In order to help Filipinos cope with “runaway” inflation, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Malacañang should work more closely with lawmakers for new laws and policies aimed at increasing workers’ earnings and accelerating job creation across the country. Hontiveros said that while she welcomes...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Wednesday, November 9 sought the realignment of the Marcos administration’s P9.3-billion intelligence and confidential funds (CIFs). If this is not possible, Pimentel said these funds should be used for food, ‘ayuda’ (financial...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is flying to Cambodia on Wednesday, Nov.9, to attend the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summits, where he is expected to express concern on food and energy security, climate change, post-pandemic recovery and the South China Sea as well as...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is elated by the declining number of unemployed Filipinos, saying it was a "good sign" that the economy has started to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Marcos said this after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
The Marcos government’s P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 is very much aligned to the administration’s Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF), which would serve as the country’s blueprint to full economic recovery, Senate Finance Committee chief Senator Sonny Angara said on Tuesday,...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed that the institution he commands, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), must be modernized to meet necessary preparations amid the current geo-political tensions. While the Philippines wants to live in peace, Marcos said it is “crucial” for the...
Three months after agreeing with the idea to establish a disaster resilience body under the Office of the President, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said his administration is now headed in that direction. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of OPS) Marcos said in a...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants the Philippines to continue commemorating the deadly typhoon Yolanda years after it hit the country to keep the memory of those who perished. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos, during the 9th year commemoration of...
The proposed transfer of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to the Office of the President (OP) makes sense for House Speaker Martin Romualdez, saying it would "simplify the flow of responsibilities" among concerned agencies. House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
Nine years after the tragic onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has questioned the number of people that perished during its onslaught, saying it is not just more than 6,000. A STORM surge caused by super typhoon 'Yolanda' leveled houses in Tacloban City....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and other ranking solons led on Tuesday, Nov. 8 an aid distribution ceremony in Palo, Leyte in commemoration of the 9th anniversary of the super typhoon "Yolanda" tragedy. (Photo from Speaker Martin Romualdez Media) Marcos,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was among the many "heroes" during the super typhoon "Yolanda" tragedy exactly nine years ago. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) welcomes President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. upon the latter's arrival in Tacloban City, Leyte on Nov. 8, 2022...