Malacañang said President Marcos has declared special non-working days in six areas to allow residents to fully participate in their respective local celebrations. Marcos made the declaration through signing Proclamation Nos. 1162, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, and 1168. Proclamation No. 1162, signed by...
Governors from six provinces thanked President Marcos for ordering the immediate release of financial assistance to thousands of people displaced by recent Tropical Storm Basyang. In a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Office of the Executive Secretary said the governors from Cebu, Iloilo, Eastern...
Vice President Sara Duterte has enjoined Filipinos to embrace the new year with courage and strive for growth. In a video message on Tuesday, Feb. 17, Duterte joined Filipino-Chinese communities around the world in celebrating the beginning of the Year of the Fire Horse. "As we welcome the Year of...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to "move with purposeful haste," matching the Fire Horse’s symbolism of courage and forward motion with discipline, hard work, and sound governance. In his message for the Chinese New Year, Marcos stressed the importance of having direction in every thing we...
No attention is being given to proposals regarding Charter Change at present, Malacañang said. According to Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro, there is no any discussion about charter change within Malacañang. "Sa ngayon po, hindi po iyan napag-uusapan sa...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilization and police forces for the territory. The pledges will...
President Marcos said over 423,000 housing units have been built or financed since he assumed office, as he reaffirmed the administration’s push to expand access to safe and affordable homes under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para Sa Pilipino (4PH) Program. The President made this statement as...
Colonel Audie Mongao, a Philippine Army (PA) official who posted on social media his supposed withdrawal of support from President Marcos Jr., will face a general court martial (GCM), a senior military official revealed on Monday, Feb. 16. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarette, PA commanding general, said he...
Vice President Sara Duterte and Pampanga 2nd District Rep. and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo paid their respects to former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. at his wake in Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City. The Vice President arrived at the Simbahan na Bato, Annunciation of the Lord Parish,...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III, on Saturday, Feb. 14, called the indirect contempt case filed against him by several lawyers, including Ferdinand Topacio, before the Supreme Court (SC) a "nuisance suit" and a "mere publicity stunt". On Friday, several lawyers urged the high court to...
President Marcos announced simplified rules that will make electricity subsidies more accessible to poor households and streamline the application process for solar net-metering, allowing families to install panels and sell excess power to the grid more easily. Speaking at the “Collective...
President Marcos shared personal advice on love and marriage this Valentine’s Day, saying strong and lasting relationships are built on friendship, mutual understanding, and the willingness to give and take. In his BBM Vlog episode 277, released on Valentine’s Day, the President encouraged...
