Executive Secretary Ralph Recto ordered agencies to fast-track the procurement of school supplies, hiring of personnel, and construction of facilities, stressing that delays in education spending must be avoided. Recto said this following President Marcos’ order to monitor the entire procurement...
Malacañang has ordered key agencies to accelerate the rollout of assistance programs as the government stepped up coordination to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices. This developed as Executive Secretary Ralph Recto convened frontline agencies following the directive of President Marcos to...
Malacañang officials have met with oil industry executives to ensure a steady fuel supply and prevent excessive price increases amid global oil market volatility. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said the meeting on Thursday, March 12, focused on stabilizing fuel supply and prices as the government...
President Marcos has ordered the immediate distribution of a P5,000 fuel subsidy for public utility drivers affected by rising oil prices amid ongoing tensions and conflict in the Middle East. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said the financial assistance will be distributed starting next week to...
Malacañang stressed that President Marcos remains guided by the rule of law and international law amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, even as his immediate priority is the safety of Filipinos in the region. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto has joined the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) as an auxiliary vice admiral. Recto received the rank during his donning and oath-taking ceremony on Friday, Feb. 27, aboard BRP Teresa Magbanua. “As I don this uniform that now rests on my shoulders, I do so...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto was formally conferred the rank of Auxiliary Vice Admiral by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), it was announced on Saturday, Feb. 28. The donning and oath-taking ceremony was held last Feb. 26 aboard the PCG’s flagship multi-role response vessel, the BRP Teresa...
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,...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto expressed confidence that lawyer Melvin Matibag would uphold the bureau’s high standards of service as he administered the latter’s oath as the new director of the National Bureau of Investigation in Malacañan on Friday, Feb. 20. In a statement on Saturday...
President Marcos underscored Japan’s role as a strategic partner in advancing trade, investments, and quality infrastructure collaboration as he met with Japanese and Filipino business leaders in Malacañan on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The President welcomed delegates of the Japan-Philippines Economic...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto directed 140 newly appointed Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors to keep politics out of their charging decisions, stressing that justice must be free from spin and influence. “You are not here to bring politics into the charging decision. You are not here to...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto directed concerned agencies to intensify coordinated efforts to strengthen the country’s counter-terrorism response. Recto said this as he convened the 37th meeting of the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) on Feb. 12. In his remarks, Recto, who chairs the ATC, called...
