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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso met recently to discuss cooperation in the implementation of major legacy infrastructure and urban renewal projects in the nation’s capital.The discussion centered on the city’s blueprint for sustainable development and the alignment of local and national infrastructure priorities. Domagoso presented to Marcos other […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon, visited the Cagayan to inaugurate and inspect major projects in the province. Marcos led the inauguration of the Union Water Impounding Dam in Claveria, Cagayan, a major infrastructure project aimed at improving flood control, irrigation, and climate resilience in […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Monday declared that the 2026 national budget and the 44 priority measures identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) form the backbone of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.’s Bagong Pilipinas reform agenda, aimed at promoting transparency, accountability and sustained growth. In his speech before the House of […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can issue an executive order to set a palay (unhusked rice) floor price for government purchases of rice products done under the Sagip Saka Act, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. Pangilinan, who has been pushing for the full implementation of the Sagip Saka Act — a 2019 law that he authored and […]
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. is among the officials retained by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following the Chief Executive’s call for courtesy resignations from members of the Cabinet and heads of key government agencies. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Lumagui expressed gratitude for being given the opportunity […]
The Commission on Appointments (CA) is gearing up for a packed schedule as Congress resumes session on June 2, following a four-month recess. CA Assistant Minority Leader and Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel said five separate CA committees will convene on June 3 and 4 to begin deliberations on the qualifications of President Ferdinand Marcos […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may need to act quickly on the pending courtesy resignations of his Cabinet members to avoid possible inefficiency and divisiveness in the ranks, Senator-elect Ping Lacson said. Lacson said that since the President ordered the courtesy resignations, there has been jockeying for positions in the Cabinet, with some resorting to foul […]
While President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. still has enough time to make the needed adjustments to deliver good governance in the last three years of his term, he will need a trusted “bastonero” to make government officials under him toe the line. Senator-elect Ping Lacson stressed this as he noted the President’s good intentions in setting […]
BALINGOAN, Misamis Oriental – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, led the inauguration of the newly expanded Port of Balingoan in Barangay Bauk-bauk, marking a major step forward in the government’s ongoing efforts to modernize the country’s transportation infrastructure. Strategically located 84 kilometers northeast of Cagayan de Oro City, the port […]
The chair of the House labor and employment committee appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to “take the reins” on the issue of the proposed legislated wage hike for minimum wage earners by certifying it as urgent. “I believe we are now at the point where we need executive action. We are past the need […]