After a weekend during which a new Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff was appointed, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has asked retired General Carlito Galvez Jr. to serve as secretary of national defense. These twin moves serve to restore a sense of equanimity in the security sector.
Former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte made his first public appearance since stepping down from office five months ago on Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2022, serenaded by his former co-workers in government at a concert dubbed “Night of the Singing Ex-Cabinet Members” at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati.
Senator Robin Padilla prodded the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Friday to "refine its publicity efforts" to clarify the Duterte government's efforts on the West Philippine Sea (WPS), as well as on the Philippine-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) and Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). In a statement, Sen.Padilla reminded concerned Duterte Cabinet officials on the importance…
When the news broke that President BBM had vetoed House Bill 7575, a proposed bill creating an economic zone inside the New Manila International Airport of the SMC-Bulacan airport, a number of businessmen were initially confused and very concerned.