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Cites PHL’s experience in peace building and forging cooperation (Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., appealed for the “valuable support” of all member states of the United Nations for the Philippines’ candidacy to the 15-member UN Security Council for the term 2027 to 2028. Citing the country’s experience in building peace and forging cooperation, Marcos Jr., said the Philippines could “enrich the work of the Security Council.” “My country’s experience in building peace […]
Cites favorable laws for foreign direct investments such as law allowing “full foreign ownership” in telco, transpo services (Eagle News) – Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., encouraged US investors to try doing business in the Philippines citing the very favorable conditions and conducing environment for foreign investments. Speaking before the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the 65-year old Philippine leader cited various advantages of investing in the country, including legislation that allows full […]
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said he hopes to meet with US President Joe Biden and other world leaders at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The 65-year old Philippine president will be speaking before the 77th UNGA on Tuesday, September 20, at the high-level general debate of the opening session. The theme of this year’s general debate is, “A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges.” […]
PBBM’s first state visit in Indonesia marks 75 years of PHL-Indonesia diplomatic relations (Eagle News) – Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and Indonesian president Joko Widodo both agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations as well as work towards highlighting the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to promote peace in the region. President Marcos Jr., is on his first state visit in Indonesia upon the invitation of President Widodo. The Philippine […]
PBBM stresses importance of getting booster shots amid presence of highly infectious Omicron variants (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., and his son, Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos both got their second booster doses on Wednesday, August 17, in a government campaign to convince the public to avail of booster doses as additional protection against Covid-19. At the PinasLakas Vaccination Campaign in Manila, President Marcos Jr., urged Filipinos to also […]
Streamlines official processes, removes duplicated functions under Office of the President (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has issued his first executive order, calling for the streamlining of the government bureaucracy and abolishing two government posts – the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary. In his Executive Order No. 1 that was signed on June 30 but was released on Thursday, July 7, Marcos Jr. said that […]
PBBM cites need to vaccinate school kids in preparation for class opening- (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is eyeing a full return to face-to-face classes by November this year that will be preceded by a massive vaccination campaign for schoolchildren, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In his first press briefing in Malacanang on Tuesday, July 5, President Marcos Jr., reported what had been discussed in their first ever cabinet meeting the night before […]
Pres. Marcos Jr., says inflation is currently a problem everywhere, disagrees with the 6.1 percent inflation rate cited by PSA (Eagle News) – The Philippines’ annual headline inflation reached 6.1 percent last June, considered the “highest recorded inflation since October 2018” mainly due to the rise of inflation in food and transport sector, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). But President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., believes that the inflation may not be […]
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr attended his first flag-raising ceremony in Malacanang, on Monday, July 4, saying he wanted to start things right and promised to have a very good working relationshiop with the Palace employees. “First Monday nga pala, meron tayong flag raising. So I made sure na makapunta ako para mag-start tayo, we start it on the right foot with all of us,” he said. Marcos Jr., recognized the hard […]
“We are here to repair a house divided,” says President Marcos Jr during inauguration speech as he promises to make the Philippines a “land of plenty” (Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Romualdez “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., took his oath on Thursday, June 30, as the 17th president of the country, promising to deliver on his promises of a better Philippines amid the uncertainty of a continuing conflict in Ukraine and the throes of the still […]
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Taking DA’s helm only temporary, says Marcos Jr, until he reorganizes the dep’t to to make it more responsive after post-pandemic era and amid crisis in Ukraine Problems in agriculture “severe enough” that he decided to take the portfolio of DA Secretary, he says (Eagle News) – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., announced on Monday, June 20, that he will be temporarily head the Department of Agriculture upon his assumption in office as the […]
