President Marcos is studying the recommendation to suspend the implementation of the five-percent increase in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.'s (Philhealth) premium rates, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Cheloy...
President Marcos has expressed his desire to strengthen the Philippines' ties with Brazil, particularly in agriculture, trade, defense, and climate change. PH-BRAZIL TIES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomes Brazilian Ambassador-designate Gilberto Fonseca Guimarães de...
China has urged President Marcos to "read more" so he could "develop a proper understanding of the ins and outs of the Taiwan question." Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, made the pronouncement on Tuesday after the President congratulated Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te on his...
WEF President Børge Brende (center) and Head of Regional Agenda, Asia-Pacific – WEF Joo-Ok Lee formally welcome Speaker Martin Romualdez at the Congress Center in Davos, Switzerland. (Speaker's office) The Marcos administration's message to...
Malacañang said it will respond appropriately, if required by the Supreme Court, after three members of the House of Representatives filed a petition challenging the constitutionality of the P449.50 billion unprogrammed funds in the 2024 national budget. "The Executive Department will answer...
To address the country’s rice and corn production woes, the Philippines will need P93 billion to build post-harvest facilities in the next three years, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said on Tuesday, Jan. 16. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
With the Senate leading the review of economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution, and the push for People's Initiative to amend the Charter going south, is the P14-billion under the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) 2024 budget still needed? In an interview on Tuesday, Jan. 16, Sen. Imee Marcos,...
Implement a data-driven information system during every planting season to forestall overproduction of agricultural products, President Marcos told the Department of Agriculture (DA). Marcos made the directive during a sectoral meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16. The President said farmers...
There is currently no immediate assistance being given to farmers, who have lost considerable income due to the oversupply of produce and vegetable wastage, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Laurel bared. New Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (Noel Pabalate) When asked about the...
Senators on Tuesday, January 16 expressed their support to Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri for leading the filing a Senate resolution that seeks to pursue amendments to the 1987 Constitution, but only limited to revisions in its economic provisions. Senate President Juan Miguel...
China has warned against those who are "expressing congratulations" to Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te following his victory for the presidency of the self-governing island being claimed by Beijing to be its own. Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Beijing already made...
President Marcos is expected to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Vietnam to ensure the unimpeded supply of rice to the country during his state visit there later this month, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said on Tuesday, Jan. 16. President Ferdinand...
