President Marcos, actor George Clooney, and his wife, international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, discussed efforts to strengthen press freedom in the Philippines as the couple paid a courtesy call at Malacañan on Friday, Nov. 14. The President was joined by First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos...
Malacañang has dismissed former lawmaker Zaldy Co’s allegations against President Marcos as “wild accusations” and challenged him to return to the Philippines and prove his claims before the proper authorities. This came after Co, in a Facebook video, alleged that President Marcos ordered...
President Marcos has reaffirmed that he personally saw unfinished and “ghost” flood control projects during his visit to Iloilo City in August, saying the findings have become part of the government’s expanding investigation into alleged anomalies in flood-control spending. In his press...
President Marcos said the signing of the ASEAN Extradition Treaty (AET) marks a “defining moment” for Southeast Asia’s legal cooperation, as he opened the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting (ALAWMM) in Taguig City. Speaking before regional law chiefs on Friday, Nov. 14, Marcos said the treaty...
Vice President Sara Duterte believes President Marcos must be included in the corruption charges because he approved the 2025 national government budget. In a media interview in Cebu City on Thursday, Nov. 13, Duterte made it clear: Marcos must be held liable and send himself to jail. “Aminin na...
President Marcos paid tribute to the late Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, calling him one of the country’s “most enduring and respected public servants.” In a Facebook post, the President said Enrile’s death “marks the close of a chapter in our nation’s history,”...
President Marcos announced that the government is developing a "transparency portal" where the public can access information of government projects and their contractors. In order to ensure that honesty, integrity, and accountability are upheld in government, Marcos said on Thursday, Nov. 13, that...
Once cases are filed against former Ako Bikol Partylist congressman Zaldy Co, President Marcos will order the cancellation of his passport, but now he is letting the courts do their job. Co, who has been out of the country supposedly to seek medical treatment, is among the biggest personalities...
There will be no Merry Christmas to those involved in the massive multi-billion peso flood control anomalies, President Marcos warned, telling them that their happy days are numbered. Speaking at a press conference at Malacañan Palace on Thursday morning, Nov. 13, Marcos made a pronouncement that...
President Marcos attributed the country’s slower third-quarter economic growth to climate disruptions and global headwinds, assuring that a surge in public spending would help restore momentum before the year ends. Marcos said this as the peso hit a record low of P59.17 to the US dollar on...
President Marcos clarified that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is not among the 37 individuals referred to the Ombudsman for corruption charges, but stressed that “no one is immune” from accountability as the investigation expands. In a press conference at Malacañan on Thursday, Nov....
President Marcos has appointed Department of Finance (DOF) Undersecretary Charlito Mendoza as the new Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), replacing lawyer Romeo “Jun” Lumagui Jr. Mendoza’s appointment paper was signed on Tuesday, Nov. 12. He currently heads the DOF’s...
