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PCO SPEARHEADS ‘CAMPUS CARAVAN’ ON COMMUNICATIONS MONTH; OPENS CREATIVE COMPETITIONS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS

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The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) will spearhead a Campus Caravan and competitions among college students in celebration of the “Communications Month 2023” this October. The PCO’s conduct of Campus Caravan will feature activities such as putting up of exhibition booths, media information literacy workshops, creative contests and competitions, panel discussions, Konsyerto sa Palasyo campus auditions,…

PH REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ASEAN COOPERATION, MEDIA FREEDOM

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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…

PBBM names DOLE chief to lead inter-agency budget coordination of PH employment, livelihood programs

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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has tasked the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to lead the inter-agency council responsible for adopting the Program Convergence Budgeting (PCB) approach for livelihood and employment programs in the country. The PCB approach focuses government resources on key programs and projects, which will be coordinated in…

Marcoleta’s ‘Ikiskiss Mo Beybi’ rice program in Pampanga, launched

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“ADOPTING a farmer” is Congressman Rodante Marcoleta of Sagip Party list’s aim in launching a nationwide campaign to rescue rice farmers, particularly in Bacolor, Pampanga. The objective is forming a formula that may prevent hoarders and smugglers – believed to be behind the continuous price hikes. “Kapag may pagmamahal ka talaga, hindi mo na titingnan…

Chinese faces deportation for misrepresenting himself as Filipino

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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will shortly deport to China a wanted 60-year-old Chinese national wanted who has long misrepresented himself as a Chinoy or Chinese-Filipino. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Tai Fang Ching was arrested last May 16 along F.B. Harrison Street in Ermita, Manila by BI intelligence division agents. “Aliens who flaunt and make a mockery of our immigration and citizenship laws…

PBBM expresses condolences, sympathies to family of 3rd Filipino victim in the Israel-Hamas conflict; assures family of immediate repatriation of remains

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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the family of Loreta “Lorie” Villarin Alacre, the third Filipino killed in the firefight between Hamas militants and Israeli forces, of the immediate repatriation of her remains as soon as a humanitarian corridor will be opened for affected civilians. Alacre, a 49 year old caregiver, was among the Filipinos…

Seafarer’s family seeks Justice for Kin’s Death

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The family of a 39-year-old seafarer who died due to overwork, lack of rest, and on the job in extreme condition in a bulk carrier anchoring in an UAE city are asking the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and its attached agency, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), to conduct a serious and thorough probe…

PBBM’S DONATION OF CONFISCATED RICE SENDS STRONG MESSAGE TO SMUGGLERS, HOARDERS- DSWD

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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…

US Library of Congress-inspired municipal hall inaugurated in Pampanga

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NEW BUILDING. Porac, Pampanga’s new municipal hall is inspired by the iconic US Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The PHP370-million building, whose construction started in 2021, was inaugurated on Wednesday (Feb. 5, 2025). (Photo from Pampanga PIO Facebook) By Marna Dagumboy Del Rosario PORAC, Pampanga – This Pampanga town recently its newly constructed municipal hall, the design…

PH reiterates firm resolve to protect its sovereignty against China’s coercion

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The Philippines has reiterated its firm resolve to remain steadfast against China’s territorial territorial encroachments that undermine its sovereignty over its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. National Security Adviser Eduardo Año made this vow as Manila marks the 8th anniversary of the historic Arbitral Award on the South China Sea on Friday. “For the Philippines — notwithstanding the challenges…