President Marcos believes that nothing has changed between the Philippines and China as both countries insist on their rights over portions of the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as China rejected the newly signed laws on the...
While President Marcos reiterated that his administration will not cooperate with any International Criminal Court (ICC)-initiated investigation on former president Rodrigo Duterte, he stressed that the Philippines has to live up to its obligations to Interpol once the ICC seeks the latter's...
President Marcos has ordered government agencies to revise the country's flood control masterplan. Residents of Vista Verde Executive Village in Cainta, Rizal use boats while some wade through floodwaters brought by Typhoon Kristine on Friday, October 25, 2024. (Santi San Juan) Marcos made the...
In less than 10 minutes, the Senate adopted the 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, Nov. 13. No senator came forward to interpellate and raise questions pertaining to the P733-million budget proposed by the Senate finance committee chaired by Senator Grace Poe. OVP's...
President Marcos has expressed his desire to strengthen further the tourism linkages between the Philippines and Hawaii, a place where he had "wonderful experiences" during his family's exile in the American state. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/PPA Pool) Marcos said this...
President Marcos has approved a program that intends to shift from importation to local production of machineries in boosting the country's agriculture sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting at the Malacañan Palace on Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo courtesy of...
Malacañang will not object to former president Rodrigo Duterte's desire to be investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) after he dared the ICC to probe his bloody drug war immediately. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Quad-comm media) "If the former president desires to...
Malacañang has issued proclamations declaring special nonworking days in different localities for the month of December. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (file) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed the proclamations on Nov. 12. Proclamation No. 740 declared Dec. 2, Monday, a special...
OF TREES AND FOREST Eighty-nine years ago, on Nov. 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated. This political arrangement, provided for under the Philippine Independence Act of 1934, otherwise known as the Tydings-McDuffie Act, is a 10-year transitional government in...
Malacañang has declared Nov. 15 as a special non-working day in the municipality of San Jose in Dinagat Islands. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/Noel Pabalate) Through Proclamation 739, President Marcos made the declaration to mark the celebration of Dinagat...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday, November 12 urged the Marcos government to approach the imminent policy shift in the United States calmly instead of agitating undocumented Filipinos that would be facing an imminent immigration crackdown. “Instead of sounding...
President Marcos is shifting his anti-illegal drugs campaign from intensified rehabilitation to chasing after the "big guns" in the illegal drug trade in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with DILG, PDEA, DOJ, and PNP officials to discuss the administration's new strategy...
