Despite leaving her official family, Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, June 25, maintained that she and President Marcos are still friends. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) “I would think,...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The national government’s decision to use diplomacy...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) attends the Tuesday's LEDAC. To his right is Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero. (Speaker's office) Speaker Martin Romualdez highlighted on Tuesday, June 25 the advanced accomplishments of...
President Marcos is confident in the success of the upcoming elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), which will happen with the help of its local leaders. By success, Marcos said he means the local polls there will be peaceful. "It will be transparent,...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (Contributed photo) National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año will not recommend to President Marcos Jr. to reconvene the National Security Council (NSC) over the latest aggressive actions by China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a...
Tycoon Andrew Tan’s Emperador Inc., a global brandy and whisky conglomerate, has allocated P6.5 billion for capital expenditures in 2024, slightly lower than the P7 billion earmarked last year, even as it hopes to improve its performance further this year. During the firm’s annual...
President Marcos has ordered all concerned agencies to keep up the pace in rehabilitating the Pasig River. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of the Pasig River Esplanade Project Phase 1 on June 23, 2024, in Manila. (PPA POOL by Ryan Baldemor) "[L]et us keep up the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Following President Marcos’ order to expand the coverage of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) by including pregnant and lactating women, a veteran lawmaker in the House of Representatives expects the Philippines to...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. bestows the Order of Lapu-Lapu Rank of Kampilan to Seaman First Class Underwater Operator Jeffrey Facundo during a ceremony at Camp General Artemio Ricarte in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on June 23, 2024. Facundo lost his right thumb when a China Coast Guard (CCG)...
No one can tell the Philippines that its maritime domain and sovereign rights do not belong to the country, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits the Western Command ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Palawan on June 23, 2024, following the recent violent...
President Marcos has formalized the reduction of tariff rate on rice from 35 percent to 15 percent. MB File Photo/Mark Balmores The rice tariff cut was formalized through Executive Order No. 62 which also ordered the modification of nomenclature and tariff rates on various products to ensure...
President Marcos said that while the Philippines remains committed to peace, its peaceful disposition should not be mistaken for acquiescence or simply accepting the situation in the West Philippine Sea. TALK TO TROOPS — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits soldiers at Camp...
