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PBBM SADDENED BY DEATH OF TWO FILIPINOS IN ISRAEL; VOWS CONTINUED SUPPORT TO FILIPINOS
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed sadness over the death of two Filipino nationals who were killed in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict as he denounced the violence and terror attacks. The President likewise vowed continued support to affected Filipinos. “My heart is heavy upon hearing confirmation of the deaths of two Filipinos in Israel. The…

PBBM OFFICIALLY ORDERS LIFTING OF RICE PRICE CAP
Citing the increasing supply of rice stocks and decreasing rice prices in the market, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has officially ordered the lifting of Executive Order No. 39, which sets the mandated price ceiling on regular and well-milled rice in the country. In a two-page Executive Order No. 42 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas…

PBBM, NEW SRI LANKAN AMBASSADOR AGREE TO CONSOLIDATE, STRENGTHEN PHILIPPINE-SRI LANKA RELATIONS
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Philippines Chanaka Harsha Talpahewa agreed on Tuesday to further strengthen the warm and friendly Philippine-Sri Lanka relations and take it to the next level to ensure mutual benefit. During the presentation of Talpahewa’s credentials, President Marcos said that he is looking forward to continuing…

PBBM VOWS FOR STRONGER PH-UGANDA TIES AS HE WELCOMES NEW NON-RESIDENT ENVOY
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed hope on Tuesday that the Philippines and Uganda could find ways to strengthen their relationship as he welcomed Ambassador Betty Oyella Bigombe, the African country’s non-resident ambassador to the Philippines. “It’s a great pleasure for us to welcome you as the Ambassador from the Republic of Uganda to the…

DOST, LDN Partners to bring regional STI week celebration in Iligan City
The Department of Science and Technology, in partnership with the LDN Provincial Government, City Government of Iligan City, and the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), is set to conduct the 2023 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) sa Amihanang Mindanao for the first time in Iligan City on October 11-13,…

AFP Identifies Dapitan as an R&R Site
Dapitan City- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) designated City of Dapitan as the official rest and recreation facility for its personnel, officials and members from all service branches of the AFP during the visit of Armed Forces of the Philippines and Foreign Armed Forces Attaches at Dakak Resort, Dapitan City on Octobre 06-08, 2023….

SOON, THE USE OF ‘MARIJUANA’ WILL BE LEGAL
ADVOCATES of marijuana or medical cannabis’ use should never lose hope as its legalization will happen soon. It has been 10 years since advocates and supporters of turning the plant into medicine, have been pushing at the Senate and House of Representatives the legalization of its use. Now, the bills filed are with the technical…

DOST launches first DRRM Technologies and Innovations Expo in Mindanao
The Department of Science and Technology launches the first DRRM Technologies and Innovations exposition in Mindanao, with the title, “HANDA Pilipinas: Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Expo 2023 on October 4, 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City. Eighty-one technologies from Filipino inventors and innovators throughout the country were presented on display. These technologies…
PBBM ADMIN INAUGURATES ARTERIAL ROAD BYPASS PROJECT, FURTHER REDUCING TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN TWO TOWNS IN BULACAN
The Marcos administration inaugurated the Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase III (ARBP III) Contract Package 4 in Bulacan on Monday, which will reduce the travel time from Balagtas to San Rafael in Bulacan from one hour to just 24 minutes. In the speech of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. read by Special Assistant to the…

PCO INVITES STUDENT FILMMAKERS TO JOIN ‘ANO ANG BAGONG PILIPINAS?’ SHORT FILMMAKING CONTEST
All enrolled college students both from public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) who have a passion for creating short films are encouraged to join the short filmmaking competition of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) in line with the Communications Month Celebration this October. In a Facebook post, the PCO said that interested student-filmmakers must…