We are one with the Filipino people in rejoicing the performance of our athletes in today’s schedule of games of the Tokyo Olympics.

We confirm that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved and signed the designation of LGEN Jose C. Faustino, Jr. as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) effective July 31, 2021.

With the looming threat of Delta variant, there is no question that vaccination even in areas under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) classification is an imperative solution.

The Palace is one with the Vice President in her Ulat sa Bayan message that in this challenging time of COVID-19, it is the Filipinos who helped and came to the rescue of fellow Filipinos.

The Palace congratulates Hidilyn Diaz for bringing pride and glory to the Philippines for winning the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal (weightlifting women’s 55kg).

We are closely monitoring the weather situation, especially flood-prone and landslide-prone areas, where heavy rainfall warning brought by the southwest monsoon has been raised.

The national government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), shall provide augmentation support to Local Government Units adversely affected by the latest imposition of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).

Global Finance Magazine cited war and peace, personal security, natural disaster risk factors and COVID-19 risk factors in the safety scores of countries.

There is no legal impediment for President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to seek the Vice-Presidency, contrary to the claims of certain quarters.

We are deeply saddened by the C-130 mishap in Sulu.