The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) granted a P2.3-billion loan for a new economic zone in the coastal town of Pilar, Bataan. announced DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa said the loan to real estate firm Diamond Land Resources, Inc. (DLRI), owned by New San...
The family of the late president Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) has expressed its gratitude for the assistance extended by the Office of the President (OP) and other government agencies for the wake, which started Wednesday, Aug. 4. A statement from the Ramos family said the OP and other agencies have...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has formed a team that will look into issues arising from the implementation of the Supreme Court's Mandanas-Garcia ruling. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with the League of Cities of the Philippines in Malacañang on Tuesday, Aug. 2,...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is not on a “veto spree” after he rejected five bills that were supposed to lapse into laws since he took over as the country’s chief executive last June 30, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Wednesday, Aug. 3. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers...
The latest survey showing that 12.2-million Filipino families felt "poor" makes the current administration's agenda on lowering the poverty rate "more urgent." Street crowd in Manila/File photo Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles stated this on Wednesday, Aug. 3, although President Ferdinand...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos has named Dr. Samuel Zacate, a known public health advocate and his lead physician, as the new chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
Former president Fidel V. Ramos will be given a state funeral with full military honors, Malacañang said Wednesday, Aug. 3. Former President Fidel V. Ramos (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in Manila) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced that the late president will be accorded a state...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. encouraged local government units to be open to public-private partnership (PPP) as a mode of financing for projects. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) "I think this is the way forward, and I encourage all our local government...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Two separate violent occurrences shook our world in the past week. The first was political while the second was natural. On July 24, 2022, a shooting incident marred what should have been a joyous occasion, the graduation ceremonies of the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is already considering someone to be designated as the secretary of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO), Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos FB) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) Around 85 percent of Filipinos have expressed trust in the promises made by President Marcos during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, a...
Malacañang said on Tuesday, Aug. 2, that the claim to Sabah of the Sultanate of Sulu descendants is "not an issue of sovereignty" as it is "in the nature of a private claim." Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of OPS) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles stated this after members...
