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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday appealed to Congress to support priority legislations including additional tax measures and the reform of the military pension.

Declaring that the current state of the nation is “sound and improving,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. put forward his favorite topics on economic growth, infrastructure, agriculture, health and climate change, as he did so in his previous State of the Nation Address.

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 Marcos Jr. on Monday called on Congress to pass his priority measures that will enhance government audits and procurement. In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), the President said a new government procurement law and government auditing code will empower the entire government, which is deemed…

IN June 2014, the European Union issued a yellow card warning to the Philippines because it deemed that the government has done nothing to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in Philippine waters for decades. The warning was meant to prompt the Aquino administration to comply and amend our fisheries…

TUNA catchers under the Philippines Tuna Handline Partnership (PTHP) have expressed fears that suspending the implementation of vessel monitoring measures (VMM) under Fisheries Administrative Order 266 may jeopardize recent inroads to ensure compliance with international best practices on transparency and sustainability of seafood exports to the European Union. The implementation…

Conservation advocates and fisherfolk groups are calling for transparency amid reported efforts by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to introduce amendments to the Philippine Fisheries Code. In a position paper sent by fisherfolk leaders from different parts of the country and Oceana to Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior…

THE Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has suspended the Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) for commercial fishing vessel, sparking a warning from concerned groups that this puts the Philippines at risk of another yellow-card warning from the European Union. The suspension order was meant to strengthen the…

Experts from the University of the Philippines - Marine Science Institute estimate that tens of thousands of hectares worth of coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass have been affected by the oil spill due to the recent sinking of MT Prince Empress.