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PBBM leads the groundbreaking of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) Project – Package 1
Pinangunahan ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ngayong araw, Pebrero 27, ang pagpapasinaya ng Cebu Bus Rapid Transit Project – Package 1 sa Fuente Osmeña Circle, isang proyekto ng pamahalaan para sa pagsasaayos ng transport system sa Cebu Province matapos ang halos 20 na taon. Sa kabuuan, ang proyekto ay mayroong 13.8-kilometer segregated lane na may 17 na bus stations, at tig-isang bus depot at terminal na magagamit ng higit 160,000 na pasahero araw-araw. Naglaan ng halos Php 16.3 bilyon na pondo ang pamahalaan para sa buong implementasyon ng proyekto. Inaasahan na sa huling kwarter ng 2023 ang partial operations ng CBRT project habang sa ikalawang yugto ng 2025 ilulunsad ang buong operasyon nito.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday called for deeper actions to reduce disaster risks and losses as he welcomed officials from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and delegates of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR).
The Philippines and Malaysia agreed on Monday for a stronger collaboration in many areas particularly on education and disaster response and management.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to the global agenda of the United Nations by advancing interest on combating climate change, women’s role in peacemaking, and disaster management.
Building on their discussions during Prime Minister (PM) Christopher Luxon’s state visit to the Philippines in April 2024, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and New Zealand PM Luxon met again on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits.The bilateral meeting centered on deepening cooperation in areas such as trade and people-to-people exchanges. As a gesture of friendship, PBBM presented PM Luxon with a Jollibee vinyl figure dressed in a traditional Philippine barong.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday reiterated the need to address the South China Sea issue to manage differences and reduce tensions following the recent incidents between China and the Philippines. In his intervention at the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Vientiane, Laos, President Marcos said the South China issue remains a strategic challenge for the concerned parties that is difficult to address.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expects Australia to play a major role in ensuring peace and stability as well as economic development in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday recognized Canada’s unwavering support for ASEAN Centrality amid evolving regional landscape, demonstrating its commitment to peace, security, and prosperity as well as to the regional bloc’s integration and community-building process.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday assured the United States of the Philippine’s continued support for all endeavors advancing the common interests in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed the Philippines’ support for reviewing the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) to enhance its user-friendliness for businesses and MSMEs.
