QUEZON -- Senator Imee Marcos has urged the young students here to engage in farming and be at the forefront of agriculture in the near future. Senator Imee Marcos greets residents in Lucena City as she distributed educational assistance and Noche Buena packages to Quezon and Batangas residents....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, December 2 raised concerns that the proposed Maharlika wealth fund bill is nothing but a revival of the legacy left by the Martial Law dictatorship. “Makarinig lang ako ng salitang Maharlika, medyo nagkakaheebie-jeebies din ako diyan eh (Just hearing the word...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Friday, December 2 said he will ask a select group of senators to carefully study a bill at the House of Representatives seeking to create a Maharlika Investment Act "and give the Senate feedback on the essence of the Fund." Members of the group include...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sen. Imee Marcos led the distribution of over P9 million in assistance to around 3,000 individuals from Samar province on Thursday, Dec. 1, in Santa Rita, Samar. SEN. Marcos (Photo via Marie Marticio) The assistance was coursed through the Department of Social Welfare and...
Local onion farmers in at least eight provinces face a bleak Christmas if the government’s plan to import the crop coincides with December harvests, Senator Imee Marcos today said. Marcos, Senate committee on cooperatives chairman, explained that farmers in Regions 1 to 3 have said they are ready...
ILOILO CITY -- Senator Imee Marcos visited Antique and gave away cash donations amounting to P10 million almost a month after the province was battered by tropical storm Paeng. Senator Imee Marcos and Antique Governor Governor Rhodora ‘Dodod’ Cadiao give out aid to those affected by tropical...
The "nutribun" or fortified bun has been having a resurgence ever since Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. became president earlier this year. Laguna 1st district Rep. Ma. Rene Ann Lourdes Matibag (left) and Senator Imee Marcos sampling NurtribAnns (Facebook) It's no wonder then that House members...
Senator Imee Marcos today warned that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) would have limited success in its campaign against fish smuggling if it overlooks online sellers. The BFAR had said it would start confiscating unauthorized fish imports on December 4 while a seasonal...
Since its creation in 2009, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) has very little to show except for constant travel. This was the lament of Senator Imee Marcos when she presented the P128-million appropriations for CCC on the 2023 fiscal year during the Senate deliberation on the proposed 2023...
Vice President Sara Duterte accompanied Senator Imee Marcos, who marked her 67th birthday by holding several activities in Davao City, her bailiwick on Saturday, Nov. 12. Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Imee Marcos share a tight hug during the CLOA and Computerized Titles distribution in...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval and Senator Imee Marcos led the distribution of financial aid to 1,000 residents "in crisis situation" at the Oreta Sports Complex on Thursday, Nov. 10. The beneficiaries of Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) include senior citizens, solo...
‘I lied.’’ Senator Imee Marcos admitted that she lied to then-Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon during the previous 18th Congress that the scheduled December 2022 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections would be the last postponement. Marcos recalled this incident after Senator...
