Statements



PBBM’s Statement on Former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos

I just spoke with my mother’s doctors. She is suffering from slight pneumonia and is running a fever. She has been put on a course of antibiotics and the doctors are confident that this will relieve her fever.



Statement of the Presidential Communications Office on the COA report on Terminal Leave Benefits

Last 6 February 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) issued an Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM) to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) noting the overpayment of the Terminal Leave Benefits (TLBs) previously paid, upon the instruction and approval of the previous management of the PCO, to its separated officials and employees due to non-deduction of forfeited mandatory/forced leave and payments with incomplete documentary requirements totaling to P26,773,148.47.<!–more–> Immediately after the receipt Read More



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


Statement of PCO on World Press Freedom Day

On this World Press Freedom Day, the Presidential Communications Office recognizes the vital role of a free and independent press in fostering democracy, promoting transparency, and upholding the principles of human rights.