From being the officer in charge (OIC) of Malacañang's communication arm, Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil is now the new secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. swears in Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil as the secretary of the Presidential...
Malacañang has ordered the streamlining of the administrative structure of the Office of the President as part of the Marcos administration's efforts "towards efficiency and responsiveness in the delivery of its critical mandates to the Filipino people." Under Executive Order No. 11, the Office...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, December 21 said he respects the President’s prerogative to veto some provisions of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) 2023. "And we trust in his wisdom," Villanueva said. "The work of the legislature now is to continue its oversight powers...
CEBU CITY – The newly appointed Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) vowed to work closely with local government officials in the three Visayan regions. OFFICE of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Secretary Terence Calatrava on Wednesday, Dec. 14,...
Malacañang disclosed that Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Secretary Naida Angping has asked to take "some personal time for herself and her family." And President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has agreed to it, Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge Cheloy Garafil disclosed....
As part of its goal to bring the government closer to the people, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) launched a mini caravan in Bago City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Aug. 12. (Image courtesy of PCUP / Facebook) The initiative serves as an all-inclusive caravan of services,...
Saying that the Philippines has long been using an "obsolete law", Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto Sr. has called for the repeal of the National Building Code. Buildings in Makati City. (Alexes Gerard/ Unsplash) Pleyto's call is embodied in House Bill (HB) 1180, titled the “New...
Former senate president Juan Ponce Enrile is officially back to public service, this time, as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s chief legal counsel. Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile (Malacañang photo) Enrile took his oath as Chief of Presidential Legal Counsel on Tuesday, July...
The Presidential Security Group (PSG) is on top of making sure that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) will go off without any hitches. Presidential Security Group (PSG) commander Col. Ramon Zagala (MPC Pool) In an interview with reporters, PSG...
The Presidential Security Groups (PSG) has started to prepare for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, beginning with an inter-agency meeting to ensure the smooth flow of the event. Photo from the Presidential Security Group (PSG) In a...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued a memorandum reorganizing and renaming the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and its attached agencies to the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MARK BALMORES) Executive Secretary...
In an attempt to simplify the internal management of offices under the Office of the President (OP), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, Malacañang revealed. Executive...