President Marcos has appointed Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan as chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council in Central Visayas. Chan took his oath of office before the President on Wednesday, June 5. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. administers the oath taking of Lapu-Lapu City...
The Export Development Council (EDC), a public-private partnership created under the Export Development Act, may temper down the export growth targets in the Philippine Exports Development Plan (PEDP) in light of local and global realities hounding the country’s export performance. ...
President Marcos said the Philippines is committed to its regional and global role and that the country is a trusted partner, credible pathfinder, and committed peacemaker which will ensure the performance of its role as a member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for 2027-2028. President...
The Los Angeles City Council approved a resolution congratulating K-pop boy band RIIZE for their achievements and contributions to the Korean culture and the city. RIIZE attended the session of the LA City Council on May 21 where the resolution was presented to them. The resolution...
Officials of the San Juan City local government visited the State of California in the US for a series of benchmarking activities aimed at learning the best practices of California's officials and government agencies which can be replicated in the city. Mayor Francis Zamora Led by San Juan City...
The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) on Friday, May 10, announced the successful development of a sustainable tourism plan for Barangay San Miguel in Echague, Isabela. (Known as a natural archeological site, Dipanyong cave is seen as a...
President Marcos told the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to step up their efforts to protect the country’s tobacco industry against the smuggling of tobacco and vape products. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this during the...
China is planning to build a structure near the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea in a desperate bid to reverse the ruling of the United Nations Tribunal which rejected its claim to almost all parts of the South China Sea, the National Security Council (NSC) disclosed on Sunday, May 5. This...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee (Rep. Lee's office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee criticized on Sunday, May 5, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) for their inconsistent...
The Philippine military had supposedly entered early this year into an agreement with China over the South China Sea, the Chinese embassy in Manila claimed Saturday, May 4. The embassy said that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command agreed to a "new model" on the management of...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is planning to propose an executive order that will strengthen the regional development councils’ (RDC) role in formulating regional development plans and investment programs. NEDA, along with RDC chairpersons, met with President Ferdinand...
A three-month-old baby has fallen victim to online sexual exploitation, Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano IV divulged on Thursday, April 25, as the agency took note of the rampant online sexual abuse of minors in the Philippines. (Shutterstock photo) Citing...
