President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed journalist and two-time National Book Award recipient Jose Torres Jr. as the new director general of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). (Photo courtesy of PCO and PIA) Torres will replace resigned PIA chief Mon Cualoping, whose...
The government is eyeing to establish national food stamp program through an Official Development Assistance (ODA) financing of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, May 22. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential...
Malacañang announced a new batch of appointments on Monday, May 22, naming high-ranking officials to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). President Ferdinand Marcos Jr....
Emphasizing that the Philippines is one of the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the country will incorporate climate resilience and disaster proofing in all societal and infrastructural projects. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. expressed hopes that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) would continue to support the Philippines in realizing its high-impact projects. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Asian Development Bank President Masatsugu Asakawa (Noel B. Pabalate)...
After halting the world for at least two years, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. believes that the threat of Covid-19 is now over as he credited the different scientific breakthroughs that allowed governments to respond to the pandemic. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel...
After more than two years of grappling with the effects of a deadly virus, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the Philippines can now shift its focus from fighting Covid-19 to developing the economy and improving the lives of Filipinos. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged the public to contribute, in any way they can, in the conservation of energy and water amid the looming power and water supply crisis in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (BBM Vlog Screenshot)) Marcos talked about the impacts...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has issued a new executive order (EO) that reorganizes the government’s Zero Hunger task force which used to be headed by the now-defunct Office of the Cabinet Secretary (OCS). *(File photo)* Based on EO 27, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the new graduates of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) to live up to the tenets of honor and excellence, and cultivate the ability to recover amid existing challenges and threats to the country's security and safety. *President Ferdinand...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. declared that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now a more modern and professional organization with its continued modernization and amendments to its organic law. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)* Marcos said this...
The country’s largest business associations, which employ the bulk of formal workers in the Philippines, totally rejected the planned legislated wage hike stating this move is more inimical to the estimated 42 million informal workers in the country as they cannot benefit from such a wage hike....
