Lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc have questioned the validity of the sugar shortage and at the same time criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for his plan to import 150,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar despite rejecting the initial proposal to import 300,000 MTs of the sweetener....
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri had ‘’a very productive’’ two-hour meeting Wednesday, Aug. 18 with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In Malacañang on the sugar supply and importation problems. ‘’I led a delegation of stakeholders from the farmers, millers, sugar...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not keen on lifting the state of public health emergency in the Philippines due to Covid-19 until the end of the year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) In an interview with reporters in Manila on Wednesday,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. received his second Covid-19 booster shot on Wednesday, August 17, as he stressed the importance of the additional dose in bringing the Philippines back to its pre-pandemic situation.. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. receives his second...
Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos received his booster shot against Covid-19 on Wednesday, Aug. 17. (Screenshot from Sandro Marcos's Facebook) (Screenshot from Sandro Marcos's Facebook) He did so while accompanying his father, President Ferdinand...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. remains "on top things" as far as the dealings within the various government agencies are concerned. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made this contention Wednesday, Aug. 17 amid the headline-grabbing controversies...
House Committee on Appropriations senior vice chairperson and Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has given reporters an idea of what went down during the lawmakers' first Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)- Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting last week. Marikina...
There will be fewer vetoed bills by Malacañang in the 19th Congress, Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe confidently declared. Clockwise: Senate President Migz Zubiri, Speaker Martin Romualdez, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) The...
There is no proof of this Chinaman’s existence aside from the hundreds of family members who have sprouted from his lineage, including the 17th President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. FAMILY AFFAIR A Romualdez family picnic by Laguna de Bai, early 1930 By Eliza...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion commended President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for considering importing sugar only if the country's current stock would be insufficient by October this year. Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo) Concepcion said this following the...
House leaders have hailed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s pro-farmer and agriculture stance amid his decision to reject the importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar into the country. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. pledged his full support to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as he recognized the vital work the interim government needs to complete in three years. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the oath taking of the...
