President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Friday that the government is monitoring "very closely" the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, adding the Covid-19 situation in the country seems to be being handled well. "So, we're watching it. Of course, very closely. But so far, mukha naman maayos, mukha...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed Gen. Andres Centino as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Malacañang announced on Friday. Centino, who already served the same position from November 12, 2021 to August 8, 2022, replaced Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro...
The latest employment figures show that the Marcos administration’s aggressive move to resume face-to-face activities has begun to bear fruit. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda gave this assessment Friday, Jan. 6...
Despite the absence of the traditional "Traslacion," President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has declared Jan. 9 a special non-working day in Manila to mark the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. (QUIAPO CHURCH FACEBOOK) In a Facebook post on Friday afternoon, the Manila Public...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government would form a commission to look into the records of police officers to see if any of them are involved in the illegal drug trade. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this after Interior Secretary Benhur...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. apologized to passengers affected by the air traffic system outage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on New Year's day. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. inspects the Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport five days...
Amid current talks about Philippines and China's joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea, a fishers' group expressed its oppositionto the plan and called the move a "risky undertaking.” West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China, and his planned state visit to the United States of America in mid-2023 clearly signal how crucial it is to find mutual interests and common ground, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda noted. The Philippine President...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. brought up the issue of territorial disputes at-sea in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his just-concluded state visit to China. Flags of the Philippines (left) and China. (Unsplash) This was confirmed by House Speaker Martin Romualdez...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has invited the Chinese First Couple to visit the Philippines. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) This was shared by House Speaker Martin Romualdez following his arrival back to the country...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will visit Japan in February. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos disclosed that tentatively he will be in Japan for a state visit in the second week of February. "I think the tentative date is around the...
Eighty-four percent of Filipinos believe that the current administration should team up with the United States (US) in strengthening security cooperation to defend the country's national sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, results of the latest survey of Pulse Asia revealed on Thursday, Jan. 5....
