Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion commended the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) “all-out support” for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as showcased in its recently held Bagong Pilipinas Tatak Pinoy National Trade Fair. The event, attended by First Lady Liza...
President Marcos will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives in Batasan, Quezon City on Monday, July 28. Normally filled with pomp and pageantry, this year 's event will be toned down considerably as part of the government’s commiseration with...
Police forces in Metro Manila and the rest of the country are ready for the tight security for the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos on Monday, July 28. Police Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said at least 12,000 policemen...
The boxing ring is already set, the undercards and referees were chosen, and the pledges of support from sponsors keep on coming. The only uncertain at this point is whether or not acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte would show up at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, July 27,...
A year into its education reform agenda, the Department of Education (DepEd) has unveiled major accomplishments across early childhood care, teacher welfare, curriculum reform, infrastructure development, and digital innovation. These changes, outlined in a DepEd release on Saturday, July 26, align...
United States President Donald Trump has accepted the invitation from President Marcos to come to the Philippines next year when Manila hosts the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. This was disclosed by Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez in a...
President Marcos has appointed former Taguig City councilor Michelle Anne Gonzales as chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP). She took her oath before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin in Malacañan on Friday, July 25. Gonzales replaced Meynardo Sabili based on her...
President Marcos visited flood-stricken communities in Navotas on Saturday, July 26, to check on evacuees and inspect the damaged Tangos-Tanza Navigational Gate. The President first visited the Tanza National High School, which is serving as an evacuation center for residents displaced by rising...
For 18 years, Yvette Marie Punzalan, founder of a Davao-based bag brand, has been participating in trade shows. Her label, Yvette’s Bags and Beads Collection, produces bags made of locally sourced materials such as nito and rattan, woven together by female persons deprived of liberty. Despite the...
This week, Metro Manila and large parts of Luzon found themselves submerged in water once again—roads impassable, schools closed, families displaced, and lives lost. The flooding, worsened by the lingering effects of the southwest monsoon and enhanced by a string of typhoons—Crising, Dante,...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte said on Friday, July 25, he expects President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s upcoming State-of-the-Nation Address to be empty and lack meaningful content. Rep. Duterte said it would likely follow the pattern of previous addresses – heavy on...
Pag-IBIG Fund has offered a one-month moratorium on housing loan payments to assist members affected by Severe Tropical Storms Crising, Dante, Emong and the Southwest Monsoon, as part of its continuing response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call to deliver swift and responsive relief to...
