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One year ago today, I stood here before you, setting forth the plans that we have to improve our economy, bring jobs to our people, improve the ease of doing business, recalibrate our educational system to adapt to the new economy, lower and rationalize energy costs, boost agricultural production, enhance healthcare, and continue social programs for the poor and the vulnerable.

STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY FERDINAND R. MARCOS JR.,  PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, TO THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES [Delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 24, 2023] Thank you. Thank you very much. Allow me to…

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday, July 14, 2023 led the inauguration of the much-awaited Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project that is expected to

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is ramping up implementation of several road project portfolios crucial in the realization of the national

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, Dec. 9, that it will expedite several road projects in Mindanao which are crucial in the realization of the national government’s rebuilding program for the Islamic City of Marawi five years after the 2017 siege. Photo from DPWH

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reports continued progress on the design and build of 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge that will connect

BUTUAN CITY -- Big bulk of coconut, coffee and banana growers and rice and vegetable farmers, including the small businesses in the far-flung villages are now enjoying the completed farm-to-market roads (FMRs) built under the ‘Build Better More’ Program (BBMP), resulting in a boost to the economy an

The Department of Finance (DOF) renewed an agreement allowing the Marcos administration to access South Korea’s official development assistance (ODA) under its Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) for the government’s infrastructure program. DOF said in a statement that Finance Secreta

UNDERWAY. The Panguil Bay Bridge Project is 58 percent complete as of September 2022. It will connect Tangub town, Misamis Occidental and Tubod town in Lanao Del Norte province and reduce travel time from 2.5 hours to just 7 minutes. (Courtesy of Project Lupad Facebook) MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong Marcos Jr. wants all bridges already under construction to be completed as soon as possible, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Friday. DPWH Secretary Ma...

(File photo) MANILA - The bulk of the proposed PHP5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 will go to the social services sector, getting an allocation of around PHP2.071 trillion, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Wednesday. During the Senate hearing on the proposed 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP), Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman discussed the sectoral allocation included in the first full-year budget of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s admin...