President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has officially become a “adopted son” of the Camarines Sur province, the home territory of Leni Robredo, his main adversary in the 2022 elections. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Camarines Sur passed a resolution on Thursday naming Marcos as the province’s adopted son, according to governorContinue Reading
In connection with the murders of broadcaster Percival Mabasa, also known as Percy Lapid, and Bilibid convict Jun Villamor, the Department of Justice (DOJ) accused many individuals, including suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director Gerald Bantag. The DOJ panel, which is also known as Sr. Alvin Labra, Aldrin Galicia, andContinue Reading
A number of agricultural players have pledged to work with the government to end the ongoing food product smuggling that has hampered domestic output and kept food prices high. The Association of Fresh Fish Dealers of the Philippines’ Jon Santos stated in a statement on Tuesday that stakeholders from theContinue Reading
Following on from ongoing maritime tensions in the South China Sea with Beijing, Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday that his nation “would not lose an inch” of land. The Southeast Asian country expressed its displeasure this week over what it described as Beijing’s “aggressive activities” that haveContinue Reading
Despite the fact that the majority of Filipinos are happy with the way democracy in the country operates, over 26 percent of people identify as “conditional authoritarians”—those who occasionally prefer a single person or central authority. According to a survey by Social Weather Stations, just 60% of respondents claimed toContinue Reading
Families huddled in the chilly rain, attaching tarps to make makeshift tents, sleeping on pieces of furniture salvaged from the rubble, and lining up for shoes, blankets, or anything else that might be available two days after a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed more than 15,000 people in Turkey andContinue Reading
On Wednesday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. departs for Japan for a trip that is anticipated to open the door for stronger security relations with Tokyo as Manila increasingly aligns with the US in its regional conflict with China. As a possible first step toward creating a more comprehensive legislativeContinue Reading
Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr., who just left the Department of National Defense (DND), claimed on Tuesday that he left his position after discovering “only from news and social media” that a new military head had taken the oath in Malacanang. Faustino released a statement on Friday, January 6, 2023, saying,Continue Reading
To aid in the nation’s economic growth and recovery, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged the populace on Tuesday to “pay the correct amount of taxes on time.” Marcos urged the populace to work with the government to strengthen the nation’s tax collecting system during the national tax campaign launch ofContinue Reading
The list of regular holidays and unique non-working days in the nation for 2023 has been made public by Malacanang. On Monday, August 22, Proclamation No. 42 was approved by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The announcement was made on Tuesday, August 23. Marcos altered the original decree on November 11Continue Reading