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PH journalists slam rejection of ABS-CBN franchise: 'History is never kind to tyrants'
(4th UPDATE) 'A thousand little cuts do not make us weak, these make us stronger,' says the Malacañang Press Corps, as Philippine journalists call out the 'house of minions'
Palace says DTI or DepEd should issue film production guidelines – not FDCP
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque himself points out that the FDCP has no regulatory powers
Supreme Court fires Palace cameraman for unsolicited knee touch on female colleague
'Unsolicited physical contact, even if done in jest, has no place in the workplace, especially in government service,' says the Supreme Court Second Division, but it retains the finding of guilt for simple misconduct, rather than grave misconduct
A pandemic first: Duterte accepts credentials of new ambassadors in virtual ceremony
A Malacañang tradition goes on amid the coronavirus pandemic as President Rodrigo Duterte welcomes new diplomats from Canada, Vietnam, New Zealand, Iran, and Palestine
Malacañang says Bayanihan Act to expire June 25, but Constitution says no
'The Constitution takes precedence over ordinary legislation,' says Senator Drilon on Malacañang's assertion
Malacañang: Lockdown eased for economy, not because we're safe
'We must understand that we have started to slowly ease restrictions in order to revitalize the economy, and not because we are safe,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
Malacañang wants probe into cops' mauling of Cavite factory worker
(UPDATED) A Cavite factory worker was allegedly mauled by police for violating curfew
Malacañang says SC petition on Duterte's health merits 'outright dismissal'
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo tosses aside the petition, saying it is 'based purely on speculations'
Presidential Security Group to go on lockdown, all personnel on self-quarantine
(UPDATED) PSG commander Colonel Jesus Durante III says President Rodrigo Duterte will continue to be secured by his close-in detail who all tested negative for the coronavirus disease
Veteran journalist Marie Peña-Ruiz, 65
The longtime Radyo ng Bayan broadcaster and former Malacañang Press Corps president was the beloved 'chairman' to Palace reporters
'A man of vision and foresight': PH gov’t mourns passing of Oman leader
'Sultan Qaboos was a man of vision and foresight who transformed his country into a modern and stable nation it is known today,' the palace writes of the Arab world's longest-serving leader, who died on January 10
Will PH military be China's unwitting accessory to data breach?
Experts say Dito Telecommunity can allow China to mine data of Filipinos, and the Philippine military would be helping it by letting the telco build cell sites in its camps and bases
Military report confirms spying risks in deal with China-backed telco
The China-backed telco’s equipment can indeed be used to spy on the military, says the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ own risk analysis of the ‘co-location’ deal
Bantag tries to slay Bilibid's old monsters, Duterte-style
Part 3: Gerald Bantag literally bulldozed his way to get rid of shanties inside Bilibid on his first week. Will it work in fixing congestion and criminality? We take an inside look.
Unqualified GCTA returnees lose jobs, are detained for months
Part 2: Even if many are not heinous crime convicts, former inmates turn themselves in to the Correctional Institution for Women out of fear of the President. Administrative lapses make them worry they won’t be home for Christmas.
Bilibid returnees die in Duterte administration blunders
Part 1: Massive errors in record-keeping and ill-prepared facilities keep thousands in jail for months, and kill at least 4 convict returnees. They regret heeding the President's call.
[OPINION] The lawless Duterte presidency
The Philippines has been transformed into a wilderness soaked in blood
Multi-billion SEA Games 2019 fund follows Cayetano where he goes
The money trail shows SEA Games organizing committee chair Alan Peter Cayetano has control over the budget regardless of which agency the money is lodged under
[PODCAST] New Clark City: May anomalya ba?
Paano nga ba nakalusot ang kwestyonableng deal na pinangunahan ng Bases Conversion and Development Authority?
How BCDA's multi-billion New Clark deal slipped through
Conclusion: EXCLUSIVE: The favorable legal opinion of the OGCC being cited by BCDA was issued only in October 2018 – 8 months after the deal was already signed, skirting several rules, including BCDA's own guidelines
PH gov't hits Bette Midler as 'incompetent, gullible' over foreign leaders tweet
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo tells Hollywood actress and singer Bette Midler to 'learn' from the lyrics of her song 'From A Distance'
[PODCAST] Paano naiipit si Robredo sa drug war ni Duterte
Ano ang gustong mangyari ni Vice President Leni Robredo sa kampanya laban sa droga?
OGCC flagged non-bidding of BCDA's New Clark sports facilities
Part 2: EXCLUSIVE: The OGCC raises red flags during a contract review. The BCDA, however, says it has an OGCC opinion that affirms the legality of the agreement.
