Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, October 3 said there is no need for the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to rush the crafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the newly-enacted Konektadong Pinoy (KP) Act. Marcos pointed this out as she described the...
President Marcos has appealed to government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to be the solution Filipinos need, and not be the source of added burden. "Magsilbi tayong solusyon, hindi dagdag na pampahirap (Let us serve as a solution, not an added burden)," Marcos said in his speech in one...
As ornamental horticulture thrives across the Philippines and urban agriculture continues to turn idle spaces into sources of food and greenery, the country’s agriculture community came together for the second edition of Pagsibol: Philippine Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Summit, held at the...
President Marcos renewed his government’s commitment to easing the farmers’ struggles, as he led the distribution of carabaos, farm implements, and financial assistance to Aeta communities in Porac, Pampanga, on Friday, Oct. 3. A total of 127 beneficiaries received carabaos and farming tools...
President Marcos said the inauguration of a new milk processing facility in Pampanga will help reduce the country’s dependence on imported dairy products, while ensuring a steady supply of affordable nutrition for Filipino families. Marcos said the plant, a project of Farm Fresh Milk Inc....
President Marcos said he would be asking the Congress to allocate additional funds intended to replenish the government’s quick response fund in the wake of calamities hitting the country. Marcos made the statement during a situation briefing held in Bogo City in the aftermath of the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, October 2, announced that it is mobilizing family tents and emergency supplies for thousands of families displaced by the powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Northern Cebu, following a direct call from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The quake, which...
President Marcos has made an assurance that power supply in the entire Bogo City in Cebu will be restored by the end of Thursday, Oct. 2. Marcos announced this on Thursday during his visit in the city after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that jolted Cebu on Tuesday night. He said the Department of...
President Marcos has announced that the Office of the President (OP) has donated over P200 million to Cebu and other towns struck by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake last Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Marcos said on Thursday, Oct. 2, that the OP has donated P180 million to the provincial government of Cebu...
Five bills that are being pushed by Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has been included in the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) of the Marcos administration during the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting. As such, Ejercito expressed his full...
President Marcos called on newly-promoted military officials and newly commissioned junior officers to remain vigilant over domestic threats. "As we strengthen our external defense, we must always remain vigilant within," Marcos told the AFP officers during their oathtaking at the Malacañan Palace...
President Marcos said most of the impacts left by Typhoon Opong have been addressed by the government, except for the lack of cash among residents. Marcos was not talking about cash assistance, but the absence of means to withdraw money, citing that the closest operating bank was two hours away...
