President Marcos has ordered the proposed 2027 National Budget allocation for Department of Science and Technology (DOST) scholarship programs raised to P8.67 billion to expand opportunities for Filipino scientists, engineers, researchers, and innovators, Malacañang said. In her press briefing,...
Mynt Inc., the parent company of top Philippine e-wallet GCash, is tweaking the timetable for its record-breaking initial public offering (IPO) to accommodate President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s attendance at its Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) listing ceremony. A source disclosed to Manila...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomed Filipino singer Gwyn Dorado to Malacañang on Aug. 25, citing her achievements in South Korea. “It was a pleasure to welcome Gwyn Dorado to Malacañang, and celebrate her incredible journey in South Korea, where she made history on ‘Sing Again 4,’”...
President Marcos has visited an evacuation center in Bacolor, Pampanga, to check on flood-affected families and oversee the government 's continuing relief efforts as thousands remain displaced across the province. Marcos visited the Bacolor Integrated School Evacuation Center in Barangay...
The Marcos administration has mobilized a whole-of-government recovery effort for communities affected by the June 8 magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, with Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos leading the rollout of national government programs in the municipality. Abalos,...
President Marcos has established a national policy framework aimed at developing the Philippines ' critical minerals industry and strengthening government coordination in the mining sector. Under Executive Order (EO) No. 122, the government will pursue the exploration, development, processing,...
President Marcos has declared Sept. 14, 2026, a special non-working day in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to allow residents to participate in the region’s first regular parliamentary elections. Proclamation No. 1395, signed on Aug. 18 by Acting Executive Secretary...
President Marcos on Friday invoked Ninoy Aquino’s legacy in warning that disinformation, division, distrust, and civic indifference remain challenges to Philippine democracy. In a message posted on the Office of the President’s Facebook page, Marcos said Aquino’s memory should remind...
President Marcos has extended his condolences to the families of the victims and the Ateneo de Zamboanga University community following the fatal shooting at the school’s Junior High School campus in Zamboanga City early this week. Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos personally conveyed the...
President Marcos said that the government has identified 30 sites in Metro Manila where underground cisterns could be built to store floodwater as part of efforts to strengthen the capital 's flood-management system. Marcos said this during a situation briefing at the Metropolitan Manila...
Malacañang said it could not confirm reports that Vice President Sara Duterte had sought a private meeting with President Marcos, but stressed that the President remains open to dialogue with anyone. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this following rumors...
President Marcos has raised concern over the growing influence of social media and online platforms on children, saying young people are increasingly exposed to harmful content and distorted realities while their critical judgment is still developing. Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents...
