November 6, 2017 – Harry Roque assumes the role of President Duterte’s presidential spokesperson. ABC CBN News 2017.
February 2018 – Harry Roque says, “I speak for the President now. In this capacity, I have no personal opinions.” The Rappler 2020.
October 15, 2018 – Harry Roque resigns from Presidential Spokesperson position to run for a seat in the Lower House under the Luntiang Pilipinas party list. CNN Philippines 2018.
February 1, 2019 – Harry Roque withdraws from the 2019 Senate race due to health reasons. The Rappler 2019.
April 13, 2020 – Harry Roque returns as Duterte’s Presidential Spokesperson. CNN Philippines 2020.
October 2, 2021 – President Duterte announces retirement from politics, dropping plans to run for vice president in next year’s elections when his term ends, avoiding a legal battle with opponents who question such a move. NPR 2021.
November 15, 2021 – President Duterte announces he will run for Senate in next year’s elections. He is currently being investigated by the International Criminal Court for his war on drugs and has repeatedly said he would not allow ICC investigators to enter the country. NYTimes 2021.
Harry Roque resigns from his post as Presidential Spokesperson, as well as spokesman of the government’s pandemic task force, to seek a Senate seat in 2022. Philippine Inquirer 2021.
