The efforts by the Marcos administration to create more jobs for Filipinos started to pay off after the country recorded a drop in unemployment rate to 4.5 percent in April 2023, from 5.7 percent in the same month last year.
News Releases
PBBM admin’s job-generation thrust pays off as April 2023 unemployment rate drops
Posted on: June 9, 2023News Releases
PBBM to gov’t agencies: implement water conservation measures
In light of the looming El Niño phenomenon or the long dry spell, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed all government agencies to strictly implement water conservation measures.
PBBM to discuss PH’s situation, plans, programs on his second SONA
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the Filipino people on Thursday evening that he will discuss in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) next month the accomplishments in the first year of his administration, and his programs and plans for the country and for the Filipino people.
PBBM: Gov’t doing preparations, evacuating people from danger zones amid restiveness of Mayon, Taal volcanoes
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the public on Thursday that the government is doing the necessary preparations and watching closely the ongoing restiveness of the Mayon and Taal volcanoes.
PH to continue working with China for regional peace, stability, vibrant trade, says PBBM
The Philippines will continue to work with China to ensure regional peace and stability, particularly in the West Philippine Sea, as well as to keep vibrant trade and economic activity, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Thursday.
PBBM commits to closer ties with China; honors former presidents GMA, Duterte
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday committed to forging closer ties between the Philippines and China, which he said must not be defined by their innate differences, but by their similarities, common purpose and shared goals.
Statements
Statement of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on the SWS survey results for March 2023
Families tend to self-rate themselves as poor when the inflation rate, particularly food inflation, is high.
Statement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
I join the community of nations in congratulating His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla on the joyous occasion of their Coronation on 06 May 2023, at Westminster Abbey in London. It was as grand and magnificent a ceremony as could have been, full of symbolism and weighted by history. It was a great honor for me to represent the Philippines on such a historic occasion. Filipinos Read More
Speeches & Briefings

Speech by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding (APPCU) Award Ceremony
Thank you very much to Secretary Ben Diokno for his kind introduction. [Please, please take your seats.] His Excellency Ambassador Huang Xilian, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China; members of the Cabinet present here with us today; the honorable members of the Senate; and of course, the Association for the Philippines-China Understanding Chairman Raul Lambino; 2023 APPCU awardees; my fellow workers in government; ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Read More
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Press Briefing of Ms. Daphne Oseña-Paez with Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
MS. OSEÑA-PAEZ: Magandang umaga, Malacañang Press Corps, and welcome sa ating press briefing ngayong araw, June 8. Last Monday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed a lawyer, Gilberto “Gibo” C. Teodoro Jr. as his administration’s secretary for the Department of National Defense. He previously served as the defense secretary during the administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Sa kaniyang pagbabalik sa DND, alamin natin mismo kay Secretary Gibo Teodoro kung Read More
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Press Briefing of Ms. Daphne Oseña-Paez with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual
MS. OSEÑA-PAEZ: Good afternoon, Malacañang Press Corps, and welcome to our press briefing today, June 6. Earlier this morning, a sectoral meeting led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. discussed with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) its efforts to mitigate and address the impacts of the global economic outlook. Isa sa mga solusyon dito ay palawakin pa ang exports ng bansa sa pamamagitan ng proposed Philippine Export Development Read More
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PBBM reaffirms robust trade, investment ties, defense and security with Singapore
President Ferdinand R. Marcos on Thursday reaffirmed the Philippine government’s strong trade and investment relations with the Singaporean government, vowing to further expand them.
PBBM calls on VMLP’s support for PDP; assures effective, meaningful local autonomy
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on the Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines (VMLP) to support the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) for 2023 to 2028 and the administration’s legislative priorities as he, in turn, assured them of his support for effective and meaningful local autonomy.
PBBM receives Ambassador Jana Sediva of the Czech Republic as the envoy pays a farewell call in Malacañan Palace
Tinanggap ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. si outgoing H.E. Ambassador Jana Sediva ng Czech Republic sa isang farewell call sa Malacañang ngayong araw, ika-8 ng Hunyo. Ito ay matapos makumpleto ng ambassador ang kanyang tatlong taong diplomatic post sa bansa. Kabilang sa mga matagumpay na aktibidad ni Ambassador Sediva ay ang paglunsad ng librong 'Kaibigan – Pratele: Czech – Philippine Cultural and Diplomatic Dialogue’ na isang selebrasyon ng pagkakaibigan ng dalawang nasyon. Sa darating na Oktubre, ipagdiriwang ng Pilipinas at Czech Republic ang 50 na taon ng diplomatikong ugnayan.
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June 9 (Fri) | Rosario, Batangas, Region IV-A
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June 13 (Tue) | Silay City, Negros Occidental, Region VI

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