The Marcos administration remains focused on its priority to reduce poverty incidence among Filipinos to nine percent by the time President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. steps down in 2028 through various strategies and whole-of-society approach, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said on Thursday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is wishing for a meaningful observance of this year’s All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, as he encouraged Filipinos to reflect on everyone’s purpose and to remember the courage that the saints and their dearly departed have shown for the people to be empowered in facing present challenges.
The government will do all it can to address vote buying as Filipinos choose their leaders in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said in advising the public to safeguard their right to choose deserving candidates.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is looking forward to purchasing locally manufactured building materials that will be used for future infrastructure projects of the government.
The Commander-in-Chief reiterated his order to the troops to ensure that communities that were once under conflict continue to reap the gains of peacekeeping that the government and its stakeholders have toiled to achieve.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged local chief executives on Friday to forge international tie ups with their counterparts from other countries to learn best practices in improving the delivery of public services as he vowed for continuous government support.