Implementing government projects aimed at giving immediate relief to Filipinos such as zero-balance billing in hospitals, P20 per kilo of rice, and discounted train fares are not intended to win the public 's trust and approval, President Marcos said. In his recent podcast episode, Marcos...
President Marcos will not reveal an unverified list of names linked in anomalous flood control projects while the investigation is underway. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos has yet to name names involved in anomalous and non-existent flood control...
Malacañang has cautioned lawmakers against supporting a Senate resolution seeking to remove the President’s authority to adjust rice tariffs, saying it could paralyze the government’s ability to act swiftly during price shocks and emergencies. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
President Marcos has ordered a 60-day suspension of all rice importation starting Sept. 1 to shield local farmers from falling palay prices during the ongoing harvest season, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced. The President announced the move after consultations with key...
India became the Philippines ' fifth strategic partner as both countries have forged the declaration of their strategic partnership during President Marcos State Visit in India. President Marcos and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the presentation of the declaration on the establishment of...
President Marcos announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5, that the Philippines and India have agreed to “level up” their defense and security ties to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific, a region critical to both countries. “We agreed to continue leveling up our collaboration in defense and...
President Marcos has signed a law that aims to optimize the national government for efficient public service delivery. Marcos signed Republic Act No. 12231 or the Government Optimization Act on Aug, 4. The law authorizes the President to optimize the operations of the Executive Branch by...
President Marcos has signed a law that aims to optimize the national government for efficient public service delivery. Marcos signed Republic Act No. 12231 also known as the Government Optimization Act on Aug, 4. The law authorizes the President to optimize the operations of the Executive Branch....
President Marcos said that his State Visit to India is a reaffirmation of the growing alliance between the Philippines and India. “It is a reaffirmation of the partnership that we continue to strengthen. What we once called the Asia-Pacific, we now rightly refer to as the Indo-Pacific,” Marcos...
President Marcos bared before the Filipino community in New Delhi that the Philippines and India will elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership. "For seven and a half decades, we have had excellent relations with India. But tomorrow, this relationship is going to receive a major boost,...
"Ayaw na kitang kaalyado (I no longer want to be your ally)." This was how President Marcos threatened to cut ties with his allies should they be found to be involved in corruption-ridden flood control projects in the country. "Sorry na lang. Hindi na kita kaalyado kung ganyan ang ginagawa mo....
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is pushing for the amendment of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act as a measure to revitalize the country’s “underperforming” coconut industry. Enacted into law in 2021, as embodied under Republic Act (RA) No. 11524, the coco trust fund...
