President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. highlighted on Thursday the need for the country’s agricultural sector to step up and be at par with international standards, saying agricultural modernization is the way forward for the sector. In his speech during the inauguration of San Miguel Corp.’s World-Class Controlled-Climate Magnolia Poultry Farm in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur,…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has inaugurated San Miguel Corp.’s World-Class Controlled-Climate Magnolia Poultry Farm in Davao del Sur, which is seen to help ensure food security in the country. “Of the sectors I have mentioned, we put a high premium on investments in agriculture, as it is the key to combating hunger and poverty,…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally extended his condolences and sympathies to the wife of the 42-year-old Filipino who was killed on Saturday in the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In a telephone call on Wednesday evening, President Marcos assured the wife that the Philippine government will provide all…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has personally extended his condolences and sympathies to the relatives of the two Filipinos killed in Israel, and promised them full government assistance. “Mahirap itong nangyari sa ’yo. Lahat ng assistance na kailangan mo gagawin ng gobyerno. Lahat … Pati ‘yung pagbalik sa bangkay… at pagka magkaroon ng chance, magulo…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared October 10 to 16 of every year as “Linggo ng Lupong Tagapamayapa” in a bid to increase public awareness of the barangay officials’ role in maintaining peace and order in the community.  “There is a need to increase public awareness on the functions of the Lupong Tagapamayapa, and…