Seasoned diplomat Enrique Manalo has been appointed as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) chief under the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Manalo replaced DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. after being sworn in by Marcos Jr. on Friday, a Facebook post from Philippine...
Newly-inaugurated President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to attend the 75th anniversary of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Friday afternoon, July 1, his first ever engagement with the military. Philippine Air Force (PAF) aircraft conduct a flyby at the Luneta Park in Manila on the...
CAVITE – De La Salle University-Dasmariñas (DLSU-D) turned off the power on its campus on the evening of Thursday, June 30, following the inauguration of Pres. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.. Photo from the Facebook page of De La Salle University-Dasmariñas (MANILA BULLETIN) "Tonight at 7:00...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took his oath as the 17th Philippine President on June 30, 2022, signaling the return of the Marcoses to Malacañang, the place they called home from 1965 to 1986. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) In his inaugural speech, Marcos expressed his...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. highlighted during his inaugural address Thursday, June 30, the famous wind farm project in Ilocos Norte as being his handiwork. (Photos from Wikipedia, MANILA BULLETIN) Marcos brought up the project while as he tackled environmental sustainability in his...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is the first to be elected with a majority vote under the present Constitution. He received a total of 31,629,783 votes, more than double that of his nearest rival. His mandate is clear and unmistakable. The Filipino people want him to lead the country from the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo It’s a new day for our nation. President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. has been sworn in as the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines. We welcome a new government that has given us hope for a renewed country—renewed in the sense that we shall overcome...
A group of teachers on Thursday, June 30, urged newly-inaugurated President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to fulfill the promises made to the education sector during the campaign period. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “Any new administration signals a new beginning and therefore hope...
Foreign delegates joined President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as he took his oath for the highest seat in the country Thursday. Officials who witnessed Marcos Jr.’s inauguration at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila included those from two superpowers—China and the US. Mark...
Talk about a vote of confidence. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and Susan Ople (MANILA BULLETIN, Wikipedia) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gave special mention to two of his appointed Cabinet members during his inaugural speech Thursday, June 30 at the National Museum in Ermita,...
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, the incoming Senate President in the 19th Congress, said today’s inauguration of former Senator Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr. as the country’s 17th President marks a rebirth in the new chapter of Philippine history. ‘’Where we once again witnessed...
With a fire lit under his belly, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vowed on Thursday, June 30 to get the job done as chief executive--just like his late father, Ferdinand Sr. did all those decades ago. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and the late President Ferdinand Marcos...