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…

Marcos: West Philippine Sea not an imagination, ‘it is ours’

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 07/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines —The Philippines’ ownership of the West Philippine Sea is not an imagination but a reality that will stay forever, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said during his third State of the Nation Address (Sona). Marcos’ remarks…

SONA 2024: Three years in, Marcos fails to keep promises – groups

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around a hundred individuals staged a protest here, calling out President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. over his failed promises hours before he is set to make his third State of the Nation Address (Sona).…

Kabataan party-list prepares ‘protest barong’ for PBBM’s 3rd Sona

Faith Argosino 07/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Although guests at President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (Sona) are prohibited from wearing outfits with political messages, Kabataan party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel on Sunday said he would be wearing…

Romualdez: Marcos to seek P6.2-T budget for 2025

Faith Argosino 06/17/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to seek a spending bill amounting to P6.2 trillion for 2025, according to Speaker Martin Romualdez. The administration has not submitted its spending plan, but Romualdez…

Law granting teachers P10,000 for supplies up for PBBM’s approval

06/01/2024

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday will sign a measure granting public school teachers an annual allowance of P10,000 starting next year, to offset their expenses in buying their own teaching supplies. The proposed “Kabalikat sa Pagtuturo (Support…

Partido Federal inks unity pact with NPC

Julie Aurelio 05/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Stressing that it is not a “marriage of convenience” in politics but a “need to unite for the greater good,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the signing of a pact between his political party…

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