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MARCOLETA LANDS 10TH IN PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILS, INC. (PAPI) SURVEY FOR 2025 PREFERRED SENATORS
SURVEY showed Representative Rodante D. Marcoleta of SAGIP (Social Amelioration and Genuine Intervention on Poverty) Party-List, landing on the 10th among the Top 12 preferred senators for the 2025 mid-term elections.

PBBM HIGHLIGHTS ADMIN’S EFFORTS IN LOWERING PH’S ELECTRICITY RATES; INVITES SINGAPORE INVESTORS TO INVEST IN PH RE
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged businesses in Singapore to consider the Philippines as their investment hub for renewable energy as he laid out the government’s efforts to lower electricity rates in the country. At the sidelines of the 10th Asia Summit Fireside Chat in Singapore, President Marcos said that foreign investors can now enjoy…

HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR SINGAPORE BUSINESSES IF THEY INVEST IN PH, SAYS PBBM
The opportunity is huge for Singapore business if they consider the Philippines as an investment destination, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said. In a roundtable discussion with Singaporean businessmen, President Marcos encouraged investments in renewable energy, smart and innovative economy, and infrastructure development under the Build, Better, More program of the government. President Marcos shared…

PBBM SEES BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE
The future is bright for the Philippines and Singapore with their strong bilateral ties, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said during his working visit in Singapore. Addressing queries during a roundtable discussion with Singaporean businessmen, President Marcos said the relationship between Singapore and the Philippines started at the people-to-people level, which has been the bedrock…
PBBM: PH ON THE ROAD TO POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
The Philippines has shifted its focus from recovering post-pandemic to transforming its economy, which would increase local production and bring in more investment, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday. Speaking during the 10th Asia Summit in Singapore, President Marcos recalled the lessons the Philippines has taken from the COVID-19 pandemic, including the need…

PBBM OUTLINES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIF AT 10TH ASIA SUMMIT IN SINGAPORE
Putting up the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is the government’s way of tapping the country’s reserve for investment without increasing borrowings, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. told an Asian regional summit in Singapore. President Marcos also outlined MIF investment opportunities in the Philippines. “We looked internally and saw what are the reserves that we have…

PBBM HIGHLIGHTS COUNTRY’S SUCCESS AT 10TH ASIA SUMMIT, INVITES BUSINESSES TO INVEST IN PH
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. invited foreign businesses to invest in the Philippines as he emphasized that the country is open for business and is ready to partner with them in shaping a brighter future for everyone. “As we stand here discussing ways how we can collaborate, I invite each one of you to consider…

PALACE ISSUES EO 40, EXTENDS AGRARIAN DEBT MORATORIUM
Malacañang issued Executive Order (EO) No. 40 on Wednesday, extending the moratorium on the payment of the principal obligation and interest of the amortization due and payable by agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed EO 40 on Tuesday, which he announced during the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) presentation of the…

DICT TARGETS NATIONAL DIGITAL ID RELEASE BY YEAR END, SEEKS ADD’L BUDGET TO GO AFTER CYBER SCAMMERS
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) targets to deploy national digital identifications (IDs) by the end of the year following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s instruction to fast track its issuance after several delays. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Wednesday, DICT Secretary Ivan Uy said that, like the rest of the…

PBBM ON COMPLETION OF IRR OF THE NEW AGRARIAN EMANCIPATION ACT : ‘BEST EVER GIFT I RECEIVED’
The completion of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act (NAEA) is the best birthday gift he could ever receive, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. remarked on Tuesday. The agrarian reform department presented to President Marcos the IRR of the NAEA, or Republic Act No. 11953, after signing the two-year…