MANILA — Malacañang on Monday advised the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to question the legality of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s voided amnesty in the Supreme Court (SC) and not…
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Palace hopes accord on oil exploration ready prior Xi’s PH trip
MANILA— While there is no specific timeline set for a final draft bilateral agreement on the joint exploration in the disputed West Philippine Sea, Malacañang is hopeful the document will…
Roque: Partial conviction on 2009 Maguindanao massacre eyed in 2018
COTABATO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed government prosecutors to do their best to obtain partial judgment against some of the accused in the infamous 2009 Maguindanao Massacre within the…
Roque to De Lima: ‘Just watch Sereno impeach trial on TV’
MANILA — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday advised Senator Leila de Lima to just watch the impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on television, rebuffing her plan to…
No accredited media barred from covering Malacañang: Palace
MANILA — Online news site Rappler can still cover Malacañang press briefings pending its appeal before the Court of Appeals (CA) to stop the implementation of the Securities and Exchange…
Palace objects Chinese names given to some PH Rise undersea features
MANILA — Malacañang on Wednesday said that it objects the reported move of China to name at least five undersea features in the Philippine Rise (formerly Benham Rise). “We object…
Roque willing to resign if Poe’s fake news bill hurdles Congress
MANILA — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said he was willing to resign from his post if the proposed bill of Senator Grace Poe which seeks to prohibit government…
Palace to Joma: ‘If you want war, we’re ready to go to war’
MANILA — “If you want war, we’re ready to go to war.” This was the statement made by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque a day after President Rodrigo R. Duterte blasted…