Since its creation in 2009, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) has very little to show except for constant travel. This was the lament of Senator Imee Marcos when she presented the P128-million appropriations for CCC on the 2023 fiscal year during the Senate deliberation on the proposed 2023...
Pangasinan 3rd District Rep. Rachel Arenas wasn’t expecting anything when she went to Malacañang on her birthday on Tuesday, Nov. 15, but what she got was a surprise birthday cake from no other than President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center) surprises...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is hoping to "report good progress" once he returns to the country from Thailand, where he will seek investments from Thai businessmen and other economy leaders during his first participation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' meetings. In his...
The dates of some regular holidays for 2023 have been changed, Malacañang announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Proclamation No. 90 Through Proclamation No. 90 the following regular holidays were moved to another date: Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9 (Sunday) to April 10 (Monday) Bonifacio Day -...
United States Vice President Kamala Harris will hold bilateral talks with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and her Filipino counterpart, Sara Duterte, in her visit to the Philippines starting Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Harris will be arriving in the country on the night of Nov. 20 after her trip to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. declared that the government is nearing its goal to bring down the price of rice in the Philippines to P20. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo by Noel Pabalate) "Palapit na tayo dun sa aking pangarap na mag P20 pero dahan dahan lang (We are...
The House of Committee on Government Reorganization has begun discussions on proposed measures institutionalizing the National Government Rightsizing Program (NGRP). (MANILA BULLETIN) On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the House panel chaired by Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores started to tackle...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez doesn't see anything wrong with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s constant travels abroad. In fact, he's even encouraging the latter to keep on traveling, particularly if it's from an invite. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s top ally in the legislature sounded upbeat Tuesday, Nov. 15 over the Philippine leader’s upcoming participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Meeting in Thailand later this week. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will be leaving for Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, Nov. 16, to join other world leaders in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit until Nov. 19. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Photo by Noel Pabalate) It will be the first time...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has tapped tax lawyer Romeo Lumagui Jr. as commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). The Office of the Press Secretary said Lumagui took his oath on Tuesday, Nov. 15, Lumagui previously served as deputy commissioner of the BIR prior to his new...
The Philippines' neighbors in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are both happy and impressed over the country’s apparent economic turnaround under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Pyrrhus Cunanan/ Unsplash) This was shared by House Speaker Martin Romualdez during a...
