Vice President Leni Robredo as an attorney has never really disappeared despite her busy schedule discharging the role of the second highest official of the land and even during her days as 3rd district Representative of Camarines Sur. #In60words

Duterte Youth (DY) partylist, its House representative Ducielle Cardema and her husband asked the Supreme Court to review the Commission on Elections' decision to allow former COMELEC Commissioner Rowena Guanzon to substitute as nominee for a partylist for PWDs. DY partylist argued that the substitution happened past the deadline. #In60Words

VP-elect Sara Duterte expressed her hopes on Monday that mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) training will be included in the 'priority legislative agenda' of the incoming Marcos Jr. administration. Previously, Duterte said that if she gets elected as the country's Vice President, she will push for mandatory military service for all Filipinos reaching the age of 18, male or female. #In60Words...

DepEd, PCOO congratulate VP-elect Sara Duterte on her inauguration day. Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones eager to assist the Vice President in ensuring a smooth transition of priority education programs and policies. Acting Presidential Spokesperson Sec. Martin Andanar said the public should stand behind newly-elected leaders.

President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. has named a fresh set of nominees for the two top posts in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). He also called another retired general to head the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) in his incoming administration. #In60words

Outgoing Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he is confident that former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Jose C. Faustino Jr. is capable of continuing the momentum achieved by the agency in its various missions. #In60words

Some 25,000 individuals are expected to join the inauguration and oathtaking of vice president-elect Sara Duterte at around 4 p.m. on June 19 at the San Pedro Square, Davao City. #In60words

Acting presidential spokesman Martin Andanar said the latest SWS survey showed 32% of adult Filipino respondents saying that their lives improved in April 2022 compared to 24% who had the same experience in December 2021. Malacañang said on Friday, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on the quality of life of Filipinos proves that the government's pandemic response is working. #In60Words...

President-elect Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. nominated on Friday former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile as his presidential legal counsel and outgoing Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra as his Solicitor General. According to Press Secretary-designate Atty. Cruz-Angeles, Enrile also reaffirmed his commitment to serve the country and ensure the success of the incoming Marcos administration. #In60Words...

The Philippine National Police (PNP) will implement a gun ban in Davao City and the National Capital Region as part of the security measures for the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio. #In60words

Robin Padilla said on Tuesday that he is 100 percent ready to join the Senate, but will choose to debate in Filipino. He said that he would be facing Filipino legislators and not American nationals. Tagalog una, hindi naman Amerikano mga kaharap ko para mag-English ako. Siguro kung Amerikano, well Im willing to debate. Pero mga Tagalog sila eh, eh di Tagalog tayo, Padilla said. #In60Words...

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday, that the order of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the mandatory wearing of face masks against COVID-19 will still be the primary protocol over the resolution of Cebu provincial governor Gwendolyn Garcias optional wearing of face masks. #In60Words

Egyptian Ambassador to the Philippines Ahmed Shehabeldin invited president-elect Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. to attend the United Nations climate change conference in November. He believes in climate change issues and to be closely just following what would be the way forward, he said in a briefing where he visited Marcos Jr. in his headquarters. #In60Words...

The Office of the Ombudsman issued the dismissal of 45 Bureau of Immigration personnel connected to the airport scheme, which allowed the illegal entry of Chinese nationals into the country. Ombudsman Samuel Martires stated that the staff involved are administratively liable for grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service. #in60Words...

Incoming NSA Clarita Carlos said on Friday, that she is done with peace talks with communist rebels, but stated that they should be invited to be part of change.. She further said that the government should not exclude, but instead include communist rebels in pushing for change. #In60Words