Press Release

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. honored this year’s Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos, saying their accomplishments are bringing the country closer to Bagong Pilipinas. “The excellence that you have demonstrated in your pursuits is, truly, worth emulating,” President Marcos said during the awarding rites for the foundation’s outstanding Filipinos held in Malacañang on Thursday. “Your accomplishments…

Innovation is the linchpin for forging a progressive, sustainable and safe future, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said as the government launched the National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document (NIASD) at the Manila Metropolitan Theater on Wednesday. “Let me reiterate the importance of innovation as the transformative agent of our time. It will help us…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday that he wants a police force not tainted with corruption and abuse of power under the Bagong Pilipinas. During the oath-taking of the second batch of newly promoted star rank officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Malacañang, the President encouraged the country’s law enforcers to…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed into law on Wednesday the “Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act,” which aims to address unemployment, underemployment, and other challenges in the labor market.  The law will focus on improving the employability and competitiveness of Filipino workers through upskilling and reskilling initiatives; and support micro, small, and medium enterprises and…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. bucked on Tuesday the proposal to temporarily implement rice tariff reduction in a bid to address the surge of rice prices in the market.   “We decided with the agriculture and economic managers that … it was not the right time to lower the tariff rates because the projection of…