
Not the right time: Marcos bucks proposed rice import tariff cut
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rejected the proposal to implement rice tariff reduction to stabilize rice prices.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rejected the proposal to implement rice tariff reduction to stabilize rice prices.
The Office of the Vice President originally requested P250 million confidential funds in 2022.
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has assured the public that information of its members is safe despite the reported Medusa attack on its system.
Former House Speaker and now Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez has called for the transfer of the confidential fund from the office of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte to the appropriate security-related agencies.
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposed reform in the pension system for military and other uniformed personnel.
The distribution of smuggled imported rice to poor Filipinos goes through the right process, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.
Former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque claimed the leftist groups and certain opposition personalities were moving to discredit Vice President Sara Duterte to derail her chances in the next presidential elections.
Senator Francis Escudero has called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to relinquish his concurrent post as Department of Agriculture (DA) chief and instead appoint a full time secretary to lead the agency.
The war against rice smugglers and hoarders won’t be an easy feat, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.
Senator Robin Padilla wants everyone to understand that foreign policy is President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s job, and so let him “do the talking and walking” on issues related to the West Philippine Sea.
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