At least eight overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are set to leave Israel on October 16 as part of the efforts of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to bring them to safety amid the ongoing conflict. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Friday, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega…
The ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict will not have any immediate impact on the Philippine economy and the country is not bracing for any effect at this time, the government’s socioeconomic planning secretary said on Friday. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan made the remark during a press briefing in Malacañang about the possible…
The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is now exhausting all remedies available to start the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the Filipino community amid the ongoing conflict between the Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. In a Malacañang briefing on Friday, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo De…
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., approved during its 10th meeting high-impact programs and projects amounting to approximately Pph269.7 billion, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan announced on Friday. “With these approved projects, the Marcos administration reaffirms its commitment to aggressively advance infrastructure development to attain…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has identified the regular holidays and special non-working days for the year 2024. In Proclamation No. 368 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on October 11, it stated that the Department of Labor and Employment shall implement the guidelines for the proclamation. The proclamation shall take effect immediately and…
While the holidays and peak season mean increased prices of commodities due to surge of demand, consumers will no longer have to worry about the supply for poultry products and disparity in prices should more industrialized agricultural facilities be constructed nationwide. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said this in response to the perennial concern on skyrocketing…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. highlighted on Thursday the need for the country’s agricultural sector to step up and be at par with international standards, saying agricultural modernization is the way forward for the sector. In his speech during the inauguration of San Miguel Corp.’s World-Class Controlled-Climate Magnolia Poultry Farm in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur,…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has inaugurated San Miguel Corp.’s World-Class Controlled-Climate Magnolia Poultry Farm in Davao del Sur, which is seen to help ensure food security in the country. “Of the sectors I have mentioned, we put a high premium on investments in agriculture, as it is the key to combating hunger and poverty,…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally extended his condolences and sympathies to the wife of the 42-year-old Filipino who was killed on Saturday in the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In a telephone call on Wednesday evening, President Marcos assured the wife that the Philippine government will provide all…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has personally extended his condolences and sympathies to the relatives of the two Filipinos killed in Israel, and promised them full government assistance. “Mahirap itong nangyari sa ’yo. Lahat ng assistance na kailangan mo gagawin ng gobyerno. Lahat … Pati ‘yung pagbalik sa bangkay… at pagka magkaroon ng chance, magulo…
