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President: All hands on deck vs. agri smugglers

September 26, 2023
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered a whole-of-government campaign to stamp out the “weevils” in the country’s agricultural sector, directing all agencies and officials to strictly implement policies and laws to stop the smuggling and hoarding of rice. President Marcos, who is also the concurrent Agriculture secretary, made his remarks during the rice distribution […]
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Marcos thumbs down proposal to reduce imported rice tariff

September 26, 2023
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday rejected the proposed tariff reduction on imported rice being pushed by his economic managers. “We decided with the agriculture and economic managers that it was not the right time to lower the tariff rates because the projection of world rice prices is that it will go down. So, this […]
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China ‘hypocritical’ over WPS issue — Gibo

September 23, 2023
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. chided China on Saturday over its “propaganda lines” accusing the Philippines and the BRP Sierra Madre, Manila’s outpost in the Ayungin Shoal, of marine damage. “The statement of China that the grounded Sierra Madre is causing irrevocable harm is to put it as politely as possible, hypocritical,” Teodoro Jr. said […]
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Marcos, India’s GMR talk investments

September 15, 2023
An Indian business group has expressed interest in investing in the country’s airport, road, and energy sectors as the Marcos administration continues to strengthen its “Build Better More” program. India’s GMR Group top executives met President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a courtesy call at the Marriot Hotel in Singapore, on the sidelines of the 10th […]
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PBBM marks dad’s 106th birthday with vow for better public service

September 11, 2023
In celebrating his father’s 106th birth anniversary, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to honor his father’s memory through public service. In a brief speech after a mass celebrating his late father’s birth anniversary, President Marcos said that his father served as his mentor and gave him guidance whenever things got tough. “I think the best […]
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AFP hits China Coast Guard ‘misplaced bullying’ in WPS

September 9, 2023
The presence of the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is “misplaced bullying” amid China’s continued aggression in the country’s territorial waters, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said. AFP spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar, in a forum, also cited the latest “harassment” of the CCG and Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) […]
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PH resupplies Ayungin anew

September 8, 2023
But condemns ‘illegal’ acts of China ships that interfered with operation The Philippines successfully resupplied its Marine contingent on the BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea Friday but condemned “illegal” actions by Chinese vessels that interfered with the operation. The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea, which includes […]
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Palace: DOF Usec. was ‘maligning’ administration

September 8, 2023
Malacanang on Friday confirmed the termination of Finance Undersecretary Cielo Magno following reports that she was “maligning” the administration. In a statement, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said Magno had always been critical of the government’s policies even before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assumed office. “She has been against the policies of this administration and made […]
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‘Fight hegemonic ambition’

September 6, 2023
• Marcos rallies ASEAN to let rule of law prevail • PBBM meets China’s Li, Canada premier Trudeau • PH leader meeting US VP, Japan PM too JAKARTA—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to protect the rules-based international order against countries with a “hegemonic ambition” at a […]
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$22m in pledges secured from Indonesia firms

September 6, 2023
The country’s capacity to improve on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital connectivity as well as to manufacture animal vaccines got a boost after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. secured some $22 million worth of investment pledges from Indonesian companies. The Presidential Communications Office on Wednesday said the pledges were made during Mr. Marcos’ meeting with Indonesian […]
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Marcos: ASEAN poised to grow on mutual trade

September 5, 2023
Jakarta — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday hailed the economic growth of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations, citing the steady rise of intra-ASEAN trade and foreign direct investment inflows. “With a projected growth rate of 4.9 percent next year and a steady rise in intra-ASEAN trade and foreign direct investment inflows, ASEAN […]
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