We confirm that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved and signed the designation of LGEN Andres Centino as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) effective November 12, 2021.

We confirm that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed the nomination of Atty. Rey E. Bulay as Commissioner of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for a term expiring on February 2, 2027.

We confirm that Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao met President Rodrigo Roa Duterte last night, November 9.

Last Monday, a number of Filipino politicians and lawyers objected to my candidacy to the International Law Commission. They invented or recycled various arguments against my candidacy.

We confirm that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed today, November 10, 2021, the appointment of Dionardo Bernardo Carlos as the new Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), effective November 13, 2021.

The Palace confirms that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed last October 28, 2021 the appointment of Mr. Bernie Ferrer Cruz as Acting Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

We deplore the effort of militant groups to deliberately cause harm to innocent people in their attempt to disrupt a private reception we were tendering for representatives of several foreign missions in New York.

The Third Quarter 2021 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey shows that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte received a net satisfaction rating of +52, which SWS classified as “very good.”

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved the recommendation to put Bulacan, Apayao and Capiz to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) from October 18, 2021 to October 31, 2021.

The undersigned congratulated Maria Ressa for winning the Nobel Prize Award during my October 11 press briefing and later shared the statement of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature F. Sionil Jose regarding the former’s Award.