Retired judge Jaime Santiago, who became well known as a sharpshooter, has been appointed by President Marcos as the new director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). (Photo courtesy of PCO) Santiago took his oath of office before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Friday...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graces the 61st founding anniversary of the Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) of the Philippine Army at Fort Magsaysay in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija on June 25, 2023. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) There is no serious security threat in the country...
BACOLOD CITY - Officials of this city and Negros Occidental are elated after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act into law on Thursday, June 13. PRESIDENT Marcos leads the signing of the Negros Island Region bill in Malacanang on Thursday, June 13. The...
President Marcos hopes that the Philippines and Hungary can forge new partnerships to strengthen their economic ties. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Hungary's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó at the Malacañan Palace on June 13, 2024. (Photo courtesy of...
Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesman Barry Gutierrez on Thursday, June 13, questioned Vice President Sara Duterte for keeping her post as Department of Education (DepEd) secretary despite admitting that the Uniteam alliance was only for the 2022 elections. Vice President Sara...
President Marcos has urged the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives to pass the 17 priority years approved by the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) before the year ends, saying these measures will steer the country's development. President Ferdinand...
President Marcos has signed into law the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA) which improves the country's outdated valuation system. The new law—Republic Act No. 12001— was one of the two measures Marcos signed on Thursday, June 13. Marcos said the RPVARA is expected to...
The provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor will now be under one administrative region after President Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12000 or the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act on Thursday, June 13. NEW LAW, NEW REGION — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri believes that the Negros Island Region (NIR) will usher in the "golden age" for Negros. In a statement on Thursday, June 13, following President Marcos' signing of the NIR Act. Zubiri said that the NIR is going to bring unprecedented growth and development to...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Thursday, June 13 said he was being "gentlemanly" in waiting for First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos during a recent event at Malacañang Palace. (Screenshot from RTVM's Facebook page) Escudero offered this explanation as he sought to address the viral...
President Marcos has appointed a new set of government officials in various agencies. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced on Thursday, June 13, that Raymond Balatbat was tapped to be the country's...
Is there no more Uniteam? Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, June 12, that she and President Marcos are no longer candidates and that the Uniteam was merely a “tandem” for the 2022 elections. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Ali...
