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Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Chief of Presidential Protocol Undersecretary Robert Borje is welcomed by Vice Consul Maria Cecilia Hernandez, Honorary Consul of the Philippines to Tunisia Sonia Ayed, and Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Arriola upon his arrival at Tunis Carthage Airport in the Republic of Tunisia on December 19, 2019.
Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Chief of Presidential Protocol Undersecretary Robert Borje is welcomed by Vice Consul Maria Cecilia Hernandez, Honorary Consul of the Philippines to Tunisia Sonia Ayed, and Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Arriola upon his arrival at Tunis Carthage Airport in the Republic of Tunisia on December 19, 2019.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte designated Undersecretary Borje as Special Envoy to special missions aimed at checking the conditions of overseas Filipino workers in North Africa and the Middle East.
Tunisia is the first of three countries to be visited. The missions will also include the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed on Tuesday the Department of Agriculture (DA) to intensify support to provinces less affected by the El Niño phenomenon to increase food production as the administration vowed continued assistance to the most vulnerable sectors even as inflation eased in October.
Sa naging press briefing ngayong araw, inihayag ni NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon ang pagbagal ng inflation rate sa bansa sa 4.9% noong Oktubre kumpara sa 6.1% noong Setyembre.
Ibinahagi din ni Usec. Edillon ang direktiba ng Pangulo na tiyakin ang sapat na suplay ng pagkain sa bansa sa pamamagitan ng pagsuporta sa mga lugar na posibleng hindi gaanong maaapektuhan ng El Niño. Ilan sa mga hakbang ay ang pagbibigay ng subsidies at long-term investments sa agrikultura.
The organization of the corporate structure of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is now underway after its proponents have finalized its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Monday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. exhorted the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday to conduct strategic review and to maximize forces deployment to ensure that strategies remain attuned to the current and future geopolitical challenges.
The Philippines and Japan signed key agreements on security, defense, maritime cooperation, mining and tourism industries, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Friday, following a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is looking forward to expanding the Philippines’ cooperation with Japan in key areas after talks with Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday gave his first marching order to new Secretary of the Department of Agriculture to ensure prices of all the agricultural commodities are regulated.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed on Friday industrialist and fishing magnate Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. as the new Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday visited the tomb of his father, the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNB) where he also offered a mass.
