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PBBM’s Indonesian Visit: President Marcos and First Lady Louise Receive Warm Welcome by General (Ret.) Muhammad Tito Karnavian
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos have arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, where they were warmly welcomed by General (Ret.) Muhammad Tito Karnavian, Indonesia’s Minister of Home Affairs, along with officials from the Indonesian government and representatives of the Philippine Embassy in Indonesia.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. lauded the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command on Friday for holding the line, noting the Filipino public depends on it particularly as Palawan now becomes the frontline in the continuing tension in the West Philippine Sea.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared Palawan island as insurgency-free, in time for the celebration of the National Peace Consciousness Month beginning today, Friday.

The government must not sit on its laurels and should continue with responsive actions to encourage communist insurgents to return to the fold of the law so that rural development could be sustained, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Thursday.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will continue to uphold and promote the Philippines’ interests in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when he attends the 43rd Summit of the regional bloc in Jakarta, Indonesia in September, a foreign affairs official said on Thursday.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. acknowledged on Thursday the potential for a two-way exchange in tourism practices between the Philippines and Montenegro that could strengthen ties and bring about economic benefits for both nations.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. conferred the Order of National Scientists (ONS) and the Presidential Medal of Merit to two officials while calling on government agencies to dedicate more support for research and development in the area of health, science and technology, among others.

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO), the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Wednesday in a bid to effectively disseminate the government’s efforts to achieve peace in the country.

Among the greatest accomplishment of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) as the government’s communications platform is the launch of the Media Information Literacy (MIL) Campaign and the media coverage of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s foreign travels and his local engagements.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. approved on Tuesday the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Three-year Food Logistics Action Agenda aimed at revolutionizing the country’s food distribution system, reducing transport and logistics costs, and ensuring food supply chain efficiency.