LUCBAN, Quezon – An advocate here wants the Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) be changed to Lucban State University through a municipal ordinance. Hobart Dator Jr. submitted a letter to the municipal council of Lucban, requesting it to ‘to pass an ordinance renaming Southern Luzon State...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday, August 1, that it will assist the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the implementation of a price freeze for basic commodities in Abra province after it was rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake and placed under a state of calamity last week....
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's junta chief has won approval to extend a state of emergency for six more months, state media reported on Monday. Min Aung Hlaing, who led last year's coup, requested the military government to "allow him to serve for an additional 6 months," according to a report in the...
WALA LANG The State of the Nation (SONA) delivered by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. last week is the roadmap of the journey we are beginning. The mission is clear: (a) for GDP (goods and services produced, net of imports) to grow by 6.5 percent to 8.0 percent each year from 2023 until 2028; (b)...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid For an hour and 14 minutes, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. gave what was a much appreciated address to the 19th Congress, the audience inside the Batasan, and to the business community. But not so with advocacy groups and the 5,000 or so rallyists outside the...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS “I know in my heart, and in my soul that the state of our nation is sound.” The closing of President Ferdinand R. Romualdez Marcos’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) went along those lines. It was promising, in as much as it was hopeful. Again, many people have...
Malacañang assured the public that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not forgoing the fight against corruption and illegal drugs despite not mentioning them in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Press Secretary...
President Marcos’ economic team will work closely with Congress, the private sector, and civil society in a unified approach to economic recovery and long-term growth, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. At the Post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Economic Briefing on Tuesday, July 26,...
Unlike his predecessor, who was passionate about fighting illegal drugs, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made no mention in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) how his administration plans to address this particular problem. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. unveiled his administration's plans to ensure that no Filipino will be left behind as the country enters the age of exponential technology adoption. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA),...
As he recognized that the country's demand for energy far exceeds its reliable supply, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. presented measures to increase the Philippines' energy production, and this includes revisiting the construction of nuclear power plants. President Ferdinand...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made his stand firm-- the Philippines would not lose even an inch of its territory under his watch. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) "I will not preside...
