President Marcos has declared Monday, Nov. 4, as a Day of National Mourning for the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine which ravaged several parts of the country last month. MOURNING THE LOSS — Families of landslide victims due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine in Talisay, Batangas...
President Marcos has issued Proclamation No. 724 declaring the month of December of every year as the Philippine Architecture Festival - National Architecture Month in recognition of the Philippines being a key player in the global architecture arena. In his Proclamation, signed by Executive...
President Marcos has declared Oct. 19 every year as Transport Cooperative Day, citing the cooperatives' significant contribution to promoting collaboration and advancing public transportation. File photo In his Proclamation No. 723, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Oct. 28, Marcos...
President Marcos has declared the second week of October of every year National Myopia Consciousness Week to raise awareness of the dangers of the said eye disease. Pixabay Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are...
President Marcos on Friday, Nov. 1, said the government will not stop until all those who need help in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Kristine are reached. The President also vowed that under the administration’s slogan of Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines), the government will strengthen its...
President Marcos has joined Filipino Catholics in observing the All Saints’ and the All Souls’ Days, which he said must give us the desire to become better for ourselves and for the country. “On these solemn days of remembrance, I join Filipino Catholics across the globe in honoring...
President Marcos believes he needs to continue what his father, former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., had started. As he visited the tomb of his father at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on the All Souls' Day on Friday, Nov. 1, Marcos said that for his father to be able to rest in peace, the work that...
President Marcos on Friday, Nov. 1, refused to comment on Vice President Sara Duterte’s warning that she would dig up his father, former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s remains. “I’d rather not. Thank you,” Marcos said in a chance interview during his visit to his father’s tomb at the...
President Marcos has issued Proclamation No. 727 listing the 10 regular and eight special nonworking days for 2025. File photos The regular holidays are the following: New Year’s Day - Jan. 1 (Wednesday) Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Wednesday) Maundy Thursday - April 17 Good Friday -...
Measures declaring special nonworking days in three provinces have lapsed into law following the non-signing of President Marcos within the period prescribed by the Constitution. Under the Constitution, a bill may become a law, even without the President's signature, if the President does not sign...
President Marcos has signed into law measures that increase the capabilities of hospitals in different parts of the country to cater to the needs of the people. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos signed on Oct. 26 Republic Act (RA) No. 12040 which upgraded the...
President Marcos said that the newly opened Maersk Optimus Distribution Center will bring the country's logistics system a step closer to becoming a "powerful force" that will bridge the country's islands, breathe life into different industries, and bring people together toward development....