Senator Imee Marcos has formally asked Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero to fine-tune the procedures in the upcoming bicameral conference committee (bicam) meeting on the 2025 national budget. In her letter to Escudero, which she coursed through Sen. Grace Poe, chairperson of the...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said Vice President Sara Duterte’s recent behavior could affect her agency's budget. Pimentel was referring to the vice president's recent outburst against President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., his wife and House Speaker Martin...
President Marcos broke his silence and retaliated against the death threat made by Vice President Sara Duterte, saying such criminal threat is concerning and should not be ignored. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In a two-minute video message on Monday,...
The Presidential Security Command (PSC) is now on red alert following the threats on President Marcos' and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos' security. This was disclosed by the PSC on Monday, Nov. 25, as they implement stricter security measures within Malacañan, where vehicles entering the Palace...
Like in his previous foreign trip, President Marcos has once again designated three Cabinet officials as the government's caretaker while he is in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady LIza Araneta-Marcos (File Photo) Marcos has assigned anew an executive...
Her remarks about hiring someone to assassinate the First Couple and House Speaker Martin Romualdez have been “maliciously taken out of logical context,” Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, Nov. 25. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Photos...
A government that is friendly to public-private partnerships (PPPs) like the current Marcos Jr. administration is helping big-ticket infrastructure projects take advantage of tycoons' deep pockets, according to the World Bank. In a Nov. 13 blog, World Bank advisor on infrastructure and climate...
Demand that President Marcos fulfill his campaign promise of a P20-per-kilo rice, Vice President Sara Duterte said on late Sunday night, Nov. 24. (From left) President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte during the Brigada Eskwela in Manila last Aug. 14, 2023....
President Marcos expressed hopes that the appreciation of Filipino art by Filipinos would be revived. Marcos made the statement as he recognized the country's most outstanding choirs, who recently won in international competitions representing the Philippines. "I hope that tonight will be the...
If the evidence warrants, Vice President Sara Duterte's statement saying she hired an assassin to have President Marcos killed if she, herself, gets killed "could lead to eventual persecution." Malacañang said this in a statement on Sunday, Nov. 24, saying that the supposed threat made by the...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has been directed to look into the threat aired by Vice President Sara Duterte against President Marcos. NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago said on Sunday, Nov. 24, that Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla has already given instructions to the bureau to...
Vice President Sara Duterte could face criminal charges because of the assassination threats she hurled at the First Couple and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, former Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson Barry Gutierrez said. Vice President Sara Duterte and former vice...
