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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City on July 19, 2021
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City on July 19, 2021. ROEMARI LIMOSNERO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

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.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. warmly received the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, Hon. James Cleverly, MP, and engaged in discussions about potential partnerships between the two countries in various areas, including climate change, trade, and maritime security.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to continue its warehouse raids to quell hoarders and illegal importers of rice.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that the country lost a migrant workers champion with the passing of the late Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople, and that the position she vacated is too large to fill.