Among Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines received the highest Official Development Assistance (ODA) of JPY260 billion yen, approximately P109 billion, for technical and financial cooperation in the Japanese Fiscal Year April 2021 to March 2022, the Japan International Cooperation Agency...
Malacañang has warned the public over an apparent scam that asks victims for a huge amount of money in exchange for a government position. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT FRAUD—Eight individuals show up in Malacañang on Jan. 27, 2023 for their supposed oath taking as new presidential appointees after...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has met with House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri to "catch up" on the current administration's legislative agenda. 'CATCH UP'—President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' " Marcos Jr. meets with House Speaker Ferdinand...
Alarmed by the decline in the country’s agri-fisheries production, fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged the administration to “take immediate action” and appoint a competent agri chief. Citing the Philippine Statistics Authority’s data,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines is moving in the right direction while it continues to recover from recent shocks. President 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (PCO Screenshot) Marcos said this after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday that the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is bent on digitalizing government processes and transactions particularly in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in a bid to curb rampant smuggling in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos noted that more...
The new president and chief executive officer of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Michael O. de Jesus, on Friday, Jan. 27, vowed to strengthen and expand the state-owned bank’s role in infrastructure financing to sustain the country’s growth momentum. “As I take the helm of DBP,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to always be on their toes to confront whatever threats coming through the country's coastlines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) During the oath taking of PCG officers, Marcos recognized that...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered a stakeholders' meeting next week after discovering that imported onions are sold up to P200 per kilo. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (Photo from the Office of the Press...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the extension of e-visa for Chinese, Indian, South Korean and Japanese nationals in an attempt to capture the tourism markets of these countries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Malacañang said on...
Malacañang has attributed the 7.6 percent economic growth to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "good economic stewardship." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) "President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s good economic stewardship resulted in the Philippines posting 7.6...
Major maritime stakeholders have asked President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to immediately revoke an order from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) imposing an additional container monitoring system in current port operations. ICTSI continues to invest in Manila flagship Seventeen groups...
