Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, January 15 criticized the Marcos administration’s plans to do a “soft launch” for the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland this week. Pimentel said the move is...
BENITEZ BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘’Albee’’ Benitez recently revealed that a multi-billion company in China is planning to build an electric vehicle plant here. “It was an eye-opener,” Benitez said as he met several big companies in China during the state visit of...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte hopes that the Marcos administration's commitment to continue the previous leadership's infrastructure modernization program would involve the completion of two flagship transportation projects in his home region of Bicol. (Wikipedia) These two...
[President Marcos](https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/12/marcos-davos-trip-vital-no-compromise-says-dfa/) has placed the country under martial law and mobilized the entire military and police establishments. SMUGGLED ONIONS - A Kadiwa store in Quezon City sells smuggled onions at P17 per kilo.
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China is one of his most productive official travels with US$22.8 billion in investment pledges received and 14 bilateral agreements signed. The investment pledges were secured by the President during his roundtable...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday, January 11 threw his support for President Marcos' non-extension of the state of calamity due to Covid-19 in the Philippines, saying its declaration would affect the country's image to foreign tourists. In place of the declaration, Zubiri...
Another priority measure of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has hurdled the committee level in the House of Representatives. (PPAB) This, after the House Committee on Local Government chaired by Valenzuela City 1st district Rep. Rex Gatchalian approved on Tuesday, Jan. 10 the substitute...
Senator Mark Villar on Monday, January 9 commended President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s administration for achieving another milestone as the latter facilitated the launching of the Metro Manila Subway Project's Tunnel Boring Machine. Villar was among other government officials who attended...
Amid current talks about Philippines and China's joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea, a fishers' group expressed its oppositionto the plan and called the move a "risky undertaking.” West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has invited the Chinese First Couple to visit the Philippines. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) This was shared by House Speaker Martin Romualdez following his arrival back to the country...
The visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to China is expected to generate potential investments in the agriculture, energy and mining sectors. George T. Barcelon, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) who joined the business delegation of the President, said that...
The progress in the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Bill is an important development that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. can share to the attendees of the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and President...
