We share the view of the US State Department that an independent media is vital to democratic societies like the Philippines. This stance has never wavered on the part of the President and his Administration.

The Palace welcomes the results of the Toluna Blackbox showing Filipinos are satisfied with the country’s response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Palace notes that the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued a Cease and Desist Order against ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation for lack of a valid legislative franchise. ABS-CBN is free to exhaust all legal remedies available to it.

Today, May 3, we join media workers around the world in observing World Press Freedom Day.

Today is a life-changing moment to our bar examinees. The results are out and congratulations to the bar passers as they — together with their parents, friends, and loved ones who believe and supported them in law school — celebrate this moment of triumph.

The appeal of Bacolod City officials asking for President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to extend enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until May 15, 2020 has reached the Office of the President.

We take seriously the remarks of World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that the “worst of the coronavirus 2019 is yet come.”

The Palace expresses its deep condolences to the family, led by his wife Cecile, friends, colleagues of Senator Heherson “Sonny” Alvarez.

The Palace takes note on the efforts of the local government units (LGUs) on how they devise and operationalize social distancing and other preventive measures under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).

The call for peace is everyone’s desire and it has become more urgent in the present state of calamity and public health emergency.