The promise to bring down the price of rice to P20 per kilo is not within reach soon, given the several issues affecting the agriculture sector. This was admitted by Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla in a Palace briefing on Tuesday, Aug. 1, noting that it will not be...
An official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) assured that the Philippines has a 39-day buffer supply of rice amid the threats of the El Niño phenomenon and the challenges of importing rice from neighboring countries, while it looks to increase the rice production in the country. (Keith...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has encouraged the citizenry to value the power of Filipino language towards success. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) In his message for the celebration of "Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa," Marcos urged Filipinos to use the Filipino language...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte led the opening ceremony of the 2023 Palarong Pambansa at the Marikina Sports Center on Monday, July 31, despite the heavy rains that threatened to derail the event. Opening ceremony of the 63rd Palarong Pambansa at...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. hailed the national women's football team for their historic stint in the FIFA World Cup, saying it will be the first of many victories for the team. (Photo courtesy of AFP) "Congratulations, Filipinas, on your remarkable journey in the 2023 FIFA Women's...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has encouraged the public to watch the 2023 Palarong Pambansa to witness the future Filipino athletes who will be bringing honor to the country. (Noel B. Pabalate) As he graced the opening of the annual sporting event on Monday, July 31, Marcos invited the...
"You are already winners." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. graces the opening of the 2023 Palarong Pambansa in Marikina City on July 31, 2023. (Noel B. Pabalate) This was what President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the student athletes competing in the 2023 Palarong Pambansa as he...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is confident that the historic visit of European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen to the Philippines would positively impact the country's economy. *PH-EU TIES — President Marcos and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...
The European Union (EU) is planning to bring solutions to the Philippines’ perennial problem of slow and unreliable internet connection by launching a “digital economy package” to bring “fast and reliable connectivity.” (From left) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and...
Underscoring the need for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the president of the European Commission (EC) expressed the European Union’s (EU) intention to step up its maritime cooperation with the Philippines amid security threats in the South China Sea. (From left) European Commission...
The Philippines and the European Union (EU) have signed a bilateral agreement on the Joint Declaration of the Green Economy Program, which aims to support the Philippines in its path to a "sustainable future." *GREEN ECONOMY — President Marcos and European Commission (EC) President Ursula von...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said his bilateral meeting with European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen was successful and productive and hoped that this would be the start of a deeper relationship between the Philippines and the European Union (EU). *PH-EU TIES —...
