President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation to implement the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund Program for foreign tourists by 2024 to boost tourist arrivals in the country. TOURISTS enjoy the sunset at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. (Tara Yap)...
Malacañang said that the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) was working on a mobile application called "e-Travel," which would integrate all of the information on immigration, customs, health, and quarantine of travelers entering the Philippines. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that despite the Philippines posting a 7.6-percent annual growth rate in 2022, there were still a lot of things to do to ensure the steady recovery of the country's economy from the Covid-19 pandemic and other external factors. President Ferdinand...
Malacañang has warned the public over an apparent scam that asks victims for a huge amount of money in exchange for a government position. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT FRAUD—Eight individuals show up in Malacañang on Jan. 27, 2023 for their supposed oath taking as new presidential appointees after...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has met with House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri to "catch up" on the current administration's legislative agenda. 'CATCH UP'—President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' " Marcos Jr. meets with House Speaker Ferdinand...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines is moving in the right direction while it continues to recover from recent shocks. President 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (PCO Screenshot) Marcos said this after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday that the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is bent on digitalizing government processes and transactions particularly in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in a bid to curb rampant smuggling in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos noted that more...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to always be on their toes to confront whatever threats coming through the country's coastlines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) During the oath taking of PCG officers, Marcos recognized that...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered a stakeholders' meeting next week after discovering that imported onions are sold up to P200 per kilo. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (Photo from the Office of the Press...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the extension of e-visa for Chinese, Indian, South Korean and Japanese nationals in an attempt to capture the tourism markets of these countries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Malacañang said on...
Malacañang has attributed the 7.6 percent economic growth to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "good economic stewardship." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) "President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s good economic stewardship resulted in the Philippines posting 7.6...
Major maritime stakeholders have asked President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to immediately revoke an order from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) imposing an additional container monitoring system in current port operations. ICTSI continues to invest in Manila flagship Seventeen groups...
