Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy revealed that the long delay—about “four years or five years”—in the issuance of the physical national ID has made the public impatient, not the least President Marcos himself. President Ferdinand...
Vice President Sara Duterte has a special wish for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s 66th birthday: success as president because it would also mean the success of the Philippines and Filipinos. (From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte at the launch...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (BBM vlog) From meetings to diplomatic functions to paperwork— these are just some of the activities that keep President Marcos busy every day. But despite having a full plate, the country's 17th President is grateful for his busy schedule as it indicates...
The completion of the implementing rules and regulations of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act was dubbed by President Marcos as his best birthday gift ever. President Marcos signs the Executive Order that extends the moratorium on payments of amortization on agrarian debt by agrarian reform...
President Marcos has extended the moratorium on payments of amortizations on agrarian debt of farmer beneficiaries to another two years. Marcos signed Executive Order on Tuesday, Sept. 12, which extends the executive order he signed last year that gave farmers a one-year moratorium on...
Despite the apprehensions of some sectors and economists, the implementation of the price ceiling imposed on the country’s staple grain is “going as well as we can expect,” President Marcos claimed on Tuesday, Sept. 12. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting with the...
A better agriculture sector for the country is what President Marcos is wishing for on his 66th birthday. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "Maging maayos na ang agrikultura (A better agriculture)," Marcos said on Tuesday, Sept. 12, when asked about his...
President Marcos will fly to Singapore on his birthday, Sept. 13, to attend the Milken Institute's 10th Asian Conference. His trip to Singapore, which falls on his 66th birthday, came less than a week after his Indonesian trip for the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). According...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) aims to distribute financial aid and livelihood grants to some 5,942 micro rice retailers by Sept. 14, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday, Sept. 12. A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) According to...
The Philippines stands ready to extend assistance to Morocco after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country, claiming around 2,800 lives Villagers inspect the rubble of collapsed houses in Tafeghaghte, 60 kilometres (37 miles) southwest of Marrakesh, on September 10, 2023, two days after a...
It has not even been a week since his last overseas engagement, but President Marcos is already set to discuss his administration's priority policies and programs before economic managers and business leaders at the Milken Insititute's 10th Asian Conference in Singapore on Sept. 13, his birthday....
President Marcos is hoping that the palay that would be harvested from a rice paddy art in Ilocos Norte featuring his face and his administration's "Bagong Pilipinas" tagline would taste good and not bitter. President Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and other officials grace the unveiling...
