Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, December 29 defended the Marcos administration’s spending for foreign and local trips next year and urged government agencies to follow through on investment pledges that would be made during these official visits. “The President is the most potent...
Malacañang said there is no holiday declaration for January 2, Tuesday. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/Yummie Dingding) Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Garafil confirmed on Friday, that President Marcos will not issue a holiday declaration on...
Japanese carmaker Toyota made a P1.1-billion investment pledge to support the Philippine government's public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program, Malacañang said. File photos This is on top of its prior commitment of P4.4 billion that it announced during President Marcos' visit to Tokyo...
Sen. Imee Marcos believes that relying on importation and lowering tariffs on meat, rice, and corn are not sustainable policies to keep food prices low. In a statement, Marcos said that when the tariffs on meat, rice, and corn were first lowered in 2021, the promise was to lower the prices of these...
Sen. Imee Marcos called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to revoke its "deadly deadlines" for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) which according to her, has fallen short of compliance since 2017. In a statement on Thursday, Dec. 28, Marcos said there is a need to...
President Marcos has signed into law measures converting two campuses into regular ones, thus expanding their capacities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Keith Bacongco) Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) Nos. 11968 and 11969 to grant the conversion of two campuses in Leyte and Bataan into...
President Marcos has signed new laws establishing college of medicine programs in five universities in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Malacañang announced on Thursday, Dec. 28, that Marcos signed five measures into law —Republic Act Nos. 11970, 11971,...
The Marcos administration should devote more public resources to addressing the country’s domestic problems next year. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III made the suggestion saying that while the increase for his local and foreign trips has increased for 2024,...
President Marcos has renamed eight camps of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to honor former police officers for their exemplary service. MB File Photo/Mark Balmores Marcos said "it is fitting" to give honor to former police officers who have shown exemplary service and dedication in...
Senator Imee Marcos believes that the current administration should strengthen the implementation of former president Rodrigo Duterte's Executive Order (EO) No. 28, which sought to regulate and control the use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices. Marcos made the remark on...
President Marcos' foreign trips have elicited a whopping P4.019 trillion or $72.178 billion in investment pledges for the country, Malacañang said Tuesday, Dec. 26. Citing data consolidated by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the...
President Marcos has extended until December next year the implementation of reduced import rates of rice, corn and meat products to counter possible effects of El Niño and African Swine Fever on their prices. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin recently signed Executive Order No. 50 after the...
