It’s a free country, of course, and most people can say what they think or feel, in the manner they deem most appropriate. But when you are the second most powerful person in the land, you are expected to at least be circumspect about what you say and ...

The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations on Monday terminated the deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the President (OP). The panel, chaired by Rep. Elizaldy Co of party-list Ako Bicol party-list group, took ...

President says no need to forgive people behind dad’s ouster in 1986 Saying he never blamed anyone for the ouster of his father, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is not one to take things personally as he returned to Hawaii for the first time since their exile to the island-state over three decades ago. […]
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Leaders seek to ease tensions, ‘strategize’ PH role, way forward in disputed waters President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco on Thursday afternoon (Friday in Manila) to discuss ways to ease tensions in the West […]
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A Filipino diplomat in the United States said there is a “positive momentum” in the relationship between the Philippines and the US under the administration of President Marcos. “Since the President has assumed office, we have seen positive momentum in terms of our engagement with the U.S. in all aspects of our relations, especially in […]
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