Prioritize hunger, poverty response over Cha-cha — Binay, Hontiveros

Daphne Galvez 03/01/2023

MANILA Philippines — Prioritize addressing hunger and poverty instead of pushing for Charter change (Cha-cha), Senators Risa Hontiveros and Nancy Binay said on Tuesday. In separate statements, the two senators cited the need to provide for the…

BBM to military: Adjust accordingly to South China Sea dispute

Daphne Galvez 02/28/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Amid tension in the South China Sea, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday told the military that the Philippines should “adjust accordingly” to the situation. Marcos said the Philippines faces a “more complex…

Bongbong Marcos ‘offers hand of reconciliation’ on 37th anniversary of Edsa revolt

Daphne Galvez 02/25/2023

MANILA, Philippines — As the Philippines commemorates the 37th anniversary of the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution that ousted his father and namesake from power, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered reconciliation “to those with different political persuasions.”…

BBM summons China envoy over rising Chinese actions vs PH coast guard, fishermen

Daphne Galvez 02/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to express “his serious concern” over the “increasing” actions by China against the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Filipino fishermen. Malacañang said Marcos…

Marcos urges public: Don’t delay, pay taxes now

Daphne Galvez 02/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday urged the public “to pay the correct amount of taxes on time” to support the country’s economic recovery and expansion.taxes At the launch of the Bureau of Internal…

Marcos Jr. taps private sector to digitize national ID system

Daphne Galvez 01/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is asking the private sector to help the government digitize the national ID system. According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), Marcos appealed during his meeting with the Private…

BOC seizes P23.8-M worth of smuggled refined sugar from Hong Kong

Daphne Galvez 01/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized over P23.8 million worth of smuggled refined sugar from Hong Kong at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) amid the agency’s crackdown against the smuggling of agricultural…

Bongbong Marcos vows to improve, invest more in PH transport system

Daphne Galvez 01/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday vowed that his administration would continue to invest and improve the country’s transportation system to ultimately benefit the nation. He made the remark during the launching of…

PDEA district chief, 2 other agents nabbed; P9.1M worth of shabu seized in Taguig drug sting

Daphne Galvez 12/07/2022

  MANILA, Philippines — A district office chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and two other agents have been arrested in a buy-bust operation in Taguig City. In a police report on Wednesday, the National…

Majority of Filipinos approve, trust Marcos Jr.

Daphne Galvez 12/04/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Most adult Filipinos approve of and trust President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., according to a survey of the OCTA Research Group released on Wednesday. Based on OCTA’s Tugon ng Masa poll, which surveyed 1,200…

PH to have hot, humid weather — Pagasa

Daphne Galvez 11/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines — A large part of the country will experience hot and humid weather on Monday due to the easterlies, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. “Sa malaking bahagi ng bansa ay…

Paul Soriano to get only P1 salary yearly as Marcos adviser

Daphne Galvez 10/18/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Director Paul Soriano will get a salary of only P1 a year in his new role as the presidential adviser for creative communications. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. himself gave the information on Monday as…

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