Apo Maria Whang-Od, the legendary master mambabatok from Buscalan, Kalinga, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit for her impact and influence in preserving the country's heritage and culture. NATIONAL TREASURE —President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. awards the Presidential Medal of...
Malacañang has celebrated Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile's centennial birthday, with two former presidents in attendance. Juan Ponce Enrile (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) President Marcos hosted a luncheon for Enrile's 100th birthday at the Malacañan Palace on...
Energy access is a major game-changer in empowering a country – but the depressing fact remains that more than a billion people globally still don’t have access to electricity services – a basic need that marginal segments of populations – or those in the ‘laylayan’ are morally being...
"A constant inspiration." This was how President Marcos described his chief legal counsel who is celebrating his 100th birthday on Valentine's Day. Through the Office of the President's official Facebook page, Marcos greeted Juan Ponce Enrile, the longest-serving and oldest public servant at...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (CongressTV)) Senator Imee Marcos was among the senators who gave their tacit approval to the P26.7-billion Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) program. This was learned Wednesday, Feb....
President Marcos has urged Filipino Christians to reflect and renew their faith as they observe Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14, an occasion meant to open Christians to spiritual reflection and connect with God. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) In a short Facebook post, the...
ILOILO CITY – First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos recently led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the College Law building of the West Visayas State University here. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (fourth from left) leads the groundbreaking ceremony of the College of Law building of...
President Marcos has expressed his gratitude to the United States government for extending emergency assistance to those affected by the recent flooding and landslides in Mindanao after the US envoy vowed that Washington is always ready to aid the Philippines. PH-US TIES — President Ferdinand...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (left), Senator Imee Marcos (Facebook) The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations belied Senator Imee Marcos' claim that the money earmarked for the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP)...
Senators were baffled by the appearance of a government assistance program under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) called the Ayuda sa Kapos sa Kita Program (AKAP) which was allegedly used to gather support for the People’s Initiative (PI) drive to amend the 1987...
Aiming to bring down the prices of medicines, President Marcos has ordered the establishment of pharmaceutical economic zones or “pharma-zones” in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos said pharma-zones will address the development and...
There is still no application for Avian influenza vaccines in the Philippines, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bared. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) While there are three potential applicants for bird flu vaccines registration, none of them has lodged their official application to the...
