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President Marcos hails landmark ASEAN Extradition Treaty, calls for stronger regional legal coordination vs cybercrimes, use of AI

Posted on: November 14, 2025

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday urged law ministers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to strengthen cooperation in combating cybercrimes and addressing issues on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Accusations against PBBM complete lies – Palace

Malacañang disproved as complete lies the claims made by beleaguered ex-Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, one of the main personalities implicated in the flood control and infrastructure corruption scandal.




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Official Palace Statement

The President recognizes the vital role of the House of Representatives, especially at a time when the public demands visible results and Congress is called upon to take active steps that address people’s concerns and deliver real improvements in daily life.


Speeches & Briefings

Malacañang Press Briefing of Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer atty. Claire Castro with Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman November 14, 2025

PCO SEC. GOMEZ: These wild accusations are completely without basis in fact. All the charges levelled against the President are pure hearsay. Let us not forget, President Marcos Jr. himself exposed all these flood control anomalies and has taken numerous steps since, to ensure that the guilty are brought to justice, the stolen wealth recovered and the system is fixed to avoid any of this from happening again. Rep. Zaldy Co Read More


Speech by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the National Launch of the Philippine Chairship of ASEAN 2026

Thank you very much, Executive Secretary, Secretary Luc Bersamin. [Please take your seats.] Our ASEAN Member States and Dialogue Partner Countries; His Excellency The Most Reverend Charles Brown and other esteemed excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps; Honorable Members of the Cabinet; Honorable Members of the Senate; our partners from the local government, private, business, and cultural sectors of the ASEAN Chairship; of course, First Lady Louise Araneta – Marcos; [applause] my fellow workers Read More


Speech by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Law Ministers Meeting

Thank you very much, Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida. The ASEAN Secretary-General His Excellency Dr. Kim Hourn Kao and other officials of the ASEAN Secretariat; the ASEAN Law Ministers and Delegates; fellow workers in government; ladies and gentlemen. Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat. A good day to you all. It is with great pride that I welcome you all here in Manila as we open the 13th ASEAN Law Ministers Read More


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President Marcos appoints new BIR chief

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Charlito Martin “Charlie” Mendoza, a lawyer and a licensed geodetic engineer, as the new Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), replacing lawyer Romeo Lumagui Jr.