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Marcos summons Chinese envoy
President Marcos summoned China’s ambassador yesterday to relay his “serious concern” over the actions of Chinese ships against the Philippine Coast Guard and Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea. → Read More
Pay the right taxes, Marcos urges public
President Marcos called on the public yesterday to pay the right amount of taxes on time as he ordered revenue officials to work to achieve people’s confidence in the tax system. → Read More
More Pinoys in US applying for dual citizenship
More Filipinos in the US are applying for dual citizenship due to their desire to revisit their roots and possibly retire in the Philippines during the pandemic, an official of the Philippine embassy here said. → Read More
Marcos ready to try all approaches to resolve West PH Sea row, engage with China
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed willingness to try all possible approaches to resolve the West Philippine Sea row as he reiterated his vow not to abandon even a square inch of the Philippines' territory to any foreign power. → Read More
Marcos calls the US 'our partner, our ally and our friend'
Our partner, our ally and our friend. → Read More
Rename NAIA? Marcos says it's not a priority
"I haven't actually thought about it," Marcos said in an interview with vlogger and celebrity Toni Gonzaga, his goddaughter, on All TV. → Read More
Marcos, Widodo: Partnerships crucial to recovery
Partnerships are crucial to the tasks of steering economies to recovery amid the pandemic and of keeping peace and stability in the region, President Marcos and Indonesia President Joko Widodo agreed at their bilateral meeting here yesterday. → Read More
Marcos visits Fidel V. Ramos' wake
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. paid his last respects to former president Fidel V. Ramos, one of the key personalities of the 1986 People Power Revolution that ousted his father. → Read More
‘High optimism due to government COVID-19 response’
Malacañang yesterday attributed the “very high” net personal optimism of Filipinos to the government’s pandemic response, saying it was able to promote compliance with health protocols while taking care of the country’s economy. → Read More
Duterte OKs creation of dev't plan for coconut farmers, industry
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the coconut farmers and industry development plan, which aims to modernize and strengthen the industry. → Read More
Duterte says he's not surprised when cops are involved in crimes
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted not being surprised when police officers are involved in crimes but clarified that it is too early to conclude that there are law enforcers behind the disappearance of online cockfighting enthusiasts. → Read More
Palace can't comment on Senate panel's proposal to file charges vs Duterte
Malacañang deferred comment on the Senate Blue Ribbon committee's recommendations on the government's allegedly overpriced pandemic supply deals but insisted that the Chief Executive is not protecting anyone involved in the transactions. → Read More
Palace defends gov't, DOJ following grant of ABS-CBN frequencies to Villar firm
The National Telecommunications Commission's decision to grant the frequencies previously held by ABS-CBN to a media company linked to former senator Manny Villar was based on its rules and on existing laws, Malacañang said Wednesday. → Read More
Gov't monitoring COVID-19 surges in areas outside Metro Manila — Nograles
The government is monitoring areas outside Metro Manila that recently posted high growth in COVID-19 cases as the Philippines continues to battle a sharp rise in pandemic infections linked to the highly infectious Omicron variant. → Read More
Palace promises Duterte will sign 2022 national budget by yearend
"The review process will be done in a few days and the president will immediately sign the budget," the Palace said. → Read More
Palace congratulates Hidilyn Diaz after winning first ever Olympic gold for Philippines
Malacañang on Monday praised Hidilyn Diaz for bagging the Philippines' first Olympic gold medal. → Read More
Duterte gets second dose of Sinopharm COVID-19 jab
The 76-year-old leader received his second dose of Sinopharm vaccine yesterday, his spokesman said. → Read More
Persons wearing masks improperly face arrest
President Duterte has ordered the police to detain and investigate persons caught not wearing their face masks properly as he reminded the public to follow health protocols to curb the spread of COVID-19. → Read More
Presidential Legislative Liaison Office chief Adelino Sitoy passes away
President Rodrigo Duterte paused an ongoing Cabinet briefing to mark Sitoy's passing. → Read More
Why 'NCR Plus' is shifting to Modified ECQ and what that means
Metro Manila and the nearby provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal will be under a more relaxed quarantine status this month despite the suggestion of some experts to extend the lockdown by one more week to further slow the spread of COVID-19. → Read More