The Muntinlupa City government has imposed a moratorium on the collection of rental payment from stall holders engaged in the selling of rice as assistance to them following President Marcos' decision to put a price cap on regular and well-milled rice. A sign put by a rice retailer in...
Sen. Imee Marcos joined protesters on Tuesday, Sept. 26 in front of the Department of Finance (DOF) office calling for the removal of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan and Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno. Sen. Imee Marcos joins protesters in...
(From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Malacañang/ OVP) President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte’s approval and trust ratings have been negatively affected by economic difficulties, such as the 4.3 percent slower economic growth and rising oil and...
PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. delivered his second State of the Nation Address on July 24, 2023. (Noel B. Pabalate) For a writer or journalist, a casual lunch with a Head of State, just the two of you, will always be a rare occurrence. It’s one of those scenarios that we conjure up in...
Teachers remained hopeful that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would honor his campaign promise to increase their salaries as they open their doors for dialogues with the government. DepEd file photo The Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC) said increases in the salaries of...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and his constituents have three issues that they want President Marcos to prioritize in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24. In an interview, Zamora enumerated the three issues as the monitoring and lowering of consumer product prices,...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. got a majority positive performance rating ahead of his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 24, findings of a big data research firm's nationwide survey showed. *(MB file photo/Ali Vicoy)* Marcos’ positive performance rating after a year...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Friday, July 7 expressed his support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to go after smugglers of agricultural products, particularly into the alleged onion cartel. ...
Senators on Friday, July 7, welcomed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signing into law of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said the bill “is good news” for the country’s farmers as this would relieve the burden of Comprehensive...
The approval and trust ratings of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte have remained “stable,” based on the findings of Publicus Asia’s “Pahayag 2023 Second Quarter Survey.” In the survey results released on Monday, July 3, President Marcos’ approval rating...
Senator Raffy Tulfo commended President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for facilitating the pardon of three convicted overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the latter’s appeal to UAE President Sheikh Mohamend Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Tulfo, chairperson of...
Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, June 28 called on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reconsider the appointment of Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon as presidential adviser on poverty alleviation. Hontiveros made the call after the Supreme Court, by a unanimous vote...
