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 […]
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President-elect Marcos Jr., says country’s economy is “first priority”
“I have found the best people,” he said as he names economic team members (Eagle News) – President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said that the country’s economy is going to be his “first priority” and is confident that he has chosen the “best persons” to be part of his economic team. In his first press briefing after his proclamation, Marcos Jr., said that he had been “very very careful in choosing” the members of his […]
Twitter flags ‘president-elect Biden’ posts as premature
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Twitter on Friday flagged as premature posts referring to Joe Biden as “president-elect,” as the vote count continued in the knife-edge US election with the Democrat leading Donald Trump in several key states. Tweets referring to the former vice president with the victor’s title and his running mate Kamala Harris as “vice president-elect” were tagged with messages saying counts were not yet final. “Official sources may not have […]
Trump wraps up marathon weekend cabinet search
by Don EMMERT with Ivan Couronne in Washington BEDMINSTER, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday wrapped up a busy weekend of meetings with cabinet hopefuls at his golf club retreat outside New York, hinting new appointments are imminent. The Republican billionaire-turned-world leader signaled he is seriously considering retired Marine Corps general James “Mad Dog” Mattis to be his Pentagon chief, heaping praise on him. When asked before dinner at his Trump […]
Students in Washington, NY ditch class to protest Trump
by Maggy Donaldson with Catherine Triomphe in New York WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hundreds of students in Washington ditched school Tuesday to protest against US President-elect Donald Trump, marching through the heart of the US capital before descending on the White House. They joined youth across the country who have staged similar walkouts since Trump’s shock victory on November 8, carrying signs with messages like “spread love,” “my black is beautiful” and “make America […]





