President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on local government units (LGUs) to help boost the partnership between the national and local governments to advance the administration's development agenda....
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed new Philippine ambassadors to Turkiye and Oman, the Palace announced. (From left) Career diplomats Henry Bensurto Jr. and Raul Hernandez (RTVM screenshots) In a social media post on Tuesday night, May 16, the Presidential Communications...
OF TREES AND FOREST It was such an emphatic word to describe the relationship between the Philippines and the United States especially given the tensions in the region and the complicated past of the two nations’ bilateral relations. But this was how President Joseph Biden described his...
Amid the perceived security threats posed by the Chinese ownership of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. gave the go signal to Senator Raffy Tulfo to look into the real situation in the country’s energy grid systems operator....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged lawmakers from his bailiwick to strengthen the "Solid North" regional bloc that was once considered as "politically irrelevant." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the call to Northern Luzon...
Don’t blame us. Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri on Tuesday, May 16, issued this statement after stressing that passage of a bill requires the reglamentary legislative process. Zubiri was apparently piqued at Congressman Joey Salceda who has called on the Senate to pass quickly a bill that...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Tourism (DOT) to give regions, cities, and municipalities equal opportunities as he approved the national tourism development plan (NTDP) on Tuesday, May 16. This was the directive of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the additional importation of up to 150,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar to stabilize the commodity's price and boost the country's stock. *(PPA Pool/Pixabay)* This developed following Mracos' meeting with the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Carlos Soretta as the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Switzerland, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. Permanent Representative of the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo is expected to follow up on the agreements forged by the Philippines and Japan during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. visit there early this year. Photo courtesy of DFA Manalo is currently in Japan to participate in the Munich Leaders Meeting (MLM)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has renewed his administration's commitment to ensuring energy security in the country [as he signed the renewal agreement for the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project](https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/15/marcos-signs-malampaya-sc-renewal-agreement). *President...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has signed the Renewal Agreement for the Malampaya Service Contract No. 38 (SC 38), allowing the continued production of the Malampaya gas field until Feb. 22, 2039. *President Marcos signs Renewal Agreement for the Malampaya Service Contract No. 38 (SC...
