WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected to determine mere moments into his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin this week whether it would be possible to work out a deal to halt the war in Ukraine. "At the end of that meeting, probably the first two minutes, I...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Aug. 11, said the decision to declare television host and comedian Jose Marie Viceral, known as Vice Ganda, persona non grata here for allegedly mocking former President Duterte rests solely with the city council. “I haven’t seen or read the...
President Marcos has directed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to study the construction of additional containment structures for watersheds in the Sierra Madre to help reduce flooding and limit environmental damage. Marcos said this as he led the inspection of the...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Monday said no senator is involved with any of the 15 contractors flagged in the P545-billion flood control program, following President Marcos ' disclosure that the firms got 20 percent of the projects. “I can only speak for this House, not the...
"Wala kong kinakampihan tulad nila (I don’t take sides like they do)." This was Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III 's response as he clapped back at Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s jab on social media, clarifying his position on Charter Change and defending...
Faced with the growing threat of destructive flooding in Metro Manila, President Marcos inspected the P57.7-billion Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project (PMRCIP) Phase IV in Marikina City on Monday, Aug. 11. The President visited the construction site at the Marikina Bridge Under Loop...
President Marcos insisted he was just stating facts when he talked about getting Filipinos out from Taiwan if conflict ensues, saying he was perplexed that China took it as him playing with fire. "I don’t know what they are talking about. Playing with fire? I was just stating facts. We do not...
JERUSALEM, Israel—The Philippines ' recent vote in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) favoring a ceasefire in Gaza and President Marcos ' call for the entry of humanitarian assistance into the strip are only among the results of Israel 's continued war on Hamas, an Israeli official...
President Marcos has found "disturbing" statistics in the overall flood control projects in the country, including the distribution of 20 percent of projects nationwide to only 15 contractors. Marcos held a press conference on Monday morning, Aug.11, to reveal several key points of the ongoing...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has revised downward its forecast for global trade growth next year to 1.8 percent from an initial estimate of 2.5 percent as the United States’ (US) reciprocal tariffs come into effect. In its latest trade forecast, the Geneva-based trade body said recent...
President Marcos has declared special non-working days in three municipalities and one city in Catanduanes, Zamboanga del Sur, Rizal, and Quezon Province this month. Through Proclamation No. 983, Marcos declared Aug. 15 as a special non-working day in the municipality of Viga in Catanduanes for...
President Marcos has signed a law declaring the Paoay Lake area in Ilocos Norte as protected landscape for better management and appropriate funding. Marcos made the declaration by signing Republic Act 12230 on Aug. 4. According to the law, the declaration of the Paoay Lake Protected Landscape...
