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There is enough rice supply in the country but gaps in distribution disrupt market availability and supply, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Saturday. “Pero ang dami pa rin kulang, ang dami pa rin kulang sa pag-distribute. Marami naman tayong bigas hindi lang nailalabas nang tama. Kaya’t hindi problema ang supply sa atin dito…

The Philippine government under the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is firm on its  commitment to promoting regional integration and cooperation within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), along with promoting freedom of information and preserving press freedom. “The Philippines adheres to our responsibility to promote regional integration and cooperation among the members…

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will continue to distribute rice to poor households as long as the agency receives confiscated smuggled rice seized by authorities acting on the instructions by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., a social welfare official said on Saturday. “Well, depende po sa supply. But then that’s the thrust…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made local history Saturday as the first President who visited the Camarines Sur’s Rinconada district after 55 years, according to Camarines Sur Rep. Miguel Luis Villafuerte on Saturday. Villafuerte, representing the province’s 5th congressional district, made the remark in accompanying President Marcos in the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Caravan launching in…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that the Department of Agriculture (DA) expects better palay harvest this year, adding that the government has to continue carrying out programs that could further develop the sector to ensure food security even with a good harvest. “Sabi ng Department of Agriculture ay mas malaki ang ani natin ngayon…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expects seeing the best in every Filipino with the launching of the Bagong Pilipinas program as it ushers a new era of national development. “Ang Bagong Pilipinas ay sinasabi natin, ‘yun na nga kagaya ng nabanggit ko sa aking salita ay sinabi ko — ay ang mundo nagbago na, kailangan…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. remains hopeful that the prices of basic commodities in the market will start to decrease amid the measures the government has implemented against price hikes.  In an interview during the rice distribution in Iriga City, Camarines Sur on Saturday, President Marcos believes that the government’s intervention against price hikes will…

The administration is bringing government services closer to the people, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. declared on Saturday as he led the simultaneous launching of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF), the country’s biggest service caravan. The Serbisyo Caravan is aimed at providing major government services to underprivileged Filipinos in various communities across the country….

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. clarified on Saturday that the government will not impose a fishing ban as it will affect the income of the country’s small-scale fishermen. In a media interview during the rice distribution in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, the President said a fishing ban will not be imposed but only a fishing…

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has made significant strides in its ongoing campaign against smuggling, resulting in the highest-ever seizure of items in the agency’s history, valued at P31.5 billion, comprising various commodities. “Ang bureau, under the leadership of Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio, has already got the highest seizure, in a terms of smuggling, nag-resulta na…