President Marcos has ordered the Department of Agriculture to prioritize farm-to-market road (FMR) projects based on utility and development aspects. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads a sectoral meeting in Malacañan on Sept. 26, 2023, to discuss updates on the government's agriculture...
President Marcos said that the latest developments in the agriculture sector are meant to promote the welfare of Filipino farmers. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos/Facebook) Marcos said this following a sectoral meeting in Malacañan on Tuesday, Sept. 26. "To...
The Muntinlupa City government has imposed a moratorium on the collection of rental payment from stall holders engaged in the selling of rice as assistance to them following President Marcos' decision to put a price cap on regular and well-milled rice. A sign put by a rice retailer in...
President Marcos on Tuesday, Sept. 27, scrapped the proposed temporary implementation of rice tariff reduction which would’ve aimed to address the surge of rice prices in the market. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) A statement from the...
The distribution of the smuggled rice seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to the qualified beneficiaries underwent the proper process, President Marcos assured on Tuesday, Sept. 26. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. hands over a sack of rice to one of the 1,000 beneficiaries of the Pantawid...
Sen. Imee Marcos joined protesters on Tuesday, Sept. 26 in front of the Department of Finance (DOF) office calling for the removal of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan and Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno. Sen. Imee Marcos joins protesters in...
President Marcos is hopeful that the government's agriculture modernization program will bear "positive impacts" amid its efforts to maintain sufficient rice buffer stock in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel B. Pabalate) In his message during the 51st anniversary of the...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said that he is confident that the 19th Congress will be able to approve all the 20 priority bills that President Marcos wanted to enact before the year ends. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri presides over the plenary session Monday,...
Smugglers and hoarders are the insects that disrupt the supply and prices of rice in the country, President Marcos said as he put the blame on them over the rising prices of rice. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos called them "bukbok" or weevils that usually infest old and poorly-stored stock of rice and...
President Marcos is traveling to Saudi Arabia next month for the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit. Department of Foreign Affairs ​(DFA) Undersecretary Antonio Morales made the announcement during the celebration of the 93rd national day of Saudi on Tuesday night. ​"His...
(Second Quarter 2023 Tugon ng Masa Survey / OCTA Research) Despite registering lower ratings, most Filipinos continue to trust and approve of President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte in the second quarter of 2023, OCTA’s Tugon ng Masa survey results bared. The survey results released on...
President Marcos said he is determined to end smuggling and hoarding of rice in the country, asking government officials and Filipinos to help him in the fight. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Addressing rice beneficiaries in Manila on Tuesday, Sept. 26, Marcos aired once...
