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Under the guidance of Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II vowed to work closely with the Philippine National Police (PNP) in determining the registration of the abandoned vehicle that was found in Pampanga, which contained illegal drugs. “We will immediately act on this. Makakaasa…
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The chairman of the House committee on constitutional amendment today welcomed President Marcos’ push for federalism. “I laud and commend the President for saying all he has been doing was equivalent to the ‘first step of the federal government…in all but name’,” Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said. “But his efforts…
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Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, along with other lawmakers, joins the fact-finding mission of the Bureau of Customs in the inspection of several large rice warehouses in Bulacan as part of the exercise of the oversight powers of Congress. The inspection was conducted amid allegations that hoarding of rice supply is driving up the price…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and other government agencies to intensify efforts against human trafficking and maintain the country’s Tier 1 ranking by the US State Department, an official of the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The Tier 1 ranking is the highest classification given by the US…
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House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, accompanied by Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez, gave US Representative and Chairperson of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Young Kim and members of her Congressional delegation to the Philippines a warm welcome during a Cocktail Buffet Reception…
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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday expressed “profound sorrow” on the demise of Migrant Workers Secretary Maria Susana “Toots” Vasquez Ople, honoring his close friend as a life-long champion of the rights of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). In a Facebook post, Cayetano’s office said Ople’s life was “dedicated to improving the welfare and protecting the…
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The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) is open to new members who are willing to support the administration’s vision and development agenda, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Friday. The President led the swearing in rites for the new party members in Malacañang on Thursday. In an interview after his attendance at the military…
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The Marcos administration will focus on taming inflation and attracting more foreign investments to produce quality jobs for Filipinos aside from boosting government spending to attain its growth target this year, the country’s socioeconomic planning secretary said on Wednesday. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Arsenio Balisacan made the remarks when asked during…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants a centralized national digital ID system that is available to all agencies and he has been monitoring closely the completion of the project. “No less than the President has been monitoring closely the completion of this project. There has been some delays but…the problems are being addressed,” NEDA Director…
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The Malacañang has issued Proclamation No. 327, declaring September 11 as a special non-working day in Ilocos Norte to mark the 106th birth anniversary of the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos. In issuing the proclamation last Wednesday by the authority of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said the people of Ilocos…
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