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November 24, 2024 | 11:08am MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that her remarks about threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a hypothetical scenario where she is “killed” should not be considered a threat. Duterte made this statement during a press conference on Saturday, […]
Vice President Sara Duterte clarified on Saturday that her statement that she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Speaker Martin Romualdez, and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos assassinated if she were killed was not a threat. Duterte said she only highlighted the alleged threat to her security. “Hindi naman yata mahina ‘yung volume noong Zoom […]
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed, prompting Marcos’ office to vow “immediate proper action”. In a dramatic sign of a widening rift between the two most powerful political families in the Southeast Asian […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the call to suspend the 2025 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections is still being studied. In an ambush interview in Pangasinan province, Marcos was asked for a comment on the issue. Article continues after this […]
President Ferdinand Marcos led the inauguration of the first five stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension Project Phase 1 held at Paranaque City on Friday. Marcos was joined by Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista and the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC). In his speech, Marcos said “commuters will experience a reduction […]
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has selected Rear Admiral Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta as the Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy. Marcos led the retirement and change of command ceremony at the Philippine Navy Headquarters in Roxas Boulevard, Manila as Vice Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr. bade farewell from the service on Friday. The President expressed […]
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday inaugurated Phase 1 of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension Project. Phase 1 of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension covers five new stations—Redemptorist-ASEANA, Manila International Airport Road, Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, Ninoy Aquino Avenue, and Dr. Santos. In an inauguration ceremony in Parañaque, President Marcos highlighted […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured that the government will not help or cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. “As the comment of the Executive Secretary (Lucas Bersamin), the former Chief Justice, if that is what PRRD (President Rodrigo Roa Duterte) wants we will not block […]
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. led the government aid distribution to over 4,000 beneficiaries affected by severe tropical storm Kristine in Cavite. The government aid, which amounted to P10,000 for each of the 4,233 beneficiaries from different cities and municipalities across Cavite, was part of the administration’s Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families Program, as […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently signed the Philippine Maritime Zones Act or R.A. 12064 and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act or RA 12065 which are both landmark decisions that will assert the country’s territorial integrity and rights over all its maritime zones, including the West Philippine Sea (WPS). According to Senate President pro tempore […]