President Marcos wants full assistance extended to the families of six Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel who died in a helicopter crash in Agusan del Sur on Tuesday, Nov. 4, Malacañang said. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after the PAF announced...
President Marcos has extended the suspension of rice importation to Dec. 31. Through Executive Order No. 102, President Marcos ordered the suspension of importation of right-milled and well-milled rice until Dec. 31 this year. The suspension, however, does not cover the importation of specialty...
Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) will build a $3-billion offshore wind farm project in Camarines Sur, Malacañang announced. The Palace said it will be the company 's first offshore wind development project in Southeast Asia. The deal was announced after President...
Malacañang believes the proposal to institutionalize the Independent Commission for Infrastructures (ICI) must be carefully studied to avoid redundancy of functions among existing government agencies. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said former Solicitor...
President Marcos has ordered the release of the year-end bonus and cash gift for government employees this month, Malacañang announced on Tuesday, Nov. 4. “Sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. maagang maipamimigay ng Department of Budget and Management o DBM ngayong...
All government cyber teams must be vigilant and prepared for the possible Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attack on Wednesday, Nov. 5, President Marcos said. "The President directed DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) and all cyber teams in government to be...
President Marcos has urged communities on the path of Typhoon Tino to be alert and heed the call of their local officials to keep the safe during the onslaught of the typhoon. This as he assured the public that the government is continuously monitoring the impacts of the typhoon, which has so far...
President Marcos will not interfere in the upcoming investigation on the controversial Manila Bay dolomite beach, an artificial beach project built during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Emphasizing that separation of powers between the Executive and Legislative branches,...
President Marcos has ordered the creation of the National Sports Tourism Interagency Committee to harmonize and oversee all government initiatives to develop and sustain sports tourism. Marcos made the directive through Administrative Order No. 38, which stressed the need to create an inter-agency...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Monday, Nov. 3, that it is slashing construction material costs and cracking down on overpricing and corruption in government projects, potentially saving up to ₱60-B in 2026. The move follows President Marcos ' directive for...
Awed by its scenic beauty, President Marcos is hoping to go back to Gyeongju, South Korea, and explore the coastal city as a "civilian." Gyeongju was the host city of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings which took place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1. During a press conference with...
President Marcos is confident that the government will be able to craft “a good, clean budget” for next year as Congress continues its deliberations on the proposed national spending plan. “Even now, upon resumption of the budget hearings, marami nang nakita in both Houses, in both the House...