President Marcos graced the tournament opener of the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship on Friday, Sept. 12. Marcos was among the hundreds of Filipinos witnessing the Philippine national team, Alas Pilipinas, battle with Tunisia during the game opener. In gracing the tournament, the...
President Marcos assured Filipino families that no student should be forced to abandon their studies because of poverty, as he reaffirmed full or partial tuition fee assistance and subsidies for qualified college students nationwide. Marcos said this as he led the awarding of the Commission on...
President Ferdinand Marcos has paid tribute to Filipino farmers, calling them the backbone of the nation’s food security and honoring their sacrifices, as he led the Gawad Agraryo 2025 ceremony in San Juan City. In his speech on Friday, Sept. 12, the President said the farmers’ daily struggles...
President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act No. 12255, establishing the National Aviation Academy of the Philippines (NAAP) as the country’s premier institution for higher education and training in aviation and aerospace. Under the law, signed on Sept. 5, the NAAP will be recognized as the...
President Marcos has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 94, creating the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), a powerful fact-finding body tasked to investigate corruption and irregularities in flood control and other public works projects. Based on the EO, the ICI’s immediate priority...
President Marcos has signed a law that institutionalizes the transition of the government to e-governance. Marcos signed Republic Act No. 12254 or the E-Governance Act on Sept. 5, 2025. Under the law, the government shall implement a "regulated, secure, and robust information and communication...
In honoring late former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. on his 108th birthday anniversary, President Marcos shared that one of the many lessons his father imparted to him was to respect and fight for the dignity of Filipinos. "These are the many, many lessons that we must maintain, always, our...
President Marcos has ordered the Social Security System (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to guard funds with integrity and invest wisely. In his speech at the ceremonial launching of the SSS Pension Reform Program on Wednesday, Sept. 10, Marcos reminded both institutions to...
While laws and rules are in place, they have not been implemented properly leading to systemic corruption activities that have been normalized for decades now, President Marcos lamented. Although deep-seated, Marcos vowed to put an end to corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways...
President Marcos has assured the public that subsidized government programs are financially sustainable and designed for long-term implementation. Marcos said this after critics questioned the sustainability of government initiatives such as the hospitals’ zero balance billing and the “Benteng...
President Marcos has described the Philippines’ alliance with the United States as a “beacon of stability,” saying it continues to stand firm in the face of global uncertainty and challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking at the inaugural Manila Strategy Forum in Pasay City, Marcos said...
President Marcos has revealed that the reason for General Nicolas Torre 's removal as the chief of Philippine National Police (PNP) was due to his "disagreement" with the National Police Commission (Napolcom). "It was because they didn’t – he would not… He did not agree with the...
