Former ABS-CBN reporter Jay Ruiz is set to take the helm of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) after veteran broadcaster Cesar Chavez stepped down as its acting secretary, citing personal shortcomings as the reason for his resignation. Outgoing Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez and...
President Marcos has authorized the reduction and condonation of real property taxes and penalties on power generation facilities of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) under build-operate-transfer contracts with Government-Owned-or-Controlled Corporations (GOCCs). (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN)...
President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12122, officially setting a three-year term for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant unless removed earlier by the commander-in-chief. File photos Under the new measure, signed on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the three-year term will start...
What the Philippines needs are progress and solutions to its problems, and not threats or senseless tirades, President Marcos said as he once again endorsed the administration-backed senate slate in a proclamation rally in Pasay City. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks during the...
Senatorial aspirants backed by President Marcos expressed confidence that they will secure the support of Metro Manila in the upcoming elections as they mounted their first ever campaign rally in the vote-rich region on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Candidates running under the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas...
Despite her perceived closeness to Vice President Sara Duterte, reelectionist Senator Imee Marcos said she will not recuse herself from the impeachment trial. “Well, I don’t think it’s necessary,” Marcos told reporters during a press briefing at the Senate on Tuesday, February 18....
The intensifying conflict between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio may deter foreign capital and funds from flowing to the Philippines, according to Dutch financial giant ING. In a Feb. 14 report, ING cited the Marcos-Duterte rift as a key investor concern as...
Reelectionist Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, February 18 clarified that she is still an independent senatorial candidate for the upcoming May 2025 elections. This, despite her appearance at two of the major events of the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas held in Laoag City and in Iloilo City...
President Marcos said the new programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are the government's response to future demands such as modernization, efficiency, and accessibility. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks during the 74th anniversary of the DSWD on Feb....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (BBM Media Bureau) President Marcos' fiery speeches wherein he has underscored the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate's pro-Filipino stance can't be considered smear campaigning. Thus,...
SANTOL, La Union – Sen. Imee R. Marcos led the inauguration on Valentine’s Day of a newly constructed 50-meter bridge on the Santol-San Gabriel (La Union)-Kapangan (Benguet) Road in Barangay Mangaan here. SEN. Imee Marcos opened this newly constructed bridge in Santol, La Union. The bridge that...
The Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate, with President Marcos (7th from left) (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Members of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate are set to barnstorm Metro Manila for the first time...