President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. conducted his second cabinet meeting virtually as he completes his isolation period after testing positive for COVID-19. Among the topics discussed was on food and agriculture, education, tourism, health, and the economy amid the still ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Malacanang said that President Marcos was now free from Covid-19 symptoms but is just completing the mandatory seven-day isolation period. He tested positive for Covid-19 last Friday, July 8, when he […]
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Palace: Duterte wants “best, safest” system in place for national ID implementation
Nat’l ID system to start in September this year, gov’t says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to choose the “best and safest system in the implementation of the national ID system,” the Palace said on Thursday, Feb. 7. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President gave the order during the 34th Cabinet meeting in Malacanang on Wednesday, Feb. 6. During the meeting, Panelo said National Statistician Lisa Bersales […]
In photo: President Duterte presides over meeting of his Cabinet in Jordan
(Eagle News) — In this picture released by the Palace, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen presiding over a meeting of his Cabinet in Jordan, where he is on official visit. The President is slated to return to the Philippines on Saturday, Sept. 8, a day earlier than scheduled.





