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Malacanang has nothing to do with the so-called ‘blank pages’ in the bicameral conference committee report on the 2025 national budget, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Friday. “Alisin natin sa consciousness ninyo na kami ay may kinalaman sa mga blank pages na sinasabi ninyo,” Bersamin said at a press conference. Bersamin emphasized the Executive…
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The country’s economic performance remains impressive even after falling short of its targets for 2024, according to National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Friday. The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.8 percent during the first three quarters of 2024, lower than its target of 6.5 percent to 8.0 percent.…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is earnest in ensuring the proper implementation of the 2025 national budget, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin assured on Friday. “The President is really in earnest in seeing the proper implementation of the budget—the surviving parts of the budget,” Bersamin told a press conference following the DBM Budget Forum on Budget…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. acknowledged the significant contributions of the Asian Development Bank (ABD) to the country’s development, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The President welcomed outgoing ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa who paid a farewell call at the Malacañan Palace on Thursday. “I have to always thank you for the involvement of ADB. The…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) seeks a partnership with the country’s major retail chains to expand availability of affordable rice across the country. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. met with representatives from supermarkets, groceries, and convenience stores on Tuesday to discuss a government-led initiative aimed at stabilizing rice prices and improving access for…
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The media is playing a key role in the great task of nation-building. This was highlighted by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin during the inauguration of the new headquarters of The Philippine Star in Paranaque City on January 22, 2025. Attended by political and business leaders, the event stressed the indispensability of media and the traditional…
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Secretary of National Defense (SND) Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr., along with Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel G. Romualdez, under the instructions of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., and in coordination with Philippine National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año, met with newly appointed U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz at the White House…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the government’s economic achievements last year. The President underscored the need to resonate to the public the achievements that benefit ordinary Filipinos. “I’m quite satisfied. I’m even proud. I would go as far as saying I’m proud of the things that we have achieved,” President…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has once again imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, as well as poultry products, from South Dakota in the US after additional outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the prohibition against the importation of domestic…
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A day after the P58-per-kilo maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice took effect in Metro Manila, the Department of Agriculture (DA) urged grains retailers to comply with the new directive that is intended to reflect recent tariff reduction and lower global prices. The joint monitoring team of the Department of Agriculture and Department…
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