House Speaker Martin Romualdez cited President Marcos' "positive impact" as the country's leader on the occasion of the latter's 66th birthday on Wednesday, Sept. 13. "Happy Birthday, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.!" Romualdez said in his...
PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. delivered his second State of the Nation Address on July 24, 2023. (Noel B. Pabalate) For a writer or journalist, a casual lunch with a Head of State, just the two of you, will always be a rare occurrence. It’s one of those scenarios that we conjure up in...
President Marcos greets the public waiting for him during the launch of the first Kadiwa ng Pangulo outlet in Pili, Camarines Sur in March 2023. (BBM Vlog) Food security and sustainability are two of the advocacies defining the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., which he has...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (BBM vlog) From meetings to diplomatic functions to paperwork— these are just some of the activities that keep President Marcos busy every day. But despite having a full plate, the country's 17th President is grateful for his busy schedule as it indicates...
The completion of the implementing rules and regulations of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act was dubbed by President Marcos as his best birthday gift ever. President Marcos signs the Executive Order that extends the moratorium on payments of amortization on agrarian debt by agrarian reform...
President Marcos has extended the moratorium on payments of amortizations on agrarian debt of farmer beneficiaries to another two years. Marcos signed Executive Order on Tuesday, Sept. 12, which extends the executive order he signed last year that gave farmers a one-year moratorium on...
Despite the apprehensions of some sectors and economists, the implementation of the price ceiling imposed on the country’s staple grain is “going as well as we can expect,” President Marcos claimed on Tuesday, Sept. 12. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting with the...
A better agriculture sector for the country is what President Marcos is wishing for on his 66th birthday. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "Maging maayos na ang agrikultura (A better agriculture)," Marcos said on Tuesday, Sept. 12, when asked about his...
President Marcos will fly to Singapore on his birthday, Sept. 13, to attend the Milken Institute's 10th Asian Conference. His trip to Singapore, which falls on his 66th birthday, came less than a week after his Indonesian trip for the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). According...
Senator Imee Marcos distributed the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) cash aid to Bulakenyos and school supplies to school children in the province on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Senator Imee R. Marcos in Balagtas, Bulacan's Central School Sports Complex where she was welcomed by...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) aims to distribute financial aid and livelihood grants to some 5,942 micro rice retailers by Sept. 14, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday, Sept. 12. A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) According to...
The Philippines stands ready to extend assistance to Morocco after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country, claiming around 2,800 lives Villagers inspect the rubble of collapsed houses in Tafeghaghte, 60 kilometres (37 miles) southwest of Marrakesh, on September 10, 2023, two days after a...
