President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday vowed to continue defending the country’s territory particularly after China released the 2023 version of its map featuring a new 10-dash line that defines its boundaries in the West Philippine Sea.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation to impose mandated price ceilings on rice in the whole country to ensure reasonably priced and conveniently accessible staple food to Filipinos amid the alarming increase in its retail prices in the market.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. conferred the Order of National Scientists (ONS) and the Presidential Medal of Merit to two officials while calling on government agencies to dedicate more support for research and development in the area of health, science and technology, among others.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to continue its warehouse raids to quell hoarders and illegal importers of rice.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that the country lost a migrant workers champion with the passing of the late Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople, and that the position she vacated is too large to fill.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and other government agencies to intensify efforts against human trafficking and maintain the country’s Tier 1 ranking by the U.S. State Department.
