Senator Christopher Lawrence Go is also qualified to become President Rodrigo Duterte’s successor in 2022, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said Friday.
Being a member of the Cabinet has prompted presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo to “defend” President Rodrigo Duterte on the PH-US Visiting Forces Agreement “right or wrong,” Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo denied claims of veteran journalist Ellen Tordesillas that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio was only pretending to be uninterested in the presidential race, calling the Vera Files founder as “mababaw.”
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo took exception to the statement of former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV describing supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte as stupid.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo expressed his condolences at the death of former Olongapo City mayor James “Bong” Gordon Jr.
Malacañang on Sunday expressed sympathy to the family of former Senator Victor Ziga Sr. who passed away recently.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has urged the government’s detractors to focus some of their efforts on the education of Filipinos that the vaccination against Covid-19 is safe and important.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Saturday claimed that former National Covid-19 Task Force adviser Dr. Tony Leachon wanted to replace Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Saturday asked critics of the national vaccination program to “relax” and “use their common sense.”
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Saturday told critics to stop yakking and instead trust the government in the procurement of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines.
The termination of the decades-old agreement between the Department of National Defense (DND) and University of the Philippines (UP) barring security forces from entering UP campuses does not violate academic freedom, according to Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Sunday said the Presidential Security Group (PSG) personnel who received a coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine which is yet to be approved by local regulators should be “commended” for putting their lives at risk to protect President Rodrigo Duterte.
MANILA – Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Friday advised critics to stop sowing intrigues about the government’s negotiations with Washington-based pharmaceutical firm Pfizer for the planned purchase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo hailed as a “positive development” the conviction of Benito and Wilma Tiamzon for kidnapping and serious illegal detention of four army soldiers in 1988.
President Rodrigo Duterte is not keen on running for vice president, his spokesman said Monday.
Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday (November 22) she won’t “stoop down” to the level of administration allies who have been attacking her and her daughters non-stop in recent days.
Members of the minority bloc in the Senate should focus on passing the proposed budget for 2021 instead of calling for her immediate release, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Secretary Salvador Panelo has defended the move of the Office of the Ombudsman to limit the access to government officials’ statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) to declarants and officers conducting investigations.
Malacañang lauded the Supreme Court (SC) decision rejecting the plea of a group seeking the government to implement free mass testing for coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
MANILA – Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has belied the latest statements of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison against President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Wednesday said the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic should not bring government projects to a halt.
The task force investigating the issues hounding the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) must provide documentary evidence to pin down officials and employees responsible for the rampant corruption within the agency, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said.
President Rodrigo Duterte will live longer than communist founding chair Jose Maria “Joma” Sison, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said on Friday.
Majority of Filipinos continue to ignore criticisms against President Rodrigo Duterte as they remain appreciative of his administration’s efforts to address various pressing issues in the country, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said on Friday.
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