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(Eagle News) — Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri was elected as Senate President, while Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, was elected as House Speaker on Monday, July 25. The election of the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives was done as Congress opened its session for the State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Zubiri was elected by 20 senators, and was nominated by Senator Joel Villanueva. Senators Alan […]
Current alert level system to stay in place until then, says Pres. Marcos Jr (Eagle News) – The Philippines would be implementing a new system of classification for Covid-19 restrictions by mid-August, Malacanang said on Tuesday, July 19. From now until then, the current Covid-19 Alert Level System remains in place, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said. Marcos also announced that the new level of classifying Covid restrictions in the country would be “decoupled” or […]
(Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has designated Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire as officer-in-charge of the Department of Health (DOH). The decision was made as the President is still in the process of choosing who would be the next DOH Secretary. Following the announcement by Palace press secretary Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles, the health department immediately issued a statement thanking President Marcos Jr., for designating Vergeire as the DOH’s OIC. “The DOH appreciates […]
(Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is already “free from all symptoms of COVID-19” and could be released from isolation on Friday, July 15, according to Malacanang. Citing the latest health bulletin on President Marcos, Palace Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles on Wednesday, July 13, said that President has been free from all symptoms of Covid-19 for the past two days The President’s lead physician Dr. Samuel Zacate visited Marcos in his residence at […]
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 […]
Tells governors, mayors that this is “part of effort to bring us back to normal” (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., pushed for massive COVID-19 vaccine booster rollout so the country could return to “normal” with businesses thriving again. In his message to local government officials delivered virtually, Marcos Jr., who is still under a strict seven day isolation period after contracting COVID-19, said the massive booster rollout would ensure the country would […]
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has tested positive for COVID-19 and has “slight fever,” Malacanang confirmed on Friday, July 8. In a press briefing, Palace Press Secretary Atty. Trixie Angeles said that Marcos Jr., “tested positive in an antigen test today.” “He has slight fever but he’s okay. Those who have been in close contact with him are currently informed by PMS (Presidential Management Staff) to observe their symptom as per […]
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 […]
China’s top diplomat extends Pres. Xi’s greetings to PBBM (Eagle News) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid a courtesy call on Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Wednesday, July 6, extending to him the message of congratulations of Chinese president Xi Jinping. China’s top diplomat wore a barong Tagalog when he visited Malacanang for his courtesy call on President Marcos Jr. President Marcos said that they discussed several matters including the commitment to […]
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 […]
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., greeted his mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, who turned 93 on Saturday, July 2. In a Facebook post, President Marcos Jr., greeted his mother “the happiest of birthdays” and wished her “continued health, blessings and joy.” He also posted a picture of the former First Lady, with a collage of three of her photos in the background — one when she was still a young bride […]