BCDA, Malaysian firm ink questionable P11-billion SEA Games deal
Part 1: (UPDATED) EXCLUSIVE: The OGCC flags the return-of-investment and profit-sharing schemes of the BCDA-MTD Capital Berhad deal, but the BCDA insists it's 'very advantageous to the government’
Vaping arrest order is latest legal conundrum in Duterte admin
Is vaping allowed in designated smoking areas? The President's foot soldiers are piecing policy puzzles as they go.
Robredo lost Cabinet post due to request for drug war docs, intel – Panelo
(UPDATED) After initially saying Vice President Leni Robredo would be given access to drug war documents, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo now claims this could 'imperil' national security
Malacañang says gov't can collect taxes from POGOs
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo says 'technicalities' will not stop the Duterte administration from collecting what is owed the Philippine government
3 years on, Bong Go still wrongly thinks CHR 'protects' only criminals
Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Chito Gascon says they are mandated to remind the government to punish criminals 'in accordance with the rule of law'
Malacañang hits U.S. senator Sanders for calling out PH human rights abuses
Malacañang once again says foreign officials have no right to meddle in the Philippines' internal affairs
Malacañang mourns death of Elizabeth Yu Gokongwei
'A gentle, loving, kind, caring, and selfless human being Mrs Elizabeth was. She will be dearly missed,' says Malacañang in a statement
Malacañang says emergency powers for Build, Build, Build too late, not priority
'We only have less than 3 years left in office,' says Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo
Robredo on the right track in anti-drug campaign, says Malacañang
(UPDATED) Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo says Vice President Leni Robredo has been taking steps in the right direction in her first week as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs
Duterte's golden age of infrastructure will have to be completed by next president
Duterte's new list of infrastructure projects features about 100, but he won't finish almost half of them during his term. Most construction activities are also expected to start by 2022, his last year in office.
Conclusion: Experts warn of spying risk in AFP deal with China-backed telco
The military's co-location deals with Smart Communications, Globe Telecom, and Dito Telecommunity are prone to spying, experts say, but Dito's link to the Chinese government means the third telco poses a greater threat
Experts warn of spying risk in AFP deal with China-backed telco
Part 1: Rappler obtains copies of the military’s co-location agreements with Dito Telecommunity, Globe Telecom, and Smart Communications. Security analysts say the arrangements leave military communications open to intercepts.
'Exceptional and ideal Filipino': Tributes pour in for John Gokongwei
'Mr John Gokongwei Jr left a legacy to the Filipino nation and the coming generation worth emulating,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo
Panelo: Harassment of Filipino-crewed ship 'not our concern'
'It's not a Philippine vessel,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, when asked about the incident involving a Filipino-crewed commercial ship and a 'Chinese warship'
Agony continues for families shut out from Bilibid
'Anong mangyayari sa loob? Hindi natin nakikita, kasi nandito tayo sa labas. Maawa naman si General Bantag. Iyong rasyon, parang pagkain ng aso,' says a convict's wife, whose last visit was October 4
Malacañang condemns Misamis Occidental mayor's ambush
Whether or not Mayor David Navarro was involved in illegal drugs, he should have been afforded due process and not killed, says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo
One year of Panelo, the showbiz spokesman
Count on Salvador Panelo to whip out every trick up his sleeve to defend the President. But who defends Panelo when he faces the specter of delicadeza?
FAST FACTS: State of Metro Manila’s public transport system
(3rd UPDATE) Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo draws flak for denying the existence of a mass transportation crisis. Let’s take a look at the state of public mass transit systems in Metro Manila.
Malacañang 'will not be intimidated' by September 30 transport strike
Transport groups will again protest the government's public utility vehicle modernization program, but Malacañang says the program is 'long overdue'
Newsbreak Chats: How gov't is handling the GCTA, BuCor mess
On Thursday, September 26, the Newsbreak team sits down to discuss whether government is on the right track and what else it can do to full-proof the implementation of the GCTA law
LIST: Duterte's skipped events, long absences
Here is Rappler's running list of official engagements President Rodrigo Duterte has skipped and periods when he made no public appearances
Locsin says loans, grants from countries hitting PH drug war 'small time'
(3rd UPDATE) 'We don't need the money,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr, following the Palace decision to suspend talks on loans and grants from 18 countries that backed the Iceland resolution
Malacañang suspends talks on loans, grants from countries backing U.N. probe into drug war
(3rd UPDATE) Yet Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo categorically denies President Rodrigo Duterte issued such an order
FAST FACTS: What is inside the revised 2019 IRR of the GCTA Law
The new IRR says heinous crime convicts after the law became effective in 2013 shall not be entitled to any type of good conduct time allowance
Nicanor Faeldon's gov't posts and the controversies that trailed him
Occupying 3 key government positions since July 2016, Nicanor Faeldon has had more than his usual share of troubles
[PODCAST] Inciting to sedition sa ilalim ni Duterte
Ano ang implikasyon ng inciting to sedition complaint sa demokrasya sa Pilipinas?
