The Philippines and Vietnam are charting a “new” and “deeper” trajectory for their defense relationship amid a more volatile regional environment, proving that rival claimant-nations in the South China Sea (SCS) can cooperate civilizedly—a feat that Department of National Defense (DND)...
The Philippines and Vietnam reaffirmed their support for the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling, emphasizing the need to uphold international law and exercise self-restraint to maintain peace and stability in maritime disputes. In a joint statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs...
The government’s economic managers are recalibrating key economic assumptions amid evolving global and domestic developments, Malacañang said on Monday, June 1. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) recently met...
The success of "UniTeam," an alliance formed by President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte during the 2022 elections, cannot be attributed to one person alone, Malacañang said, countering the statements made by Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte. Palace Press Officer and...
The scheduled meeting between Vietnamese President To Lam and Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, June 1, 2026 has been canceled. The Senate was set to host the Vietnamese leader but the Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau (PRIB) announced to the media that Vietnam had called...
President Marcos’ chief economic manager said that streamlined taxes imposed by local government units (LGUs) on businesses enjoying tax perks encourage easier compliance and attract more investments to the Philippines. This comes on the heels of issuing the first joint memorandum circular (JMC)...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) stood by the results of its investigation into the gunfire that rocked the Senate on May 13 and the ensuing escape of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa a few hours later. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. emphasized that the PNP is always ready for...
The government has tapped 243,000 workers nationwide under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Program to help prepare public schools for the opening of classes while providing temporary jobs and income support to Filipino families. The deployment of workers...
Camarines Sur-based congressmen have hailed President Marcos for fastening the government’s plan to expand the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (E-4PH) Program, which they claimed would give Filipinos more affordable options in choosing government-backed mass shelter housing projects. More...
A 17-year-old cyclist died after being struck by a car while crossing Marcos Highway in Antipolo City on Sunday night, May 31. Antipolo police identified the driver as “Jayvee,” a resident of San Mateo, Rizal. The incident occurred at around 10:10 p.m. near Vermont Royale Subdivision in...
Large-scale metallic mining companies in the country have been granted up to two months after the close of each quarter to settle their royalty payments under the new fiscal framework, according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). The Marcos administration is implementing the extension to...
The Philippines and Vietnam signed four agreements covering defense, digital transformation, tourism, and education. The four agreements were signed during the meeting between President Marcos and Vietnamese President To Lam at Malacañan on Monday, June 1. During a joint press conference, Marcos...
