PBBM APPROVES PROPOSAL TO CREATE UHC COORDINATING COUNCIL

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved the proposal of the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday to create a coordinating council that will oversee the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act in the country.   “The President approved the Department of Health’s proposal of creating a Universal Health Care Coordinating Council through an executive…

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PH’S STABLE, HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC GROWTH UNDER PBBM ADMIN MAKES IT TOP CHOICE FOR JAPAN INVESTORS, SAYS JAPANESE EXEC

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…

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PBBM convenes special command conference, orders PCG to investigate China’s recent harassment in WPS

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…

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Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian summoned to condemn China’s recent WPS reckless, illegal act — DND chief Teodoro

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…

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DSWD: PBBM ADMIN TO CARRY OUT SCALED UP ‘WALANG GUTOM 2027’ FLAGSHIP PROGRAM NEXT YEAR; DBM APPROVES PROGRAM’S BUDGETARY REQUIREMENT

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…

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PBBM THANKS KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE FOR INITIATING TALKS TO NORMALIZE PH-KUWAIT RELATIONS

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…

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PH, Saudi Arabia agree to enhance cooperation on trade, labor, renewable energy

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…

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