DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte raised concerns over what he described as the inhumane treatment of his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, who remains in the International Criminal Court detention facility at the age of 80. “He is 80-years-old, yet this is how the...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte on Monday, Aug. 25, said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should be held accountable for alleged irregularities in multi-billion peso flood control projects, stressing that the Chief Executive sits at the top of the government chain of command....
President Marcos has encouraged the financial technology sector to continue working towards making the country a fintech innovation hub. In his speech at the opening of the Manila Tech Summit 2025 in Taguig City on Aug. 26, Marcos conveyed his vision about the Philippines being a financial...
Malacañang confirmed that President Marcos has sacked Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Nicolas Torre. In a letter dated Aug. 25, Executive Lucas Bersamin said that Torre was relieved as PNP Chief "effective immediately." "You are hereby relieved as Chief PNP effective...
President Marcos told young competitors at the 14th WorldSkills ASEAN Manila 2025 that skills, knowledge, and creativity—not wealth or resources—define true success in today’s world. Marcos said this as he graced the opening ceremony of the largest showcase of professional and technical...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team has filed its plan for the upcoming International Criminal Court hearing on the confirmation of charges against him and renewed their appeal for his interim release from detention. In a filing submitted to Pre-Trial Chamber I dated...
President Marcos congratulated tennis star Alex Eala after she became the first Filipino to win a singles match at a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era, saying the tennis heroine was only just beginning. “She’s only getting started! Congratulations, Alex! Kasama mo ang buong Pilipinas sa...
President Marcos marked National Heroes Day with a call for Filipinos to confront corruption and deceit, stressing the duty to prepare the next generation to defend the country’s freedom. In his speech during the National Heroes Day commemoration at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City on...
President Marcos hailed modern-day heroes as the country commemorated National Heroes’ Day, stressing that nation-building is a “constant and unrelenting endeavor” that calls for the service of every generation. In his message for the occasion, the President underscored that new heroes...
When President Marcos took office in 2022, his administration vowed to ramp up oil and gas investments, starting within the safer terrains of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It also eyed the flashpoint: restarting exploration and drilling in the contested waters of the West...
President Marcos declared that he would not leave Malacañang until the country’s flood control problems were resolved, calling out corruption and poor workmanship in government projects. “If there’s one thing I will not leave this office until I fix this. This is one of those things,”...
A civil society group based in Bulacan has urged President Marcos to include provincial officials in the investigation of ghost projects and other anomalies involving flood control projects in the province. In a complaint forwarded to Malacañang on Aug. 22, Tindig Kalikasan claimed that Bulacan...
