Awed by its scenic beauty, President Marcos is hoping to go back to Gyeongju, South Korea, and explore the coastal city as a "civilian." Gyeongju was the host city of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings which took place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1. During a press conference with...
President Marcos is confident that the government will be able to craft “a good, clean budget” for next year as Congress continues its deliberations on the proposed national spending plan. “Even now, upon resumption of the budget hearings, marami nang nakita in both Houses, in both the House...
The Department of National Defense (DND) signed a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) with Canada on Sunday, Nov. 2, a landmark deal that underscored its strategic push to deepen security ties with like-minded nations in pursuit of peace, stability, and national resilience. The SOVFA,...
The celebratory toast with (from left) Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Theresa B. Dizon-de Vega, First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos, and Ambassador Huang Xilian In a heartfelt celebration marking the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Ambassador to...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luigi Villafuerte has echoed Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara 's appeal for a bigger budget to pave the way for the hiring of more guidance counselors and other mental health professionals in public elementary and high schools. This, as...
After the conclusion of the recent ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, the Philippines finds itself at the threshold of a new and consequential moment in regional diplomacy. The country will assume the chairship and host key ASEAN meetings in 2026, a responsibility that confers privilege and...
As plans to raise the tariff rate on rice imports begin to take shape, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is urging the Philippine government to reconsider and instead maintain the lower tariffs as a measure to keep prices stable. In its annual report on global...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is ramping up energy investments in the country as it expects the signing of three additional service contracts (SCs) that would allow more exploration and development of the Philippines’ indigenous energy resources. Amid recent corruption allegations in the...
Shortly after arriving from South Korea, President Marcos visited the tomb of his father at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on All Souls ' Day. Marcos, together with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos proceeded to the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City to pay respects to the late former president...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday, Nov. 2, expressed its full support to the enactment of Republic Act (RA) No. 12312, the Anti-Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) Act of 2025. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the BI “stands with President Marcos in...
President Marcos has returned to Manila after his "fruitful participation" in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea. "I am pleased to report that our engagements were robust, our discussions fruitful, and our shared commitment to...
If the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have allegedly anomalous flood control projects, then the Department of Agriculture (DA) may have anomalous farm-to-market road (FMR) projects. With this, the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives has filed House Resolution (HR) No.421,...
