About 1.3 million Filipinos have been delisted as beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as they are no longer considered "poor," Malacañang said. Beneficiaries of Pantawid ng Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is prodding President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to increase the allocation for Mindanao in next year’s national budget by at least five percent, or by P286 billion. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) “We request President Marcos...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. presided over his third Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, July 19, focusing on education and social welfare matters. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over his third Cabinet meeting on July 19, 2022. (Screengrab from RTVM) In a short video of the...
Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City, home of the House of Representatives and the site of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA), was placed on "semi-lockdown" on Tuesday, July 19. The plenary hall at the House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Senate Committee on Finance is ready to tackle the proposals seeking to rightsize the bureaucracy that would be filed in the Upper Chamber, Senator Sonny Angara said on Tuesday, July 19. Angara, who chairs the finance panel, said it is about time for the government to rightsize the bureaucracy...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte wants President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to simply call her “Inday Sara” after the latter was jokingly confused about whether to call her “VP-Secretary” or “Secretary-VP.” Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook...
Seeking to address the increasing prices of fertilizers, President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. said he is willing to pursue government-to-government (G2G) deals. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) The government could avail of...
The construction of three big-ticket railway projects in the Philippines, which was recently bared to have been withdrawn, under loan agreement with China will push through. According to China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, "the construction of more projects, including three railways, is...
The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will be reorganized to streamline its meetings and processes to only those with "relevant" functions, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) It was disclosed...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the retention of the present Covid-19 alert level system in the country for the time being. He said he wants to reclassify restrictions that are compatible with the current milder strains that afflict the patients. The alert level could be...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. convened Health officials on Monday to discuss the country's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including the Alert Levels System. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Health officials to discuss matters concerning Covid-19 in Malacañang on...
After his two-hour meeting with agriculture officials on Monday, July 18, President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. said his administration is prioritizing the strengthening of the ‘farm-to-market road’ programs and projects that will help the country’s...
