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Before leaving Hawaii, President Marcos visited the barge of the US Indo-Pacific Command with First Lady Lisa Araneta-Marcos, Speaker Martin Romualdez, and other US and Philippine officials. PCO Photo Says China Coast Guard actions making WPS ‘more dire than before’ A day after meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, President …

READING THE ROADS. Vice President Sara Duterte (center) gets help reading the traffic situation from Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Romando Artes (left) as LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz (right) observes the roads from the MMDA Metrobase in Makati on the first day of the nationwide transport strike on Monday. Manny …

This photo shows a sailing U.S. Pacific Fleet. (US Navy)  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United States started the joint maritime and aerial patrols in the West Philippine Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday. Marcos said that the joint patrol is a collaborative effort between the Armed …

House Ways and Means Committee chairperson Joey Salceda (File photo) MANILA – The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would amend the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act to enhance the country’s tax incentives system. During the hearing, the House committee approved …

President Marcos has returned to the country after his weeklong visit to the United States, which, he said, was productive. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot)  The plane carrying Marcos and the entire Philippine delegation landed at the Villamor Airbase at 9:44 p.m. Monday. Marcos said his three-city visit …

Speaker Martin Romualdez (2nd from left) administers the oath to Reps. Rosemarie Conejos Panotes (Camarines Norte, 2nd District), Dale B. Corvera (Agusan del Norte, 2nd District), Lordan G. Suan (Cagayan de Oro, 1st District), and Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy (Caloocan, 2nd District) as new Lakas-CMD members. (Speaker’s office) The biggest political …

The seat of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands is seen in this photo release by the International Commission of Jurists, a non-governmental organization advocating for human rights. (ICJ / Release)  MANILA, Philippines — Two more House lawmakers have filed a resolution urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to …

Image posted by US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson on X shows her welcoming President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos upon their arrival at the Daniel K. Inoue International Airport in Honolulu on Sunday. MANILA, Philippines — Wearing a Hawaiian garland or lei usually given to the Pacific island’s visitors, …

BACK HOME FROM HAWAII. President Marcos delivers his speech Monday night after arriving at Villamor Air Force Base in Pasay City from his six-day official visit to the US to attend the APEC Summit. PCO Photo  President Marcos arrived Monday night from a six-day US trip in which he secured …

(File photo) MANILA – The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a measure that would allow tapping the excess funds of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) for unprogrammed appropriations in the 2023 budget. During the plenary session, the chamber approved through voice voting House Bill 9513, which provides an additional criterion …