After Vice President Sara Duterte was lauded for giving up on pursuing the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) request for its P500 million confidential funds, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said that the possibility of it being restored remains. Pimentel told reporters on...
The Philippines and Timor-Leste have agreed to prioritize their cooperation on higher education, health and social security, among others, as their leaders commit to improve the lives of their peoples. This came as Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta came to the Philippines for a state...
Sen. Risa Hontiveros expressed alarm over Filipino birth certificates being produced for Chinese citizens through Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which are then used to apply for Philippine passports. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the hearing inside the...
President Marcos described his bilateral meeting with Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta as a "productive" one as he thanked the latter for supporting the Philippines in the South China Sea issue and expressed a desire to enhance the cooperation between both countries in various areas. PH-TIMOR...
Most Filipinos in Gaza have left the war-torn Palestinian territory amid Israel bombardments, President Marcos said on Friday, Nov. 10. Filipinos from war-torn Gaza (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos X) Marcos disclosed that 56 more Filipinos have left Gaza, bringing to 98 the total of nationals...
Timor Leste President José Ramos-Horta thanked the Philippines for its support to his country's goal to be a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Timor Leste President José Ramos-Horta hold a bilateral meeting in...
Cosco Capital Inc., the retail holding firm of tycoon Lucio L. Co, reported a modest 4.8 percent improvement in consolidated net income to P9.1 billion in the first nine months of 2023 from the P8.7 billion earned a year ago. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm...
President Marcos has welcomed Timor Leste President José Ramos-Horta at the Malacañan Palace where they will hold a bilateral meeting. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomes Timor Leste President José Ramos-Horta at the Malacañan Palace on Nov. 10, 2023. (PPA Pool/ KJ Rosales) Horta...
President Marcos has named the former Chairman of Century Rural Bank Inc., Rodolfo Del Rosario Jr., the new Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) chairman. Rodolfo Del Rosario Jr. (Rodolfo Del Rosario - RDR Jr/Facebook) This was bared in a Facebook post by the Presidential Communications...
President Marcos has declared November 3 to 9 of every year as Philippine Criminology Week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/KJ Rosales) It aims to recognize the importance of the criminology profession in the Philippines, according to Proclamation No. 397...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. lauded President Marcos and his economic team on the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for the third quarter of this year. This, after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a 5.9 percent year-on-year growth in the third...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will no longer pursue its request for P500 million worth of confidential funds under the proposed 2024 budget which has been deemed submitted for plenary approval on Thursday, November 9. Sen. Sonny Angara faces his colleagues during the plenary session...
