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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte administers the oath of office of various elected and re-elected local officials during the oath-taking ceremony at the Malacañan Palace on June 13, 2022.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte administers the oath of office of various elected and re-elected local officials during the oath-taking ceremony at the Malacañan Palace on June 13, 2022. The officials who took their oaths are Caloocan City Rep.-elect Mary Mitzi L. Cajayon-Uy, Valenzuela City Rep. Eric M. Martinez, Palawan Rep.-elect Jose C. Alvarez, Davao de Oro Rep. Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga, Camarines Sur Rep.-elect Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte, Leyte Rep.-elect Richard Frank I. Gomez, Davao de Oro Gov.-elect Dorothy P. Montejo-Gonzaga, Isabela Gov. Rodolfo T. Albano III, Lanao del Norte Gov. Imelda Q. Dimaporo, Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Marino C. Ongchuan, Romblon Gov. Jose R. Riano, Batanes Gov. Marilou H. Cayco, Benguet Gov. Melchor D. Diclas, Aklan Gov.-elect Jose Enrique M. Miraflores, Rizal Gov.-elect Nina Ricci A. Ynares, Quirino Gov.-elect Dakila Carlo E. Cua, Western Samar Gov.-elect Sharee Ann T. Tan, Bataan Gov.-elect Jose Enrique S. Garcia III, Zamboanga Sibugay Gov.-elect Dulce Ann K. Hofer, Maguindanao Gov. Mariam S. Mangudadatu, Leyte Board Member-elect Vincent Rama, Mawab Mayor Ruperto S. Gonzaga III, new Bataan Mayor Gerald Ford N. Balbin, Maco Mayor-elect Arthur Carlos Voltaire R. Rimando, Pantukan Mayor-elect Leonel D.O. Ceniza, Mabini Mayor-elect Emerson Luego, Nabunturan Mayor-elect Myrocel C. Balili, Montevista Mayor-elect Cyrex L. Basalo, Maragusan Mayor-elect Angelito J. Cabalquinto, San Isidro Mayor-elect Maria Angelica T. Go, Pola Mayor-elect Jennifer M. Cruz, Ormoc City Mayor-elect Lucy Marie T. Gomez, Pagadian City Councilor-elect Ma. Alicia Elena Ariosa, Pagadian City Councilor-elect Monique Shaira To, Pagadian City Councilor-elect Patrisha Kaye Asugas, Pagadian City Councilor-elect Jun Bajamunde, and Pagadian City Councilor-elect Ariel Jeanjaquet Lim, Jr. REY BANIQUET/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was joined by Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, H.E. Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and Mr. Marco Toscano Rivalta, Chief of the UNDRR Regional Office for Asia-Pacific, at the Grand Staircase of the Philippine International Convention Center for a photo opportunity with ministers and heads of delegation.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. spoke with United Arab Emirates President H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan today, October 14, 2024. During the conversation, President Marcos expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the UAE's invaluable support, particularly the aid provided during recent disasters and the generous pardon of 143 Filipinos, which has brought relief to many families.
The two leaders reaffirmed the strong people to people ties between the Philippines and the UAE and discussed opportunities to further enhance bilateral cooperation in the future.
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.
