Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. became the country's 17th president after getting over 31 million votes, which represented an overwhelming majority in the May 2022 polls.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin)
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Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles has vowed to ensure a “more sedate” and “more objective” dissemination of information about President Marcos and to avoid injecting opinions that may confuse the public.
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In his first Cabinet meeting last Tuesday, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that economic recovery takes precedence over all concerns under his administration and that his economic managers would set the “central policy.”
Upon assumption into office of newly installed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., it took almost a week later for Malacanang officials to release to public the first series of executive fiats that were signed on day one of the administration.