President Marcos has ordered the establishment of a floor price for palay to protect farmers from traders who buy their harvest at unreasonably low rates. In a Palace meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25, Marcos directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) to coordinate with the Office of the Executive...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has denied allegations that his office received a 15 percent cut from billions worth of infrastructure projects. Bersamin said this after former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto Bernardo alleged that Education Undersecretary...
President Marcos has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12305, or the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act, establishing a national framework for the peaceful and secure use of nuclear energy in the country. The new law, signed on Sept. 18, creates the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory...
President Marcos has ordered a full government mobilization ahead of the expected landfall of potential Severe Tropical Storm Opong this weekend. Speaking at a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) briefing in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, the President directed agencies...
Malacañang agreed that the Discaya contractor couple should first return their alleged ill-gotten wealth as proof of good faith before being admitted to the Witness Protection Program (WPP). Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this following the debate that ensued in a Senate hearing...
President Marcos is angered by reports that lawmakers are demanding kickbacks of up to 25 to 30 percent from infrastructure projects, Malacañang said. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after embattled contractor Curlee Discaya compared alleged commission rates across...
Malacañang said that there is no security threat against President Marcos, despite his continued absence from the public eye over the past four days. In a press briefing, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro explained that the President has only been tied up with private meetings in the...
Malacañang has called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate former Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson for possible inciting to sedition after his remarks urging students to rise for a “revolution against corruption.”...
President Marcos has ordered that all those who used violence during Sunday’s rallies will be held accountable, Malacañang said, as it condemned the group that supposedly started what government officials described as “anarchy.” Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made this statement...
Malacañang has announced the suspension of classes at all levels and government work in several areas across Luzon on Monday, Sept. 22, due to the forecasted heavy rainfall brought about by Super Typhoon Nando and the southwest monsoon. Based on Memorandum Circular No. 97 signed by Executive...
Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said that the group clad in black who caused unrest in Mendiola and at Ayala Bridge in Manila were not genuine protesters but paid troublemakers. Castro said this amid ongoing anti-corruption protests across the country on Sunday, Sept. 21, the...
Malacañang said President Marcos is ready to face allegations linking Ilocos Norte projects to the embattled Discaya contractor couple, assuring the public there will be no cover-up in the ongoing flood control probe. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after former Ilocos Sur...
