President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to focus on programs that hone the skills of Filipino workers as he assured them that promoting their welfare remains his administration's top priority.
President Duterte's upcoming revelations about the 2022 presidential aspirants will be backed by "vetted intelligence reports" to which only the Chief Executive would have access.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from The Cabinet Secretariat Facebook page) Cabinet Secretary and Acting
NOT POLITICKING. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members prior to his Talk to the People at the Malacanan on Jan. 24, 2022. Duterte said naming "most corrupt" candidates is not politicking but part of his job as head of the country. (Presidential photo by Toto Lozano) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday said he would start talking about the May 9 elections and candidates in due time, as part of his job as the head of the country. "I will personally name the candidates and maybe what's wrong with them na kailangan malaman ng tao (for the people to know) because you are electing a president. Sino 'yung pinaka-corrupt na kandidato (Who is the most corrupt candidate)," Duterte said in his prerecorded Talk to the People aired on Tuesday morning. Duterte noted that this move is not a form of politicking, but rather merely informing the public ba