The Palace confirms that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed today, February 18, 2021, the memorandum order on exceeding the fifteen percent limit on advanced payments for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and the certification of urgency of the bills establishing a vaccine indemnity fund.

The Palace confirms that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11523, otherwise known as the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer ( FIST ) Act.

We extend our condolences to the bereaved family, friends, loved ones and followers of Bro. Eliseo “Eli” Soriano who passed away at the age of 73.

The Executive branch is calling for a Food Security Summit, with the Department of Agriculture (DA) as lead agency, to continue to boost and develop the agri-fishery sector through the cooperation, coordination and collaboration of the local government units (LGUs) and the private sector’s industry players and stakeholders.

The Palace expresses its condolences to the family, loved ones and colleagues of Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Dante Jimenez who died of aortic aneurysm last night, January 29, 2021.

We confirm that Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong tendered his resignation as the government’s Tracing Czar.

All foreign nationals who are not allowed entry to the Philippines as stated by previous orders, including those holding tourist visas, are still prohibited to enter the country.

The Philippines has long been identified as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate hazards, such as typhoons, floodings, landslides, and droughts. We are therefore not surprised that we are number 4 in terms of long-term climate risk index (CRI) from a study done from 1999 to 2018.

The Palace confirms that LGEN Cirilito Sobejana will be the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

New testing and quarantine protocols to take effect on February 1