Bongbong Marcos tests positive for COVID-19

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 07/08/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, the Palace announced Friday, his second bout with the disease. Press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Marcos tested positive following an antigen test. “The President…

Bongbong Marcos’ first order: Abolish PACC, Office of Cabinet Secretary

Neil Arwin Mercado 07/07/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong”  Marcos Jr. has issued his first order as the country’s top leader: abolish the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary. The directive is contained in Executive…

Target: 100% in-person classes by November

Nestor Corrales 07/06/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The government wants to resume in-person classes at full capacity by November this year even with the increasing COVID-19 cases in the country, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday. In his first press…

Bongbong Marcos eyes transport fuel aid expansion to include tricycle drivers

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 07/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his administration is eyeing to expand the distribution of the fuel subsidy for the transport sector to include tricycle drivers. The transport support was discussed during his first Cabinet…

A ‘very simple merienda,’ Imee Marcos says on mom’s birthday bash in Malacañang

Maila Ager 07/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos on Monday dispelled any insinuations that government money was spent during a “simple” and “small” birthday celebration for her mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, in the Malacañan Palace. Some photos…

Bongbong Marcos told: Replace English with Filipino as language of instruction

John Eric Mendoza 07/02/2022

MANILA, Philippines — A progressive teacher’s group on Friday urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to make Filipino the language of instruction instead of English. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) chairperson Vladimer Quetua made the call…

LOOK: Toni Gonzaga stuns in Mark Bumgarner’s gowns at President Bongbong Marcos’ inauguration

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 07/01/2022

CEBU, Philippines — TV host-actress Toni Gonzaga, shared some stunning photos of her with husband Paul Soriano during the inauguration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., where she sang the Philippine national anthem. She simply captioned her Instagram post…

President-elect BBM thanks One Cebu party: ‘It has never fallen to a Marcos to win big in Cebu’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM) thanked One Cebu for its ‘immense contribution and support’ in the UniTeam’s bid for Malacañang. Marcos was in Cebu together with his running mate, vice president-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio, to attend the…

Bongbong: SC decision ‘removes all questions as to my qualifications’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two days before being sworn into the Malacañang, the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed the disqualification petitions lodged against President-elect Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. And for Marcos Jr., the decision virtually cleared the air…

Bongbong Marcos qualified to be elected to office – SC

Krixia Subingsubing, Marlon Ramos 06/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The “gods of Padre Faura” have cleared the way for Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s inauguration as the 17th president of the Philippines. Voting 13-0 with two abstentions, the Supreme Court threw out the legal challenges…

2nd Gentleman Douglas Emhoff to lead US delegation to Bongbong Marcos’ inauguration

Christia Marie Ramos 06/27/2022

MANILA, Philippines — United States Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will lead Washington’s delegation to the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on June 30, the White House announced.  Emhoff was designated by…

China looks to Bongbong Marcos to revive oil exploration talks

DJ Yap, Tina G. Santos 06/27/2022

MANILA, Philippines — China is ready to revive negotiations on joint oil exploration with “the new Philippine government,” as it maintained that this was still the “right way” for both countries to manage their maritime differences in…

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