Harry Roque on the importance of entertainment in campaigns

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:08:52 +0000

Harry Roque made waves dancing at a campaign sortie. Some thought it cute, going on to describe President Duterte’s spokesperson as a “dancing teddy bear.” Others thought he looked like a certain fastfood joint’s mascot. So how does he feel about it? “Well, I find it amusing. Natutuwa ako na na-appreciate nila ang effort ko,” […]

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Ampatuan guilty verdict a ‘victory’ but fight isn’t over — Roque

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 05:33:08 +0000

LAWYER Harry Roque on Thursday lauded the “victory” of the families of the 58 individuals who were massacred in Maguindanao 10 years ago after the alleged masterminds were convicted  and sentenced to reclusion perpetua or up to 40 years in prison without parole on Thursday. READ: Court finds members of Ampatuan clan guilty “Ito po ay […]

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Roque mulls charges vs PhilHealth execs

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 21:40:39 +0000

Roque mulls charges vs PhilHealth execs

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Harry Roque plans to file criminal cases against current and former officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. who allegedly allowed payments for fraudulent claims and approved the accreditation of hospitals supposedly involved in questionable practices. Roque said on Saturday that he was willing to file the cases for free, if […]

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Roque to file malversation raps vs PhilHealth execs for ‘ghost dialysis’ scam

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 07:59:29 +0000

Roque to file malversation raps vs PhilHealth execs for 'ghost dialysis' scam

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Harry Roque on Saturday bared he is planning to file malversation charges against Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) former President and CEO Roy Ferrer and some of its board members in connection with the reported “ghost dialysis” scam. “Malversation po yan at titignan natin kung aabot ng P50 million para maging […]

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‘Why even bother? UNHRC is a toothless tiger’ – Roque

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:39:11 +0000

‘Why even bother… UNHRC is a toothless tiger’ – Roque

Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has called the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) a “toothless tiger.”

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PhilHealth top post? Roque says he’s not interested

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 05:13:41 +0000

PhilHealth top post? Roque says he's not interested

Lawyer Harry Roque said that he doesn’t want PhilHealth’s top post even though he helped whistleblowers expose the ghost dialysis scam.

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PhilHealth acting chief to Roque: If you want my post, earn it

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:05:08 +0000

PhilHealth acting president Dr. Roy Ferrer on Thursday challenged lawyer Harry Roque to “earn” his position if he wants it.

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No government post offered to Roque, so far

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 05:35:30 +0000

MANILA, Philippines—More than a month since his withdrawal from the Senate race, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Monday that no Cabinet position has been offered to him yet by President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Roque ‘saddened’ but insists Duterte was right in leaving ICC

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 04:10:25 +0000

Roque 'saddened' but insists Duterte was right in leaving ICC

Although he admitted being “very sad” with the Philippines’ pullout from the International Criminal Court (ICC), Harry Roque, former spokesperson of President Rodrigo Duterte, insisted that the decision of his erstwhile principal was correct.

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