LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Philippines and Vietnam are looking to establish a long-term rice trade mechanism as part of efforts to ensure a stable supply and strengthen food security cooperation between the two countries, President Marcos said Thursday, May 7. President Marcos discussed the...
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — President Marcos has called for stronger regional cooperation and inclusive growth among members of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), saying development must be felt directly by local communities. Speaking at the...
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — President Marcos will convene a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia as tensions continue to simmer between the two Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states over their longstanding border dispute. The meeting between President...
Vice President Sara Duterte said she remains committed to helping Filipinos, whether or not she continues serving as vice president, stressing that public service can still be done outside a government office. In a video interview released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Thursday, May...
The Senate formally honored BINI on Wednesday, May 6, after adopting a resolution recognizing the group’s historic appearance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California last month. During the plenary session, senators welcomed the eight-member P-pop act as they approved Senate...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday, May 6, said more pieces of evidence may be submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman as part of an ongoing inquiry into alleged irregularities in public works projects. Lacson disclosed that aside from previously discussed matters,...
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — President Marcos said the Philippines will push for stronger regional cooperation on energy security, food security, and the protection of Southeast Asians as the country hosts the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings in Cebu this...
A total of 8,898 senior citizens in San Juan City will receive 40 kilos of rice each this year under the Assistance to Indigent Individuals or Families–Food Assistance (AIIF-FA) Rice Distribution Project, which began with the first 10-kilo allocation on Wednesday, May 6. San Juan City Mayor...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday, May 5, reiterated anew why he decided not to sign the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee 's partial committee report, which he called “unfinished” and lacking collective judgment. In a manifestation, Marcoleta asked if Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo...
Amid heated discussions around the Senate Blue Ribbon panel’s partial committee report on Tuesday, May 5, an unexpected offer of praise was made by Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III to Senator Erwin Tulfo for his grasp of parliamentary procedure. This was after Tulfo stated that he...
OF TREES AND FOREST In school, when we were kids, we were presented with a magnificent, almost divine image of Mayon Volcano. In our textbooks, Mayon is often described in superlatives. Rising 2,463 meters above Albay, its near-perfect cone shape has made it one of the most recognizable natural...
President Marcos told Japanese officials that the Philippines will continue to build on the trilateral ties it established with Japan and the United States. In his meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro at the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday, May 5, Marcos reaffirmed Manila 's...
