President Marcos has appointed former Department Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga as Special Envoy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), Malacañang said on Thursday, March 19. It came 10 months after Marcos replaced Loyzaga as the DENR...
President Marcos has administered the oath of office of Christina Frasco as Presidential Adviser for Sustainable and Resilient Communities, formalizing her transition from the Department of Tourism (DOT). Marcos administered Frasco’s oath of office in a ceremony at Malacañan Palace on Wednesday,...
Senator Imee Marcos criticized her brother, President Marcos, anew, this time for suspending the implementation of the impending fare hike. In a chance interview on Wednesday, March 18, Senator Imee said that the move is confusing. "Nakakalito, nakita naman natin sa kalsada, halos walang tao kasi...
Stressing that the Philippines remains one of the most dangerous places for journalists, President Marcos vowed to continue protecting media workers. Speaking during the oath-taking ceremony of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Board of Trustees and Standards Authority on...
President Marcos has ordered the suspension of the impending fare hike, saying this is "not the time" to increase fares. In a video message on Wednesday, March 18, Marcos said he has ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to suspend the fare increase. "Sa aking palagay, dahil nga eh, may...
President Marcos said the government’s decision to suspend or reduce excise taxes on fuel will depend on global oil price movements, stressing that the situation remains highly unpredictable amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Marcos said this after Congress approved on the third and...
President Marcos on Tuesday assured Filipinos that food supply and prices remain stable despite rising global oil prices, saying there is no need to hoard as the government keeps the situation under control. Marcos said this as he led a joint price and supply monitoring activity of the Department...
A bill that is seen to address the impact of rising global oil prices inches closer to being felt by Filipinos after the Senate approved it on third and final reading on Tuesday, March 17. Voting 17-0-0, the Upper Chamber approved Senate Bill No. 1982 or An Act Authorizing the President to Suspend...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, March 17 scored President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. over the “increasingly rampant practice” of the President to appoint acting Cabinet secretaries. Marcos said this practice of the President, in effect, strips off the Commission on Appointments (CA) of...
There is no discussion yet on who will take over the top position at the Department of Tourism (DOT), Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said an announcement on the replacement of former Tourism chief Christina Frasco may be made in the coming...
Malacañang has rejected former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense’s claims of betrayal, saying his arrest served justice for the victims of his bloody war on drugs. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro asserted that the Philippine government did not betray the...
ILOILO CITY – The Ati indigenous people (IPs) urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to return the land given by the government two years after they were evicted at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. Members of the Asosasyon ng Boracay Ati Tribal Organization (ABATO) held...
