PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not have the chance to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, and take up with him the South China Sea issue at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits here. Marcos, who said he would mention...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has accepted the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart to visit Vietnam, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. During Marcos' bilateral talk with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the sidelines of the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has asked the House Committee on Ways and Means chairman to study the possibility of removing the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) component of public utilities, especially electricity. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda This was revealed by the committee...
A resilient, peaceful, and progressive regional community. Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (right) gives House Speaker Martin Romualdez a token of appreciation during a break in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) meeting at the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez joined President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and other Philippine officials and businessmen during a roundtable meeting with Cambodia business leaders on Thursday, Nov. 10 President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Speaker Martin Romualdez, and other members of the...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval and Senator Imee Marcos led the distribution of financial aid to 1,000 residents "in crisis situation" at the Oreta Sports Complex on Thursday, Nov. 10. The beneficiaries of Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) include senior citizens, solo...
The Philippine economy's 7.6 percent growth in the third quarter of the year shows that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s "silent efforts" in uplifting the pandemic-ravaged economy has begun to pay off. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) looks over at President Ferdinand...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—The Philippines wants to establish at least one million units of low-cost housing every year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday. While it is "ambitious," Marcos said the government "will try very, very hard" to make it happen. At the sidelines of the...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Just like his usual pitch during meetings with foreign businessmen, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday encouraged local business leaders here to come to the Philippines to invest as he gave assurance that the government would help them by exploiting the domestic...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. urged local government units in Metro Manila to support the Katuwang sa Diwa at Gawa para sa Masaganang Ani at Mataas na Kita (KADIWA) sa Pasko 2022 which would enable the public to buy goods at...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—The Philippine economy is going in the right direction, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday told business executives here. At the sidelines of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits, Marcos met with Cambodian chief executive...
A House leader said it's "no fluke" that the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was able to record its first economic growth from its first ever quarterly report. Albay 2nd district. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) Albay...
