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PBBM meets with Glencore officials
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) organized sessions, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual met with Mr. Gary Nagle, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Glencore, on Tuesday to discuss the company’s interest to expand mining and processing operations in the Philippines. Glencore, a Swiss multinational company, is one of the largest and globally diversified natural resource companies in the world. They see the Philippines as a potential partner to process nickel and copper resources responsibly and sustainably for use in electric vehicle batteries and energy storage units, among others.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. renewed the vibrant diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Germany on Monday as he welcomed German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius at Malacañan Palace.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday reiterated his administration’s continuous recognition of “the invaluable role of a free press and a robust media in ensuring a vibrant and functioning Philippine democracy.”

Tinanggap ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa isang courtesy call sa Malacañan si Mr. Walter C. Wassmer, ang bagong miyembro ng Monetary Board ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday expressed the Philippines’ intent to further bolster its cooperation with Japan. According to the President, “there is still much going on” with the partnership between the two countries.

Ngayong Hulyo 31, 2024, iprinisenta ng DBM kay Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang National Expenditure Program (NEP) para sa fiscal year 2025. Nanawagan din ang Pangulo sa Kongreso na panatilihin ang pagpapatupad ng NEP ayon sa isinumiteng dokumento ng DBM para sa mabuting implementasyon ng mga programa at proyekto ng pamahalaan para sa susunod na taon.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday directed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to fast-track the finalization of inter-governmental mechanisms that would hasten the complete autonomy of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

The flood control programs implemented by the government over the years have been effective in mitigating flooding, particularly in Metro Manila, Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan said on Tuesday.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday renewed the Philippines’ commitment to strengthening its working relationship with the US in terms of the two nations’ alliance and issues in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the Indo-Pacific region.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to immediately help farmers and fisherfolk affected by Typhoon Carina and Habagat in Central Luzon.