BUDGET HEARING STARTS. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez delivers his opening remarks during the Development Budget Coordinating Committee meeting at the House of Representatives on Thursday, joined by (from left) Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr., Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe, and …
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PH-VIETNAM TIES. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. thanked Vietnamese Ambassador Hoang Huy Chung for his service as his country’s envoy to Manila in a farewell call at Malacanang on Thursday. PCO Photo President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is looking forward to signing an agreement with Vietnam that would strengthen …
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If pact with China exists, PBBM says ‘I rescind that agreement now’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday insisted the Philippines had no agreement with China to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, contrary to Beijing’s claim, and said if such a deal existed, he would rescind it …
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government is concerned about the country’s debt even though the country is doing better than its neighbors. The Philippines’ debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is “not ideal,” Marcos told members of the US-ASEAN Business Council who visited the Palace. “We worry about …
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said all reclamation projects in Manila Bay, except for one, have been suspended. “All reclamation activities are suspended. These are under review except for one that has already been reviewed. We saw problems in the implementation,” the President said during a situation briefing in Bulacan on …
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PH junks China demand to remove ship from Ayungin Shoal WPS BASTION. In these file photos, an Armed Forces supply ship approaches the BRP Sierra Madre, moored at Ayungin Shoal since 1999. The Philippines maintains a small Navy presence there—with troops eager to welcome any visitors (inset)—to guard the territory, …
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THE Philippine government on Monday summoned Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian to protest the water bombing of Philippine vessels on a resupply mission to the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has “firmly asked” China to stop its vessels from …
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered an extensive study of the proposed impounding system in Candaba, Pampanga as a long-term solution to the flooding problem in the province. He issued the directive during a briefing at the Provincial Capitol of the City of San Fernando after inspecting areas …
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PBBM: DFA fires off note verbale to protest latest WPS mess The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned Beijing’s envoy Monday to protest the use of water cannons and dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said. “Our secretary of Foreign Affairs summoned …
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The government is looking at two ways to mitigate the flooding problems along the North Luzon Expressway that caused heavy traffic during the last two typhoons to hit the country. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday approved a proposal to elevate a portion of the NLEX in Pampanga, then ordered …
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