The Office of the President has been informed that two cases of the Omicron variant have now been detected in the Philippines. As earlier reported by the Department of Health, the variant was detected among two recent travelers to the Philippines, both of whom are presently in quarantine facilities.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte this afternoon filed his statement of withdrawal at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and will no longer be running for Senator in the May 2022 national elections.

The government is closely monitoring Tropical Depression Odette which, according to weather forecasters, will likely enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility as a severe tropical storm on the evening of December 14.

The Palace commends Miss Philippines Beatrice Luigi Gomez for bringing joy to our people and honor to our country at the 70th Miss Universe competition in Israel.

We will refrain from issuing a statement until we have secured a copy of the latest Supreme Court decision on Republic Act Number 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.

We condemn in the strongest possible terms the tragic murder of Jesus “Jess” Malabanan in Calbayog City.

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, approved the escalation of France to the Red List of countries/territories/jurisdictions effective December 10, 2021, 12:01A.M. until December 15, 2021.

The Palace confirms that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved the designation of MGEN Romeo S. Brawner Jr. as Commanding General of the Philippine Army.

The Palace confirms that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Executive Order No. 154 today, December 7, 2021, directing the establishment of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital.

We acknowledge that the data provided by Bloomberg in its COVID-19 Resilience Ranking may be useful in evaluating our pandemic response. The indicators used by Bloomberg include reopening progress, COVID-19 status, and quality of life. However, we have to consider that the 53 countries in the report have different COVID-19 experiences and strategies. There is little consideration for country-specific COVID-19 context, which in our view is imperative to objectively assess Read More