Senator Imee Marcos revealed today, Friday, May 12, that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. still refuses to leave his temporary post as Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary. Senator Marcos said the President still wants to stay as temporary DA secretary because “sabi niya...
While the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has taken note of the “significant ecological and social costs” of reclamation, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ordered the formation of an experts’ forum to craft policy recommendations to rationalize the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed a bill that would institutionalize President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s flagship housing program in a bid to help government address the Philippines’ housing backlog. Go filed Senate Bill No. 2108, to institutionalize the “Pambansang...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Sunday, May 7 said he is upbeat over President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s efforts to find employment opportunities for Filipinos in his overseas trips. This, after Malacañang announced during President Marcos’ trip to the United States...
The Philippines is on better days. "We can truly say that through the leadership of our President, our nation is in really good hands and is bound to flourish in our time. Thank you Mr. President," Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. on Friday, May 5, said. Revilla issued the statement after congratulating...
Some senators agree in principle that nuclear energy is a potential solution to the Philippine’s perrenial power problem but stressed there is a need to raise public awareness and ensure public safety. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said the proposed construction and operation of a...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Friday, May 5 welcomed the issuance by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. of Executive Order (EO) 22 which created the new Water Resource Management Office (WRMO) in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as a water crisis due...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. believes that the Philippines and the United States should bolster their already strong, long-standing ties to bring peace and prosperity to both countries. *President Marcos caps his four-day official visit to the US with a post-visit report before he goes...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. reported that he had secured $1.3 billion in investment pledges that could create almost 7,000 new jobs for Filipinos in the Philippines as he concluded his four-day official visit to Washington, DC, on Friday morning, May 5 (Manila time). *President Marcos...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday, May 4 said she hopes to see a more assertive President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA). Binay said she is so far, satisfied with the President’s performance in his first year of leadership, considering he took...
The Philippine government’s potential deal with a US-based nuclear power firm would definitely help address its power crisis as the drought season continues to hound the country because of the El-Niño phenomenon, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Wednesday, May 3. Tolentino issued the statement...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. described his five-day working visit to Washington DC, USA, as crucial as this allows him to further reinforce the Philippines' already strong bonds with the United States. *PBBM IN WASHINGTON — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and First Lady...