President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that the Philippines remains “on track” to reach upper middle-income status by 2023 “despite the challenges of the pandemic and the global economic upheavals.” This needs context.
While the results from the 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of Drug Abuse released by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) show that there are 4.7 million lifetime users of drugs aged 10 to 69, only around 1.67 million, or two out of 100 Filipinos, are considered “current drug users.”
Clips from the United Nations (UN) and state media show an emptier UN Assembly Hall during Marcos Jr.'s speech.
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles inaccurately claimed that United States President Joe Biden met only with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
The PDP-Laban’s leadership squabble in the 2022 elections has not been raised to the Supreme Court.
Danilo Fausto, president of the Philippine Chamber for Agriculture and Food Inc., explained that although there is an oversupply of garlic in specific regions, there is generally a shortage in crop supply.
The Nutribun was developed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 1968 to 1970. The Marcos Sr. administration was responsible for its distribution.
After drawing the ire of online users who said Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio should be thanking taxpayers instead, her spokesperson Reynold Munsayac told reporters that the vice president does not use the chopper for personal matters.
Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez has contradicted an Aug. 12 announcement of Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles that Leocadio Sebastian, in his letter to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., had resigned as undersecretary and chief of staff of the Department of Agriculture (DA). This needs context.
It was the Supreme Court, in a resolution dated June 29, 2021, that required the police to wear and use body cameras when serving arrest and search warrants.
