President Marcos has visited an evacuation center in Bacolor, Pampanga, to check on flood-affected families and oversee the government 's continuing relief efforts as thousands remain displaced across the province. Marcos visited the Bacolor Integrated School Evacuation Center in Barangay...
The Marcos administration has mobilized a whole-of-government recovery effort for communities affected by the June 8 magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, with Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos leading the rollout of national government programs in the municipality. Abalos,...
President Marcos has established a national policy framework aimed at developing the Philippines ' critical minerals industry and strengthening government coordination in the mining sector. Under Executive Order (EO) No. 122, the government will pursue the exploration, development, processing,...
President Marcos has declared Sept. 14, 2026, a special non-working day in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to allow residents to participate in the region’s first regular parliamentary elections. Proclamation No. 1395, signed on Aug. 18 by Acting Executive Secretary...
President Marcos on Friday invoked Ninoy Aquino’s legacy in warning that disinformation, division, distrust, and civic indifference remain challenges to Philippine democracy. In a message posted on the Office of the President’s Facebook page, Marcos said Aquino’s memory should remind...
President Marcos has extended his condolences to the families of the victims and the Ateneo de Zamboanga University community following the fatal shooting at the school’s Junior High School campus in Zamboanga City early this week. Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos personally conveyed the...
Malacañang allayed fears over the possible use of infrastructure project funds to finance election campaigns, stressing that safeguards are in place to prevent such misuse. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro also stressed that President Marcos will not let it...
While the government is eyeing the completion of upgrades and the construction of 13 pumping stations in Metro Manila, President Marcos admitted that these measures alone will not solve the perennial flooding problem in the metropolis. In an interview during his inspection of the Tripa de Gallina...
President Marcos said that the government has identified 30 sites in Metro Manila where underground cisterns could be built to store floodwater as part of efforts to strengthen the capital 's flood-management system. Marcos said this during a situation briefing at the Metropolitan Manila...
Malacañang said the Convergence and Special Support Program (CSSP) under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) existed even before the Marcos administration, raising questions about claims that it has become a vehicle for major scams. Palace Press Officer and Communications...
Stressing that schools must be among the safest places in the country, President Marcos ordered authorities and concerned agencies to strengthen student protection after the tragic shooting incident in a private school in Zamboanga City. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 18, Marcos conveyed his...
Malacañang has urged the public to report any abuse or irregularity in the selection of Presidential Scholarship Program beneficiaries. Complaints involving the scholarship program may be reported to the Liga ng mga Barangay national office, the Department of the Interior and Local Government...
