The Association of Southeast Asian Nations-European Union (ASEAN-EU) business summit in Brussels will bolster sustainable trade and investment between the two regions as Asia’s regional bloc prepares for more challenges amid a post-pandemic economic recovery, President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an advisory board with government agencies and international shipowners to address the concerns on the deployment of Filipino seafarers. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with international shipowners and other...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has met with international maritime council and shipping companies in Belgium and thanked them for supporting the Philippines' seafaring industry. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos had a meeting with International Maritime...
A neophyte congressman has underscored the importance of the Revised National Apprenticeship Program Bill, which was one of the 13 priority measures approved by the House of Representatives on Monday, Dec. 12. Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas (Facebook) The measure is contained in House Bill...
In one of the busiest one-day sessions in recent memory, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading Monday, Dec. 12, a total of 13 bills identified as priority measures by the Marcos administration. (MANILA BULLETIN) The 13 measures were earlier included in the Common...
The government is eyeing to add more labor attaches worldwide as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vows to protect the Filipino migrant workers. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople made the announcement as she joined Marcos in meeting the Filipino community in...
Heroes of pandemic. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets the Filipino community in Belgium on Dec. 13, 2022. (PH time) He was with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno. (Malacañang...
The proposed Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act--one of the priority legislative measures President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. mentioned in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA)--has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. (Ellson...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said the Senate did not receive any instruction from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to expedite the passage into law of the proposed sovereign wealth fund or the Maharlika Wealth Fund bill. "In fairness to the President he never instructed me to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has designated former Piddig, Ilocos Norte mayor Eduardo Guillen as the acting administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Former Piddig mayor Eduardo Guillen (Photo courtesy of the DA) Malacañang confirmed that Guillen took his oath as...
A House bill condoning the unpaid debt of farmer-beneficiaries of the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) has been overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading. Gaining the chamber’s final approval Monday afternoon, Dec. 12 was HB No.6336, or the proposed New Agrarian...
This development should bode well for the Philippines' burgeoning e-commerce sector. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading Monday, Dec. 12 House Bill (HB) No. 4, or the proposed “Internet Transactions...
