Ferdinand Marcos Jr

Several government officials have greeted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on his 65th birthday on Tuesday, led by his first cousin, Speaker Ferdinand Martin ...

May this day inspire you to remain determined in realizing our goal for a united and prosperous nation,” she added. We are witnesses to your unyielding resolve to remain true to the call of public service regardless of the challenges you have encountered along our way. By embodying resilience and humility and espousing true nation-building and unity, you have truly gained the confidence and trust of the Filipino people,” Pangandaman said. Upon your shoulders lay the hopes and dreams of 112 million Filipinos,” he said. President, Sir, we join you today in celebrating a life of service and duty to our countrymen. MANILA, Philippines — Several government officials have greeted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

MANILA –The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Tuesday recognized President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s peace ...

This meeting became an avenue for unity and solidarity in the Bangsamoro homeland," Galvez said. "This is a sign that the heavens are looking down on you, Mr. 10 in Davao City with the top leadership of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) headed by its Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim. Gesmundo and six other justices of the Supreme Court visited Marawi City as part of the Judiciary's efforts 'to actively help the Bangsamoro people achieve their dream of peace'. Under the Chief Executive's guidance, Special Assistant to the President Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr. said in his message for the president's 65th birthday.

Activists warned he's moving to whitewash Filipinos' memories of the atrocities committed under his father's regime. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It is aiming to recover 125 billion pesos more. Mr Marcos' predecessor Rodrigo Duterte had also passed a similar proclamation. "I say that because those of us who have kept his memory alive…

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte, who is also education secretary, on Tuesday thanked President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for ...

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On President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.'s 65th birthday, Vice President Sara Duterte wished for him to be provided with strength and wisdom to face ...

— Giselle Ombay/RSJ, GMA News “I wish God’s favor upon you as you celebrate your birthday and pray that you are given the strength and wisdom for the difficult road ahead,” she said. On President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s 65th birthday, Vice President Sara Duterte wished for him to be provided with strength and wisdom to face “the difficult road ahead.”

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, signed an executive order sparing agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from paying their land ...

A study conducted in 2016 showed that pursuing the collection of amortization and interests will not be beneficial to the government due to its “high transaction costs.” Many ARBs and advocates have been asking for the suspension of amortization payments and loan interests amid the crises and challenges in the country. “The condonation of the existing agrarian reform loan will cover the amount of P58.125 billion benefiting around 654,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries and involving a total of 1.18 million hectares of awarded lands,” Marcos said.

MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has made true his promise of unburdening farmers of their debts with the signing of an executive order ...

“We always think about the farmers’ welfare. It was during Marcos’ first State of the Nation Address (SONA) where he announced that he intends to issue an EO to impose a yearlong moratorium on the payment of land amortization and interest payments. today signed the Executive Order imposing a year-long moratorium on payments on the annual amortization and interest payments of ARBs for agricultural lands distributed under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP),” the DAR said.

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order placing a one-year moratorium on the amortization and interest ...

6657 or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law would be amended to allow farmers some “breathing space” from their loans. Around 654,000 ARBs are expected to benefit from the said move, RTVM and DAR said. “We always think about the farmers’ welfare.

On his 65th birthday, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gave a gift to agrarian reform beneficiaries: moratorium on the payment of land amortization ...

during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), that of emancipating the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from their debts," Estrella said. gave a gift to agrarian reform beneficiaries: moratorium on the payment of land amortization and interest payments. "Today, his 65th birthday, marks the fulfillment of another commitment made by President Ferdinand R.

On his 65th birthday, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gave a gift to agrarian reform beneficiaries: moratorium on the payment of land amortization ...

during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), that of emancipating the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from their debts," Estrella said. gave a gift to agrarian reform beneficiaries: moratorium on the payment of land amortization and interest payments. "Today, his 65th birthday, marks the fulfillment of another commitment made by President Ferdinand R.

We talk to human rights and international law expert Ross Tugade about the role institutions like the UN play in addressing state atrocities and what it ...

