Marcos: Nat’l food emergency on rice seen to lower prices

Julie Aurelio 01/19/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The looming declaration of a national food emergency will “force” the high prices of rice down and will help the market work properly, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday. Mr. Marcos said the Department…

Marcos orders reinstatement of DOT’s P400M budget for branding

Zacarian Sarao 01/15/2025

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to restore the P400 million branding budget of the Department of Tourism (DOT). The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) in a…

Marcos, Biden, Ishiba pledge to strengthen ties in phone call

Luisa Cabato 01/13/2025

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday committed to further strengthening trilateral ties across various areas of cooperation. The three leaders held a trilateral phone…

NSC changes reveal widening rift bet. Marcos, Duterte – groups

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 01/05/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC), particularly the removal of Vice President Sara Duterte and past presidents, just reveals a worsening dispute between ruling political families, two progressive groups said Sunday. In…

2025 National Budget: Marcos vetoes flood control projects

Luisa Cabato 12/31/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed flood control projects in the 2025 national budget. Based on his veto message sent to Congressional leaders on Monday, the funding for flood control projects in the following regions…

Marcos: PhilHealth benefits will increase despite zero subsidy

Luisa Cabato 12/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Despite receiving zero subsidy from the 2025 national budget, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) services will not be hampered and will instead increase, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday, December 30. In…

Marcos urges Filipinos to free country from ‘shackles of social ills’

Jason Sigales 11/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Filipinos to honor national hero Andres Bonifacio by “liberating the country from the shackles of social ills.” In a message for the 161st birth anniversary of Bonifacio on…

Pres. Marcos signs laws creating new court branches across PH

Darryl John Esguerra 11/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law 11 measures creating additional court branches across the country. Copies of the new laws were released by Malacañang on Sunday. Republic Act (RA) 12044 provides for…

SWS: Marcos admin satisfaction rating ‘good’, went up 11 points

John Eric Mendoza 09/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The satisfaction rating of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration increased by 11 points, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said on Friday. Taken from June 23 to July 1, the SWS’s National Second Quarter non-commissioned…

Marcos moving ‘Ninoy Day’ violates 2007 law, says Lagman

Krixia Subingsubing 08/18/2024

An opposition lawmaker decried President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order moving the celebration of Ninoy Aquino Day from Aug. 21 to Aug. 23, saying it “violated the law” since such a change affecting a public holiday should have…

Marcos signs order for gov’t workers’ wage hike, extra allowance

Luisa Cabato 08/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed on August 2 the order for government workers’ salary increase and additional allowance, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Saturday. According to the PCO, Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin…

Marcos to INC members: Be instruments of change for a new PH

Luisa Cabato 07/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) to be instruments of change to achieve a new Philippines that benefits everyone. In his message for the INC’s 110th founding anniversary…

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