President Marcos has appointed airport operations expert Eric Jose Castro Ines as Acting General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA). File photo The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) confirmed this on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 21, citing a transmittal letter dated Dec. 15, …
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Marcos hails 9 artists’ excellence as ‘Manlilikha ng Bayan’
President Marcos has declared nine Filipino artists as “Manlilikha ng Bayan for 2023” for their distinctive skills, which reached a high level of technical and artistic excellence. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the declaration through Proclamation No. 427 signed on his behalf by Executive …
Read More »PBBM vetoes two provisions in 2024 nat’l budget law
President Bongbong Marcos led the ceremonial signing of the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024 on Wednesday, Dec. 20./PCO/ (Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos vetoed two provisions in the 2024 General Appropriations Act—one involving a Department of Justice (DOJ) revolving fund and the other the implementation of the National Government’s Career Executive …
Read More »No Filipino student hurt in Prague campus shooting
An ambulance drives over a bridge towards the Charles University in central Prague, on December 21, 2023. Czech media said the shooting occurred at the Faculty of Arts whose teachers and students were instructed to lock themselves up as police action was under way. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP) …
Read More »PBBM: PH to stand up to China sea ‘coercion’
STANDING FIRM. President Marcos (center) is flanked by (from left) Speaker Martin Romualdez, Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner, and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro at the AFP’s 88th Anniversary celebration at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Thursday. Roy Pellovello As Beijing warns …
Read More »Gov’t, private firms duped by ‘holiday’ post
REAL VS. FAKE. These screenshots show the official statement of the Presidential Communications Office as released on the Official Gazette and the Facebook post of Undersecretary Cesar Chavez (below) regarding the supposed Dec. 22 half-day holiday, which the Palace confirmed was untrue. Local government units and even human resources heads …
Read More »NTC suspends SMNI operations 30 days for franchise violations
The National Telecommunications Commission has suspended the radio and television operations of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI) for 30 days for alleged franchise violations, coming on the heels of a 14-day suspension order slapped on its two shows, including one hosted by former President Rodrigo Duterte. SMNI, as well as …
Read More »Marcos tells gov’t officials: Honor taxpayers, spend budget wisely
“We are working for the people, not for ourselves.” This was the reminder of President Marcos to his fellow government officials as he signed the 2024 national budget, telling them to honor the taxpayers who toiled to make the budget possible. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) President Marcos …
Read More »2 pregnant NPA leaders yield in Negros Oriental
BACOLOD CITY – Government forces rescued two pregnant New People’s Army (NPA) leaders in Siaton, Negros Oriental on Monday, December 18. They were identified as a certain “Sarah,” a member of Squad 3 and taxation team, and a certain “Aubre,” educational and finance staff and assistant political officer, of the …
Read More »Marcos signs P5.768-T 2024 budget; vows social, economic transformation
President Marcos has approved the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, which he said prioritizes programs that advance social and economic transformation. BUDGET APPROVED — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. signs the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2024 in a ceremony in Malacañan on Dec. 20, 2023. (RTVM Screenshots) Marcos signed …
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