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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reassess his position regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC) and consider rejoining the international tribunal. Pimentel made the call before members of the diplomatic community during a foreign policy address at the Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday. The senator said […]
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has received the credentials of the non-resident ambassadors of Kenya, Cyprus, Guinea, Micronesia, Slovakia, Uruguay, Equatorial Guinea, and Nicaragua. Marcos was briefed on the credentials of Ambassadors Galma Mukhe Boru (Kenya), Nicholas Panayiotou (Cyprus), Moussa Fanta Camara (Guinea), John S. Fritz (Micronesia), Tomáš Ferko (Slovakia), Cristina González (Uruguay), Mauricio […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits flood victims in evacuation centers in Bula town and Naga City in Camarines Sur in this file photo taken on October 26, 2024. As of Saturday morning, or five days since torrential rains spawned by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) began flooding the province, most of the villages […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday provided financial assistance to local governments of Naga City and Albay that sustained massive flooding from Severe Tropical Storm ”Kristine”. During a situation briefing in Naga City, the President released P50 million to Acting Albay Governor Glenda Ong-Bongao and P30 million to Naga City Mayor Nelson Legacion from the […]
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. vowed a long-term flood control project in the Bicol Region, emphasizing that climate change and increasingly severe weather patterns have made urgent action essential. Following a briefing at the Naga City Hall with local leaders, the President said that flood-prone areas can no longer rely solely on temporary measures. Instead, […]
President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday tasked government agencies to prepare for the tropical cyclone that is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this weekend. “We’ll just have to keep monitoring the situation and make sure, always, the rescue and relief don’t stop. It doesn’t matter [if] there’s another storm coming, […]
RAMMING A video screen capture shows China Coast Guard 5205 ramming the rear of the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Teresa Magbanua, one of three hits received by the Filipino ship from the Chinese vessel on Aug. 31, 2024 at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal. — PCG file photo MANILA, Philippines — Hopes are high for Sen. Imee […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered government agencies to immediately start rescue and relief operations in the Bicol region particularly its areas inundated by Tropical Storm ”Kristine”. In a situation briefing at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) headquarters at Camp Aguinaldo, the President ordered the Department of Public Works and […]
“The worst is yet to come”, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said as Tropical Storm ”Kristine” literally submerged areas in the Bicol Region while it continued to move west towards the land mass of Northern Luzon. “The point right now is that the storm is still off of our coast. It’s not yet in, hasn’t made […]
Vice President Sara Duterte listed five impeachable offenses of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Duterte did not elaborate as she emphasized that it will not be passed in the House of Representatives. “I have a list of the five impeachable offenses of BBM (Bongbong Marcos) but do you think it will pass in the House? Of […]