Marcos rejects tariff reduction on rice
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos rejected yesterday a proposal to temporarily cut the tariff on imported rice to lower the prices of the food staple, citing projections that global prices would decrease.
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Marcos off to Saudi in October
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos is expected to make another foreign trip soon, this time to Saudi Arabia.
Revenge traveling? Marcos overspent travel budget by P84 million
MANILA, Philippines — While budget constraints affect most travelers, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s frequent overseas trips have incurred excess government expenses to the tune of P84 million.
House passes two Marcos priority bills past midnight; MUP pension bill clears lower chamber
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives passed on final reading two priority bills by the Marcos administration in a hybrid session past midnight on Tuesday.
Escudero to Marcos: Pick full-time DA chief
SEN. Francis Joseph «Chiz» Escudero on Monday asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint a full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary so that the challenges in the agency could be addressed immediately.
Filipinos want Marcos to address high prices
MAJORITY of Filipinos believe that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should give priority to improving the economy, particularly arresting the rising prices of basic goods, the results of Publicus Asia's «Pahayag 2023 Third Quarter Survey» showed.
Marcos optimistic on lower rice prices
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos expressed optimism yesterday that the harvesting of palay or unhusked rice would lower rice prices as he expressed readiness to ease rice price controls once the market prices of the food commodity go down.
No ban: Marcos clarifies plan vs overfishing
MANILA, Philippines — The government is not planning to implement a fishing ban, President Marcos clarified yesterday, saying what he meant in making such an announcement earlier was prohibiting the catching of fish in areas where they are breeding.