President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the additional importation of up to 150,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar to stabilize the commodity's price and boost the country's stock. *(PPA Pool/Pixabay)* This developed following Mracos' meeting with the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) The 15-year extension of the Malampaya Service Contract No. 38 (SC 38) will lead to the prevention of power outages and its undesirable economic repercussions. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who personally witnessed on Monday, May 15...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Carlos Soretta as the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Switzerland, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. Permanent Representative of the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is “very concerned” about the impact of the proposed pension reform scheme on military and uniformed personnel (MUP) in the country. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-charge Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed this matter during the hearing of...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo is expected to follow up on the agreements forged by the Philippines and Japan during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visit there early this year. Photo courtesy of DFA Manalo is currently in Japan to participate in the Munich Leaders Meeting (MLM)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has renewed his administration's commitment to ensuring energy security in the country [as he signed the renewal agreement for the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project](https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/15/marcos-signs-malampaya-sc-renewal-agreement). *President...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) should review a recent memorandum order that would limit the type of fertilizer that rice farmers could use, Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, May 15, said. Signed on April 27, Memorandum Order 32 (MO 32) promotes the distribution of yet unnamed biofertilizers to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has signed the Renewal Agreement for the Malampaya Service Contract No. 38 (SC 38), allowing the continued production of the Malampaya gas field until Feb. 22, 2039. *President Marcos signs Renewal Agreement for the Malampaya Service Contract No. 38 (SC...
Speaking upon his arrival from the 42nd ASEAN Summit held in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, President Marcos said: “I believe that the summit was a success, and that it charted new directions that were initiated by the chairman, President (Joko) Widodo, and with the concurrence of all the member-states,...
A global investment company has committed to invest in the Philippines' bid to regain its footing in the global shipbuilding industry. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. revealed that Cerberus Global Investment LLC, a...
Senator Chiz Escudero (Senate PRIB) Under the present political system, the Philippine President is not barred from selecting losers in the May 2022 elections to key government posts. Senator Francis ‘’Chiz’’ Escudero stressed this during a DWIZ radio interview where he said it is not that...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and the late former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (MANILA BULLETIN, Wikipedia) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. had the "best mentor"--his late father, former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.--when it comes to putting together a "stellar"...