New York City and the Marcos name carry with them history and tons of baggage. In this episode of 36 Years, we talk to lawyer Ross Tugade, an expert on human rights and international law, to talk about what it means to give justice to Martial Law victims and the role international bodies like the United Nations play in holding accountable people behind state atrocities. MANILA, Philippines – Fresh off state visits to Indonesia and Singapore, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. started the first working hours of his birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 13, by leading the kick-off ceremony of the ...

“And so, the seedlings that we will plant today will be significant in realizing this goal. We must spare no effort to ensure that it survives in the years to come,” he said. 13, by leading the kick-off ceremony of the national bamboo and tree planting in San Mateo, Rizal, where he enjoined the nation to pour all efforts in preserving the earth.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday approved a year-long moratorium on annual amortization and interest payments for lands distributed under the ...

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said government workers may receive a rice allowance soon as his administration continues to push for food ...

“[But] Everything is possible.” “Now we can already do it but it’s short term. “We have to pull ourselves out of that…

The families of missing cockfight bettors held a vigil in front of the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City on Tuesday.

(I hope the government will extend assistance to the families of missing persons. It's been more than 8 months since my son went missing and we don't hear anything about him. The families were looking to meet with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. I hope the government will hear us to get justice.) (I hope this reaches the president. Hindi masamang tao ang asawa ko," said Maria Teresa Japag, wife of the missing Nerio Antecristo.

MANILA – Tree planting in San Mateo, Rizal is among the activities of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on his 65th birthday.

"The DENR targets 11,631 hectares of enhanced national greening program sites in 2023. We must spare no effort to ensure that it survives in the years to come," Marcos said in his keynote speech. "This initiative will greatly help in raising awareness on environmental welfare and protection," he said. I thus wish that as we appreciate the impact of this endeavor, we also see it for the symbolic gesture that it is. "With the goal of reducing poverty, ensuring food security. As such, I gladly welcome each of you as we kick start this simple yet impactful undertaking, a nationwide simultaneous tree planting activity," he added.

Vice President Sara Duterte wished President Bongbong Marcos “strength and wisdom for the difficult road ahead,” as he celebrated his 65th birthday.

She thanked Marcos Jr. “I wish God’s favor upon you as you celebrate your birthday and pray that you are given the strength and wisdom for the difficult road ahead,” she added. “strength and wisdom for the difficult road ahead,” as he celebrated his 65th birthday.

The second-highest ranking official in the country thanked the chief executive on his birthday for lending her a helicopter to attend to her children.

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Philippines leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday defended his late father's imposition of martial law when in power, saying it was necessary because he was ...

Wiping tears as he spoke, Marcos recalled visiting his father’s grave a day after winning the election and calling on him for help. The elder Marcos and his family fled the uprising against his rule after he had overseen what many historians have described as one of the worst examples of a kleptocracy in Asia. “Martial law was declared because of the wars, the two wars we were fighting on two fronts,” Marcos said in his first interview since his landslide victory in a May election. In his televised interview, Marcos Jr. “Those were the dangers, the perils the country was facing,” Marcos said, as various groups including victims of human rights abuses, prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law on September 21. Marcos, son of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., who was overthrown in a 1986 popular uprising, said his father declared martial law not to stay in power but because the “government had to defend itself.”

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he is "happy" to work with former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile even if the veteran politician helped oust his ...

I don't see any reason for him to betray me," he said. "He’s one of the 3 best lawyers I know in the Philippines. "Hindi ganun ang pagkatrato niya (Enrile).

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, September 13, defended his late father's imposition of martial law when in power, ...

Wiping away tears as he spoke, the incumbent Marcos recalled visiting his father’s grave a day after winning the election and calling on him for help. “Martial law was declared because of the wars, the two wars we were fighting on two fronts,” Marcos said in his first interview since his landslide victory in a May election. Marcos who was overthrown in a 1986 popular uprising, said his father declared martial law not to stay in power but because the “government had to defend itself.”

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday denied allegations that his family has been trying to revise history to clean their image.

