JAKARTA, Indonesia—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is planning to build state-owned malls in the Philippines to promote micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking before reporters Tuesday as he left for Singapore for another state visit, Marcos Jr. said he came up...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has had the privilege of meeting Indonesian President Joko Widodo face-to-face. (Sandro Marcos Facebook) Rep. Marcos, who is the senior deputy majority leader in the Philippine House of Representatives, posted photos of him and the 61-year-old Indonesian...
SINGAPORE President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will have his hands full once he arrives here for his two-day State Visit. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. during his inauguration at the National Museum in Manila. (Ali Vicoy) Marcos is set to undertake his first State Visit to...
SINGAPORE Singapore is set to name a new orchid hybrid after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos during their visit here on Wednesday, September 7. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (left) and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (right) (Photo by Ali Vicoy/MANILA...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his Indonesian counterpart, President Joko Widodo, on Monday talked about the hotly contested South China Sea during the former's first state visit here. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a press briefing that matters...
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed on Monday that Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo brought up the case of Mary Jane Veloso during his meeting with his Indonesian counterpart. However, Cruz-Angeles did not disclose any information...
As government caretaker while President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is away on state visits to neighboring Asian countries this week, Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Sept. 5, got a security briefing from the heads of the country’s security sector. Vice President Sara Duterte meets...
Read her lips. Taking a “hardline” stance against terrorists and criminals, Vice President Sara Duterte made her stand known once again to “not show mercy” to the enemies of the state. Vice President Sara Duterte gets security briefing from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, Sept. 5, took the opportunity to discuss with the country’s security sector ways to move forward with the Marcos administration’s plan to bring back the mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program. (Manila Bulletin...
BOGOR CITY, Indonesia—Two months after assuming his post as the Philippine head of state, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. debuted on the international stage when he met on Monday morning his Indonesian counterpart, President Joko Widodo, for a state visit that was expected to...
BOGOR CITY, Indonesia—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will be leaving Indonesia with several agreements on various areas of cooperation having been sealed just on his first state visit as the Philippine head of state. Upon invitation of President Joko Widodo, Marcos Jr. met him at...
A farm-to-market road (FMR) masterplan, higher agricultural production, credit and affordable farm inputs, and improved research and development (R&D) are among the priorities of the proposed 2023 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA). (Image courtesy of the Department of Agriculture)...
