President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is not on a “veto spree” after he rejected five bills that were supposed to lapse into laws since he took over as the country’s chief executive last June 30, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Wednesday, Aug. 3. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers...
The latest survey showing that 12.2-million Filipino families felt "poor" makes the current administration's agenda on lowering the poverty rate "more urgent." Street crowd in Manila/File photo Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles stated this on Wednesday, Aug. 3, although President Ferdinand...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos has named Dr. Samuel Zacate, a known public health advocate and his lead physician, as the new chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
Former president Fidel V. Ramos will be given a state funeral with full military honors, Malacañang said Wednesday, Aug. 3. Former President Fidel V. Ramos (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in Manila) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced that the late president will be accorded a state...
New world boxing champion Dave Apolinario paid a courtesy call on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Wednesday Aug. 3, at the Malacañang Palace. IBO flyweight champion Dave Apolinario (Photo from Sanman Boxing Promotions) Apolinario, who recently won the International Boxing Organization...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. encouraged local government units to be open to public-private partnership (PPP) as a mode of financing for projects. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) "I think this is the way forward, and I encourage all our local government...
Senior deputy majority leader and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has warned his social media followers against "irresponsible and unscrupulous individuals or groups". Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) This was in connection with solicitations for cash done in the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is already considering someone to be designated as the secretary of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO), Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos FB) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) Around 85 percent of Filipinos have expressed trust in the promises made by President Marcos during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, a...
Malacañang said on Tuesday, Aug. 2, that the claim to Sabah of the Sultanate of Sulu descendants is "not an issue of sovereignty" as it is "in the nature of a private claim." Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of OPS) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles stated this after members...
President and Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has recently met with members of the agriculture group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) to discuss farming modernization in the country. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) The group...
With the lapsing into law of a bill that increases the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens from P500 to P1,000, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto urged both the executive and legislative branches to find the P25 billion needed to make the bill’s promise into reality. Batangas Rep. Ralph...
