Samuel P. Medenilla

AMID concerns that the proposed P6.352-trillion 2025 General Appropriations Act(GAA) contains unconstitutional provisions, Malacañang on Thursday said President Ferdinand Marcos is now “thoroughly reviewing” the items of the proposed piece of legislation.

THE tariff reduction on banana exports to South Korea will reduce the country's competitive exclusion from other countries, according to a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) official.

AFTER President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directly vetoed almost P200 billion worth of items from Republic Act (RA) No. 12116 or the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), Malacañang said it is now confident that the final version of the P6.326-trillion national budget next year will pass legal scrutiny.

Despite assisting in government efforts to bring home thousands of Filipinos in the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) was still able to push with its efforts better working conditions and services to overseas Filipino workers (OFW).

DESPITE the P26-billion vetoed portion of the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) this year, President Marcos said government infrastructure projects will remain one the main drivers of the country's economic growth.

President Ferdinand Marcos expected visit to the United States this year to meet with President-elect Donald Trump is still not confirmed, according to Malacañang.

THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is pressing for the prosecution of the prime suspect in the death of a Filipino worker in Kuwait.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will tackle updates on his legacy projects, including big-ticket projects, in his first full Cabinet meeting for 2025 next week, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a special non-working holiday in Manila City next week for the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos on Friday issued Executive Order (EO) No. 81, series of 2024, which “streamlined” the National Security Council (NSC) by removing Vice President Sara Duterte and past Presidents from its members.