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Fernando Salvador and fellow rice farmers in Barangay Pinili, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija cannot hide their joy over the bountiful harvest they achieved this 2023 wet season.  “Ngayong rainy season nagtanim po kami ng inbred, at dahil sa mahusay na pag-aalaga nakaani kami nang mahigit isangdaang cavan kada ektarya, na mas marami kumpara sa…

Japanese businesses have expressed interest in strengthening their partnership with the Philippines as a result of the country’s continuing high-level economic growth under the Marcos administration that makes it an attractive investment destination. Ken Kobayashi, the chair of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), said that the nation’s stable and high-level economic growth…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to conduct a maritime investigation after calling for a special Command Conference of the national security and defense clusters on Monday morning to look into China’s recent harassment of Philippine vessels in West Philippine Sea (WPS). “The President called a special Command Conference this…

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian on Monday to condemn the reckless and illegal act of the Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said in a statement on Monday. “Likewise, Philippine Ambassador to China Jaime FlorCruz has been instructed to convey the same to the…

WITH the theme “OCA @ 48: Partners in the Quest for Judicial Innovation and Reform,” the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), has lined up various activities on November 17 and 18. “As the budget for such project is internally generated, there being no subsidy for the same, the funds needed to defray the expected…

The Department of Budget and Management has approved next year’s budgetary requirement of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the scaled up implementation of “Walang Gutom 2027,” a flagship program of the Marcos administration. “At ang ating projected budget po next year, for the second half po ng ating implementation kasi mag-i-start…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. thanked Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal on Friday for his openness to restart negotiations aimed at normalizing the Philippines-Kuwait through an initial meeting of the two countries’ foreign ministers, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. The DFA said that the initial meeting of the two countries’ foreign…

The Philippines and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to enhance trade and investments, labor cooperation and tie-ups on renewable energy, following the bilateral meeting of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman. During the bilateral meeting at the sidelines of the first ASEAN-GCC Summit, Prince Mohammed conveyed…

Although the visit to Saudi Arabia was brief, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that it was a successful and productive one with various engagements accomplished to reaffirm the Philippines’ commitment to the partnership between the GCC and ASEAN countries, as well as to promote the country to prospect investors. In his arrival speech on…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the Filipino community in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that their efforts will not go to waste as he acknowledged their contributions for raising the bar high in terms of quality services for which the Philippines is known around the world. In his speech during…