NEW OFFICERS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. swears in the four new directors of the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) in a ceremony at the Malacañan Palace in Manila on Wednesday (Dec. 20, 2023). Those who took their oath were Vicky Castillo Tan, Andrew Jerome Gan, German Lichauco II, and Roman Felipe …
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This Dec. 20, 2023 photo show groups filing a petition against the PUV consolidation before the Supreme Court./PTV MANILA, Philippines — Transport groups on Wednesday filed a petition for certiorari before the Supreme Court (SC), seeking to suspend the deadline of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) consolidation which is scheduled …
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This March 22, 2021 aerial photo shows Chinese vessels still present in the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea, well within the Philippine exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. (Armed Forces of the Philippines) MANILA, Philippines — After another fresh wave of accusations that the Philippines has been …
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The Philippines committed to become ”partner, pathfinder and peacemaker” when it presented its candidature to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Philippine Permanent Mission to the UN and other International Organizations Representative Evangelina Lourdes Bernas made the commitment as she pushed for the country’s bid to become …
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. participates in the luncheon meeting hosted by Keidanren and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) President Marcos has stressed the immediate need for an inclusive energy transition, as he acknowledged that having clean energy is vital to attain a “sustainable future”. “The Philippines …
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (File photo) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will soon issue an executive order to ensure the government’s immediate interventions to mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Tuesday. The plan to issue an EO was raised during the …
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. returned home Monday night from participating in the 50th Association (ASEAN)-Japan Friendship and Cooperation Commemorative Summit in Tokyo, describing the regional bloc’s ties with Japan as robust and enduring. In a video message filmed before he left Tokyo for Manila, Mr. …
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At a Glance House Speaker Martin Romualdez, says nearly P500 billion worth of funds have been set aside for 48 million poor Filipinos under the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. The 2024 spending plan will be signed by President Marcos on Wednesday. (MANILA BULLETIN) The soon-to-be-enacted P5.768-trillion national budget for …
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Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends a session of the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit Meeting at the Hotel Okura Tokyo in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2023. (Kazuhiro Nogi / Pool / AFP) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. emphasized the need for a “paradigm shift” in tackling China’s increasingly aggressive …
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. But Marcos admits he’s upset with Huang as tensions in West Philippine Sea escalate President Marcos said Monday it would be “pointless” to have Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian expelled even as he said he was personally “upset” with the envoy’s remarks on the issue of Beijing’s …
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