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(Eagle News) –President Bongbong Marcos has said he wants safeguards in place for online government procurement. “There will still be an element of accreditation because we cannot just open the market to anything…. (What if) you buy something, you get nothing. A box with nothing inside. ‘Yung ganoon,” President Marcos said in a statement issued by the Presidential Communications Office. The PCO said the President made the statement during a sectoral meeting in Malacañang on […]
By Eagle News METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES—“This country will not lose one inch of its territory,” President Bongbong Marcos said on Saturday, Feb. 18. The President made the comment as part of his speech during the Philippine Military Academy’s homecoming in Baguio City. He did not elaborate, but the comment came after the Armed Forces of the Philippines called on China to “restrain its forces.” The call was made after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel pointed […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos said in a World Economic Forum on Tuesday that the Philippines was expected to post a 7% economic growth in 2023. This is according to the Presidential Communications Office, which said the President made the remark in a presentation during the Country Strategy Dialogue in Davos, Switzerland. The President reportedly made the statement after citing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) projection of 2.7 percent for the 2023 global economic […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has arrived in Belgium for the Commemorative Summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union. According to Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge Cheloy Garafil, the President and his Philippine delegation arrived at the Brussels International Airport at 9:55 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, or at 2:55 a.m, Brussels time. Before he left on Sunday, Dec. 11, the President said he would push for “Philippine […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos is set to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The talks are slated on the sidelines of the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, Nov. 17. The President arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday evening. He and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos were expected to meet Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana. He was also expected to meet […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, Nov. 16, left for Thailand to participate in the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2022 (APEC) Leaders’ Summit. The event is slated in Bangkok from November 18 to 19. According to the President, APEC remains an important region for the Philippines and for the rest of the world. He noted it comprises 38 percent of the world’s population and 47 percent of trade. The President and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has picked the new chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and the National Bureau of Investigation. According to the Palace, the following have been appointed: Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro as AFP chief of staff Police Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. as PNP chief Medardo de Lemos as NBI director. Bacarro, who is a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Maringal” Class of […]
(Eagle News)– The Philippine National Police will set up security control points on roads leading to the National Museum, the venue of the inauguration of President-elect Bongbong Marcos. According to the PNP, all vehicles approaching the immediate museum vicinity will be subject to a thorough inspection. PNP Officer-in-Charge Police Lt. Gen. Vicente D Danao Jr. said only persons on the guest list with confirmed attendance will be allowed access to the premises. Guests including the […]
(Eagle News) — President-elect Bongbong Marcos has chosen former Davao del Norte Rep. Anton Lagdameo to be his special assistant. Marcos made the announcement on Thursday, May 26, in a press conference after his proclamation as the country’s 17th president. He will take the helm at noon on June 30, when President Rodrigo Duterte steps down after six years in office. According to Marcos, he believes Lagdameo will do a good job, noting that “we’ve […]
