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(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ruled out installing water cannons on Philippine ships sailing through the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and said the country would not respond in kind to recent Chinese attacks on its vessels.

MANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the countrys various economic zones were open to all foreign investors, citing the attractive investment arrangements set up by the government for businesses planning to operate in the Philippines.

A 36-year-old man charged with the murder of a teenage schoolboy in London during a sword attack also broke into a nearby home where a four-year-old girl was...

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered the Regional Tripartite Wages And Productivity Board to review the minimum wage rates in every region in a Labor Day directive, but militant workers who marched toward the Palace before they were stopped by anti-riot police demanded a legislated across-the-board increase instead.

THE late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr. would have been so proud of his son. Without imposing martial law, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appears to have the Senate as well as mainstream media under his thumb. The two are the pillars of our democracy: We are entering dangerous times.

MANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday vowed to usher in an era of greater prosperity where opportunities abound as he joined Filipinos in the celebration of Labor Day.

MANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) temporarily suspended the operation of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) during red alerts to mitigate the anticipated increase in electricity prices.

MANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday asked the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board to review the minimum wages for their respective regions amid the rising inflation rate in the country.

MANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has been urged to certify as urgent a proposed bill that seeks to provide civil service eligibility and permanent appointment to all government casual and contractual employees who have rendered at least three years of outstanding government service.

SEVERAL progressive groups staged a Labor Day protest at Freedom Park, Roxas Avenue, on Wednesday morning, May 1, 2024, demanding higher wages to resolve hunger and mass poverty in the Davao Region.