Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Dec. 15, chose to keep her silence regarding the proposed bill that would create the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), a sovereign wealth fund set to be managed by the government to boost revenues it can use for infrastructure development and...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Thursday, December 15 said a presidential certification of the Maharlika Fund bill as urgent is clearly an abuse already of presidential prerogatives and powers. ‘’Hence I sincerely hope, for the sake of the Rule of Law, that President Marcos will...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. raised a question to the European Union (EU) amid discussions on the loss and damage compensation because of climate change: “Who do we go to? Who pays the bulk of it?” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in...
The Philippines would not pick sides between "superpower" countries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. emphasized this when asked during a press conference with international media in Brussels, Belgium if the...
Why hasn't the Department of Justice (DOJ) lifted a finger on the case of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy? DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla (left) and Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas posed this question during a virtual press conference of the militant...
The Philippines has gained billions worth of investment deals from top European companies during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s meetings in Brussels, Belgium. (Malacañang Photo) Malacañang disclosed that the President on his final day in Brussels for the Association of Southeast...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is thankful for being named one of the top-rated solons in the Ilocos region. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Thank you to my kakailian for the support. A lot more to do but it’s encouraging to know...
Two European countries have agreed to step up their partnership with the Philippines in defense technology and digitalization as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. sought their respective government's support to digitalize the country's military as well as counter cyberattacks. Marcos'...
The government of Spain has listed the Philippines as its priority country in giving institutional support, which includes taking various initiatives to ensure long-term peace in Mindanao. This came as Spanish President Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon sat down with President Ferdinand...
More investors are looking at the Philippines for possible opportunities as a French company proposed to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. establishing an agro-logistics hub in Clark, Pampanga during a meeting in Brussels. (Photo from the Office of the Press Secretary) The Chief...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday, Oct. 14, agreed to increase the two countries’ engagement and cooperation in defense and water management. (Photo from the Office of the Press Secretary) The Dutch Prime Minister even invited...
European businessmen were impressed with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for “soldiering on” the summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and European Union (EU) despite catching colds in sub-zero Brussels, Belgium. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
