The President’s marching order is to gradually re-open the economy, including the tourism sector, with the assurance that health and safety measures are in place.

The Palace confirms that Police Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan has been appointed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to be the new Chief of the Philippine National Police effective tomorrow, September 2, 2020.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is the chief architect of our country’s foreign policy. He charted an independent foreign policy course, with our national interest at the core.

This is to confirm that the Office of the President has received today, August 26, the resignation letter of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) President and Chief Executive Officer Ricardo C. Morales.

This pertains to the remarks made during my August 24 press briefing, to wit, “Konting tiyaga lang po. Take advantage of the opportunity na rin po to prove your worth in the Philippines as clinical nurses.”

We condemn in the strongest possible terms the explosion incidents in Jolo, Sulu today, which left scores dead and wounded, including soldiers. We likewise condole with the families and loved ones of those who died in these tragic incidents.

The call to establish a revolutionary government came from a private group and the organizers are free to publicly express their opinion.

A Social Weather Stations (SWS) National Mobile Phone Survey which showed 36% of adult Filipinos expecting their quality of life to worsen in the next 12 months is certainly an issue that concerns the Administration.

There is no truth to the alleged report that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte instructed the Philippine National Police (PNP) not to release or share their information to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) regarding the recent attacks against right defenders and activists.

It is preposterous that certain quarters have continued to peddle the false narrative of the Singapore trip in relation to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s health, notwithstanding the release of the video of PRRD, photos with his family and the Chief Executive’s Talk to the Nation Address, which clearly demolished the circulating bogus information.