President Marcos will "keep an eye," not literally sit, on the 2026 budget deliberations, Malacañang clarified. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President 's pronouncement to oversee the budget process was merely to express that "he will keep an...
President Marcos is expected to push for the speedy conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China Code of Conduct (COC) during his participation at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia next week. Marcos will follow through on his call to ASEAN member states to...
Following orders from President Marcos, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara officially resigned from his post on Thursday, May 22. "Today, I submitted my courtesy resignation as Secretary of the Department of Education, effective immediately," Angara said in a statement. "This...
Senators welcomed on Thursday, May 22 President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s move to call for the courtesy resignation of all his Cabinet secretaries saying it would be a good start for his administration. “Calling for the courtesy resignations of his official family is a good...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga on Thursday, May 22, said she would file her courtesy resignation, following President Marcos’ directive for all cabinet officials to do the same. “I serve at the pleasure of the President...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has submitted his resignation, following President Marcos ' call for courtesy resignations of all Cabinet secretaries. "I hereby respectfully tender my courtesy resignation as Executive Secretary, Office of the President. Upon your acceptance, the...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian announced on Thursday, May 22 that he would immediately submit his courtesy resignation, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive for all Cabinet secretaries to do so. In a post on X, Gatchalian wrote, “I...
Following the unfavorable result of the recent midterm elections, President Marcos has called on all his Cabinet secretaries to hand in their resignations, reiterating that the people have grown tired of politics and are now expecting action. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos Jr....
President Marcos has met the cast, director, and producers of the upcoming international film "The Last Resort" which was set in the Philippines. Marcos met the film 's cast and crew during their courtesy call at the Malacañan Palace on Wednesday, May 21. The cast and crew were led by the...
If President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is sincere in his efforts to reconcile with the Dutertes, he should first bring former president Rodrigo Duterte back home from the Hague in the Netherlands where he is currently detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Sen....
The President has no role to be an observer in the deliberations of the national budget, Senate deputy minority leader Senator Risa Hontiveros said. Hontiveros pointed this out as she opposed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s prospective role as an observer during the bicameral...
To ease classroom congestion and improve learning conditions across public schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) will hire 16,000 new teachers by the third quarter of 2025. In response to the directive of President Marcos and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), DepEd Secretary...
