President Marcos assured the public that no Filipino has been reported killed or injured amid the escalating exchanges between Israel, the United States, and Iran in the Middle East. In a video statement on Sunday morning, March 1, the President said the government has been closely monitoring...
President Marcos welcomed the newly appointed ambassadors of Slovakia, Papua New Guinea, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, expressing optimism that ties with the three countries will further deepen during their respective postings in Manila. The President received Ambassador Miloš...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to ensure the safety of Filipinos in Iran and across the Middle East following reports of airstrikes that struck Tehran. “We have received reports of airstrikes which hit Iran. We are...
Malacañang dismissed rumors that President Marcos had been rushed to a hospital, saying the Chief Executive was in a private meeting and continuing to work over the weekend. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro issued the clarification amid circulating claims...
President Marcos has proclaimed several special non-working days in select areas across the country this March. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, in a Facebook post on Feb. 28, said the President issued the proclamations to allow residents to properly commemorate local founding anniversaries,...
Malacañang believed that the 18 former marines, who claimed to have delivered kickbacks to President Marcos and other officials, were being used by people who wanted to bring the President and the government down. "Malamang (Most likely)!" Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
In an attempt to prove that the exit of former president Rodrigo Duterte from power did not stop the killings, defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman argued that deaths at the hands of state agents continued under the Marcos administration. During the third day of the confirmation of charges hearing at...
Malacañang announced that South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will undertake a State Visit to the Philippines from March 3 to 4 upon the invitation of President Marcos. In a press briefing on Friday, Feb. 27, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said President...
Malacañang said the government is open to investigating alleged drug-related killings under President Marcos if concrete evidence is presented. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Nicholas Kaufman, the counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte in...
President Marcos supports the Department of Budget and Management 's (DBM) proposal to lower the cap on unprogrammed appropriations (UAs) to 3 percent, Malacañang said. "Yes," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said when asked on Thursday, Feb. 26, if the...
President Marcos expressed satisfaction over the production of relief food packs in Cebu, which will cover both Visayas and Mindanao in the event of calamities. Marcos inspected the mechanized production center of the Visayas Disaster Resource Center (VDRC) in Mandaue City, Cebu, on Thursday,...
Vice President Sara Duterte apparently took a jab at the Marcos administration when she talked about People Power and massive corruption during a speech with her fellow Mindanaoans. At the conference of the Association of Local Government Accountants Incorporated, she attended on Wednesday, Feb....