Accrediting vloggers to cover President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is still being studied by Malacañang , Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil said. Garafil bared this during the Commission on Appointments (CA) hearing for her confirmation as the PCO...
About 1,500 kilometers of roads and 161 bridges were built and improved around the country in six months, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan in a Palace briefing on Tuesday, March 14, said he presented to the President the...
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure that seeks to give the President the power to suspend the increase in premiums of “direct contributors” to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). The penultimate passage of House Bill (HB) No. 6772 took place...
There is no truth to rumors that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s second executive secretary since he assumed the position is resigning. This was confirmed on Tuesday by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin himself, who called the rumor in a statement as "fake news." He added that it is...
Politicians such as Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora were among the new officials of the Regional Peace and Order Council appointed by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Malacañang bared on Tuesday,...
Several cold storage facilities would be put up in various fishing ports in the country to address spoilage of catch which leads to the decline in fishery production, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. Aside from his directive to [build fish ports in 11 coastal...
More than 70,000 infrastructure projects are expected to be implemented around the country this year, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan announced. "[T]he Department of Public Works and Highways for this year, for 2023, is going to implement more than 70,000...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the construction of fish ports in 11 coastal provinces in the country to address the challenges faced by Filipino fisherfolks. Marcos made the directive during a sectoral meeting on Tuesday, March 14 in Malacañang. The President ordered...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered two government bodies to step up and harmonize government and private sector efforts in combating human trafficking, saying it could compromise the country's economy and national security. Marcos said this during his meeting with the Inter-Agency...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. congratulated Filipino Olympian Carlos Edriel Yulo for winning two gold medals at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series in Baku, Azerbaijan, over the weekend. In a tweet, the President described Yulo's victory as a "shining moment" as he urged the...
The Philippines now has better defenses against any attack on its cybersystems following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would assist its premiere intelligence agency, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. Marcos said this as he witnessed the signing of the MOU...
A pro-farmer congressman is backing President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s call to put up permanent Kadiwa stores across the Philippines. "In fact, we have been calling for the institutionalization of the program and filed a bill towards this end because it presents a win-win scenario for all...