NAIA DEAL SEALED. President Marcos is flanked by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (left) and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin as they witness the signing of the P170.6-billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport Project Concession Agreement during rites at Kalayaan Hall in Malacañang Palace on Monday. Signing the contract are (from left) …
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Congress gets ‘Cha-cha’ consensus, says Marcos
House poised to approve RBH 7 this week before Lent break Both chambers of Congress have finally come to terms with the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, President Marcos said over the weekend. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is set to approve on third and …
Read More »President signs law to save dying PH salt industry
The country’s salt industry now has a law of its own, meant to rejuvenate and strengthen this “dying” trade. President Marcos enacted on Mar. 11 Republic Act No 11985, also known as “Philippine Salt Industry Development Act” primarily crafted to redeem the salt industry from the brink of extinction. Senator …
Read More »PBBM Europe trip nets ‘immense benefits’ for people, says Speaker
Speaker Martin Romualdez Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Sunday cited the just-concluded visit of President Marcos to Germany and the Czech Republic for securing immense benefits for the country and the people. Romualdez noted the solid support expressed by leaders of the two countries for the protection of the Philippine …
Read More »At least 63 Filipinos to be repatriated from Haiti amid ongoing violence
A protester burns tires during a demonstration following the resignation of its Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 12, 2024. A political transition deal in Haiti marks a key step forward for the violence-ravaged country but far more needs to be done, with some experts warning the …
Read More »‘Economic Cha-cha efforts on track’
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez Zubiri, Romualdez vow to muster needed votes PRAGUE—Both leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives assured the public that efforts to amend restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution are on track. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, who …
Read More »PBBM: Back-to-back EU visits open economic opportunities
BACK HOME. President Marcos arrives at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Saturday, March 16, 2024, following his working visit to Berlin and state visit to Prague. President Marcos on Saturday said his back-to-back visits to Germany and the Czech Republic opened doors for more opportunities to deepen …
Read More »Ex-BuCor official, suspect in Percy Lapid slay, dies
Ex-Bureau of Corrections officer Ricardo Zulueta The Philippine National Police on Saturday said former Bureau of Corrections deputy security officer Ricardo Zulueta — a co-accused in the killing of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa — died due to heart failure on March 15. Zulueta died at the Bataan Peninsula Medical …
Read More »Czech backs PH on sea issues
WALKING IN PRAGUE. President Marcos (second from left) is flanked by (from left) Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual as they walk to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic on the second day of his …
Read More »Manila asks Prague for support to resume PH-EU free trade talks
Photo from PBBM’s Official FB Page Prague—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday asked the Czech Republic for its support for the resumption of the Philippines-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. “We believe that the resumption of these negotiations will be a bigstep in furthering our trade relations, with the end …
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