Hotline 1348 launched for distressed OFWs
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) of continued government programs like the “One Repatriation Command Center” or Hotline 1348 for distressed Filipinos abroad.
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Marcos wants PH share in global creative industries market increased
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday said the Philippines is hoping to collaborate with Japan and other countries to promote and increase the country’s share in the global creative industries market.
Marcos set to fly to Tokyo today for ASEAN-Japan Summit
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. is set to leave today for Tokyo to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan Summit which is expected to review cooperation activities in the past years and discuss recent developments such as those concerning the South China Sea and East China Sea, Myanmar, and North Korea.
Reduced tariff rates for rice, corn extended until end of next year
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of reduced tariff rates for key commodities such as rice, corn, and pork, until December 31, 2024 amid continuing global challenges such as high prices and limited supply of some basic products, Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan announced yesterday.
PBBM set to attend ASEAN-Japan summit
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. will leave for Tokyo on Friday to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan Commemorative Summit, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu said yesterday.
DSWD distributes P57.37M aid to Surigao quake victims
MORE than P57.37 million worth of food and non-food relief items have been distributed to the victims of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Surigao del Sur, data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) showed.
4Ps families to still get cash for rice subsidy – DWSD
HOUSEHOLD beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) would continue to get their rice subsidy in the form of a P600 monthly cash assistance until program guidelines are changed or amended, Social Welfare Assistant Secretary and concurrent spokesman Romel Lopez said yesterday.
DOTr exec named communications assistant
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. has named transportation undersecretary for railways Cesar Chavez as Presidential Assistant for Strategic Communications under the Office of the President.