If the Discaya couple would qualify for the government 's witness protection program, the state would be "willing to provide them protection," President Marcos said. Marcos stressed in an interview in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Tuesday, Sept. 9, that such protection will not be withheld from...
Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon expressed dismay after he discovered that a flood control project in Barangay Tagumpay, Naujan, Oriental Mindoro was damaged barely a year after it was built. “Clearly, hindi siya ghost. Mayroon naman, pero ang dami ko nakikita agad na major na...
For his birthday, President Marcos wishes to ensure that no Filipino goes hungry. Four days before celebrating his 68th birthday, Marcos was asked for his birthday wish. He said his wish remains unchanged: to uplift the lives of all Filipinos, especially the poor. "Hindi naman nagbabago yung mga...
Unspent budget for flood-control projects under the 2025 national budget will be reallocated to other priority sectors such as health and education, President Marcos said. This as he admitted that P225 billion of the P350 billion allotted for flood control in the 2025 national budget will not be...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro called out Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya ll for exhibiting "selective amnesia" during the House Infrastructure Committee 's (infra comm) hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 9 on the flood control projects controversy. This, after the...
The Philippines will deploy five representatives to the Interim Observer Group that was created to monitor the implementation of a ceasefire in the Cambodia-Thailand border region, President Marcos said. From the original plan to only send one or two, Marcos said it has been decided that the...
President Marcos is confident that the leadership change in the Senate will not affect his administration 's legislative agenda. Marcos said he does not see any problems in terms of the legislative agenda after Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero was replaced by Senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto on...
President Marcos said he will announce the composition and mandate of the independent commission tasked to investigate flood control anomalies within the next 24 hours. "Within the next 48 hours, I will already announce the powers that we are granting to the independent commission and the members...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is proposing the return of the government’s grains purchasing power to include corn and milled rice, in addition to palay or unmilled rice, as another major step to strengthen the country’s food security. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel has been...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano would be the new Senate minority leader, Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada disclosed this on Tuesday, September 9. According to Estrada, this was agreed upon by the new minority group that would be composed of senators allied with former president Rodrigo Duterte. This...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has started coordinating with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for the establishment of a Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in Cambodia. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the establishment of an MWO in Cambodia is timely amid rising concerns over scam hubs...
President Marcos returned from his state visit in Cambodia, bringing five new business deals with Cambodian businesses. Marcos arrived in the country on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 9, after his three-day state visit in Phnom Penh. The plane carrying the President and his delegation landed at the...
