BUSINESS AND JOBS. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez tells business leaders at the 44th National Conference of Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) Tuesday at the Manila Hotel that the government will press on with reforms to improve the business climate, attract more investments and create more jobs. Ver Noveno …
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5.7m Pinoy Muslims mark Eid’l Adha today, festival highlights end of hajj
Ready for Eid. A Muslim performs the morning Fjar prayer inside the Golden Mosque in Globo de Oro, Quiapo Manila, while a grandmother tries on a dress for her grandson at a dress shop in Quiapo on Tuesday. Muslims will observe the Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice today. …
Read More »‘Love Philippines’ slogan unveiled
GOLDEN TOURISM EVENT. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. receives a plaque from Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco as the Department of Tourism celebrates 50 years since its founding with the theme: “Ginto: Greater Innovations, New Tourism Opportunities” at the Manila Hotel on Tuesday. Joey O. Razon President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on …
Read More »Rumors of Senate coup to unseat Migz swirl; Jinggoy, Loren deny it
Rumors continued to swirl Monday about an alleged leadership coup at the Senate, which came as Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri was still in Washington DC, on an official visit. The persistent speculation in the upper chamber was that Zubiri would be ousted during the opening of the 2nd Regular …
Read More »Marcos returns Galvez to peace adviser post
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. back to his former post as the chief of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU). Galvez was the peace adviser in the Duterte administration, but Mr. Marcos tapped him as officer-in-charge of the Department …
Read More »PBBM appoints Gadon as poverty counselor
Controversial lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon has been named by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday as the Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation, Malacañang said. The Palace said Gadon’s appointment reflects the government’s commitment to addressing “one of the most pressing challenges” in the country. Lorenzo Gadon “He will play a …
Read More »Marcos vows support for Army’s special forces group
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. troops the line of honor guards upon his arrival at Special Forces Regimen, Fort Magsaysay, Palayan, Nueva Ecija yesterday for the 61st Founding anniversary of SFR yesterday. PHOTO BY KJ ROSALES/PPA POOL PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday reiterated his administration's support for the Philippine …
Read More »Wagner halts revolt; Putin seen as weakened
WEAKENED STATURE? Activists hold a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin near Red Square in Moscow on June 24, 2023. Putin quelled a rebellion attempt by Wagner mercenaries by allowing their leader to go to Belarus on exile, but analysts said it showed Putin’s rule as more fragile than had …
Read More »Tingog solon says respect, care, love ‘formula to forever’
LOVE WINS. Tingog party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (center) is godmother to 48 newlyweds during the ‘63rd Pa-Wedding ni Tambunting’ in Parañaque City over the weekend. Romualdez was joined Parañaque City 2nd District Rep. Gus Tambunting and his wife, former Rep. Joy Myra Tambunting (left), and Parañaque City Mayor Eric …
Read More »LPA monitored outside Philippine Area of Responsibility
A low pressure area (LPA) is being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the state-run weather bureau said on Saturday. THE Philippine Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the LPA was seen some 1, 505 kilometers east of Mindanao, as of 3:00 a.m. on Saturday and was inside …
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