Ayan ang nangyari, kaya ganyan ang natutunan ng tao,” he said. earlier said that he could only apologize for himself. “It is the victors in a conflict that will write the history. Ang diktador hindi nagkokonsulta,” he claimed. “We recognize naman the problems that happened, the abuses that occurred like in any war. In May 2022, analysts from Agence France-Presse said Marcos Jr.

Philippines leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday defended his late father's imposition of martial law when in power, saying it was necessary because he was ...

Wiping away tears as he spoke, Marcos recalled visiting his father's grave a day after winning the election and calling on him for help. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appears to still be undecided about whether the death penalty should be reimposed, saying that there ...

And even on the enforcement side, I’d like to formulate that. The war on drugs will continue, but we have to do it in a different way. During the two-decade rule of his namesake father, however, the death penalty was implemented. And I think the data not only from the Philippines but from other countries shows that it doesn’t. “And as a practical matter, does the death penalty actually, does it discourage people from committing heinous crimes? “[The] death penalty is a tough one because there is a practical issue and a moral issue involved.

Many know that the defection of former senator Juan Ponce Enrile led to the ouster of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in February 1986 and yet many ...

“He is brilliant. For me, it didn’t seem to be an attack on my father,” Marcos said. in February 1986 and yet many wonder why the latter’s namesake, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., harbored no ill feelings and made Enrile presidential legal adviser.

In a pre-recorded interview with TV host Toni Gonzaga aired over ALLTV Channel on Tuesday, the President said he wants to address all the issues to clean his ...

So when it was the time for us to answer, we had no chance to answer because we were nakakulong (detained) in Air Force Base in Hawaii," Marcos said. wants to reopen the case on his family's alleged billions of pesos worth of unpaid estate tax so the issue will "finally be resolved." But rather to say that we were never allowed to argue because when this case came out we were all in the United States.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is still not keen on reimposing the death penalty in the Philippines.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is not bothered by the tag “son of the dictator,” referring to the late former President Ferdinand Marcos.

So the victors wrote the history [of that time] — and so that is what is being taught in schools.” They said the family’s financial sources were not enough to produce that kind of wealth. “And Chairman Nur Misuari at that time — he started the uprising, the secessionist movement,” he continued. So the enemies were the ones who wrote history. It is the victors in a conflict that will write the history. The government had to defend itself.” “What was taught to us about martial law is that your father wanted to stay in power. As to why history was written against the Marcoses, the president said: “Because the victors write history. “The CPP-NPA was fomenting revolution, they wanted to bring down the government through violent means. So there was more consultation in his time than there have been in many following administrations,” he added. And that is in the countryside,” Marcos said. “Can I tell you what I learned in school?” she said.

President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Tuesday addressed the issue surrounding his family's unpaid estate taxes allegedly worth ₱203 billion, ...

The tax liability has allegedly ballooned to ₱203 billion due to penalties and surcharges. "Because when this case came out, we were all in the United States. "[W]e are actually encouraging that this finally be resolved."

PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos, Jr. wants to reopen the cases which made his family liable for unpaid estate tax, estimated by some quarters as ...

In 1997, the High Court decided to junk his petition. The President elevated the case to the Supreme Court to reverse the ruling of the CA. “Open the case and let us argue it so that all of the things that we should have been able to say in 1987, 1988, 1989 that we were not able to say [we will be able to disclose],” Marcos said during an exclusive interview with actress Toni Gonzaga on Tuesday.

Philippines leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday defended his late father's imposition of martial law when in power, saying it was necessary because he.

[World News](/News/world) Wiping away tears as he spoke, Marcos recalled visiting his father’s grave a day after winning the election and calling on him for help. [AlArabiya](/)

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday wept after saying in an interview how he wished his late father and namesake were alive to see him ascend as the ...

This is yours. “This is yours. This is not all mine.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he dedicated his victory in the 2022 polls to the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former First Lady Imelda ...

We all get that parents want to be with their kids, but most of us don't have a helicopter paid for by taxpayers.

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