PBBM stance on WPS remains: ‘What is ours is ours’ – Palace

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 03/01/2025

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s stance on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue remains firm and unchanged, maintaining that “what is ours is ours,” Malacañang said on Saturday. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press…

Marcos: Don’t vote all-talk senatorial bets, pick those who work

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter 03/01/2025

SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has urged voters here to choose senatorial bets who work hard, and not those who talk too much but do nothing. During the campaign rally of the…

Palace dismisses Digong’s remark on Marcos ‘dictatorship’

Faith Argosino - Reporter 02/24/2025

MANILA, Philippines —  Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. is “veering towards dictatorship” like his father is “a tale from a man prone to lying and inventing hoaxes,” the Palace said on Sunday.…

Marcos: Proposed P200 minimum wage increase requires further review

Luisa Cabato - @inquirerdotnet 02/01/2025

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. said on Friday that the proposed P200 across-the-board minimum wage hike needs further review, as it could drive up the cost of goods and services. In an ambush…

Not my duty to apologize for martial law atrocities — PBBM

John Eric Mendoza 04/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — For President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., it is not his duty to apologize to the victims of martial law under his father. “I don’t think it’s a duty for a president to be involved,…

Marcos ‘horrified’ by ‘agreement’ between China, PH on WPS

Luisa Cabato 04/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he is “horrified” by the idea of the so-called secret agreement between China and the Philippines regarding the country’s territory. According to Marcos, his administration also has no…

CPA issue: Rama requests PBBM to intervene

Josh Almonte 04/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to step in in his ongoing row with the Cebu Port Authority or CPA. In a report from Cebu City News and…

PBBM signs EO to reactivate TF El Niño

Jean Mangaluz 01/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has issued an executive order (EO) for the reactivation of Task Force El Niño. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. announced the revival of the task force in December…

CHR: Marcos gov’t ‘open’ to human rights concerns

Krixia Subingsubing 12/25/2023

Although the human rights situation in the country is still far from ideal, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses cautious optimism regarding the Marcos administration’s willingness to listen to and actively engage with the agency. During…

Bongbong Marcos signs P5.768-trillion 2024 nat’l budget

Zacarian Sarao 12/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law the P5.768-trillion 2024 national budget. This came more than a week after Congress approved and ratified the proposed spending plan. Marcos signed the national budget in a…

Marcos eyes more radical steps in solving West PH Sea row as diplomatic efforts fail

12/20/2023

TOKYO, Japan — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is calling for a change on how to solve the recurrent confrontations in the West Philippine Sea, said the Palace on Tuesday. “It’s time that the countries that feel…

Marcos says he ‘ran out of steam’ after US trip

11/25/2023

  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. revealed on Friday, November 24, that he experienced a decline in energy after his trip to the United States (US). The President could not attend the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary…

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