Palace: Order to step up efforts to gain public trust, approval ‘fake’

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos Malacañang has dismissed as “fake news” an alleged directive from Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to ramp up the government’s efforts to gain public trust and approval. This, after an alleged memorandum dated April 15 and supposedly inked by Bersamin underscored the need for the government’s communications team “to redouble their efforts…

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Tolentino: Chinese meddling in PH polls part of long-running plot

Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said China’s interference in the upcoming Philippine midterm elections forms part of a sustained effort to push its agenda in the West Philippine through its proxy opportunist candidates in the country’s midterm elections. In a media interview, Tolentino said the recent arrest of a Chinese national near the Commission on…

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Salceda: Phivolcs Modernization Act, a life-saving investment, particularly for Albay

LEGAZPI City — Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda said the Phivolcs (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology) Modernization Act that was signed into law only recently by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is decidedly a life-saving investment for Filipinos living within the vicinity of active volcanoes. For Albay, Salceda said, the Phivolcs Modernization Act…

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Gatchalian seeks clarity on US tariff hike’s impact on OFWs, jobs

 Senator Win Gatchalian is urging a thorough examination of the potential consequences of the United States’ imposition of a 17% reciprocal tariff on goods from the Philippines, highlighting that the U.S. remains the country’s largest export market. “Despite the seemingly advantageous position of the Philippines compared to its ASEAN counterparts following the imposition by the…

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Region 02 Secures Licensing for the Three Technologies at 2025 North Luzon Tech Transfer Summit

Baguio City — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 02 further strengthened its efforts in promoting science-based solutions for nutrition and technology transfer through commercialization through the formal signing of three Technology Licensing Agreements (TLAs) during the Ceremonial TLA Signing at the 2025 North Luzon Innovation and Technology Transfer Summit, held at the…

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PBBM LAUDS DTI FOR ADVANCING DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT OF MSMES

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday praised the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for its pioneering efforts to boost digital innovation and economic inclusion through its Bagong Pilipinas Marketplace. The Bagong Pilipinas Marketplace is a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform for “Proudly Filipino” products and services. It was launched to support product development and…

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