Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he had no control over a mass gathering in Cebu where he delivered a speech, saying it was the local government that organized the event held on Nov. 27.
President Rodrigo Duterte joins the nation in commemorating the 157th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, urging Filipinos to draw inspiration from the heroism of the supreme leader (Supremo) of the Katipunan amid the prevailing COVID-19 health crisis.
ROQUE: "Let's not give too much meaning to the jokes of the president. The president is really just like that, and he can't change anymore because he's already in his 70s."
National Policy against COVID-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. announces the government and the private sectors are set to sign a tripartite agreement for two million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine.
President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed his former legal consultant Warren Rex Hernandez Liong to the second-highest position in the Office of the Ombudsman.
President Duterte has named former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the Presidential Adviser on Clark Programs and Projects, Senator Bong Go announced on Thursday.
GALVEZ: "We are expecting [that] before December 15 maa-unlock natin ang mga pondo (we can unlock the funds)—so rest assured na yung pera na gagamitin natin dito ay magiging prepared na po (we can unlock the funds. So, rest assured that the money for this will be prepared)."