The Office of the President has reaffirmed that the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) will continue to serve as the legitimate governing body of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) following the Supreme Court’s decision postponing the regional elections to no later...
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “it’s too bad” he’s not allowed to run for a third term, conceding the constitutional reality even as he expressed interest in continuing to serve. "If you read it, it’s pretty clear," Trump told reporters aboard...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea this week will host leaders from major Pacific Rim economies, including the United States, China and Japan, for an annual summit that has long championed free trade. But this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings come as U.S. President Donald...
President Marcos has signed the Anti-POGO Act of 2025 which bans illegal offshore gaming operations in the Philippines. Marcos signed Republic Act No. 12312 on Oct. 23, which repeals the law taxing gambling entities known as Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO), which have been linked to...
President Marcos has approved and ordered the implementation of the Tatak Pinoy Strategy (TPS), which aims to strengthen local industries, boost production of local products, and enhance the competitiveness of Filipino offerings of goods and services. In a statement, the Presidential Communications...
President Marcos is back in Manila after attending the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he joined the official turnover ceremony of the ASEAN chairship for 2026 and discussed regional and global challenges, including the West Philippine...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Philippines would live up to its newly-acquired monicker as the "chill dude" of Southeast Asia during its chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year, President Marcos said. Agreeing with the assessment made for the Philippines due to its...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Hosting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit next year is an enormous responsibility, but offers great opportunities, President Marcos said shortly after taking over the chairship. These great opportunities, Marcos said, would come from many aspects of...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos disclosed that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) "will not take a common position" on sending election observers to Myanmar amid the civil war. Marcos told the media on Tuesday night, Oct. 28, that the bloc is leaving it to each Member...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—"Do you want to get it done quickly or do you want to get it done right?" This was the question raised by President Marcos when he addressed the growing frustration over the pace of the investigation on the massive flood control corruption. He said these are the only...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos said repeatedly lamenting the establishment of a nature reserve in Bajo de Masinloc was not intended as a strong statement. Marcos said he was only stating facts during his interventions in several engagements—one of them was with China— during the...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—President Marcos has strongly stated that the Philippines cannot step back from pursuing the conclusion of the Code of Conduct (COC) for South China Sea, stressing that stopping would mean failure. "Well, earlier I said that at heart I 'm an optimist. And that 's...
