell Communist and Moro revolutionary groups.
Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte said that he will release political prisoners as part of the resumption of peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).