KADIWA STORE. Capitol workers in Laoag City in this undated photo prepare goods to be sold at a cheaper price when the Capitol Express makes the rounds in the different towns and cities of Ilocos Norte. The Kadiwa stores may soon be replicated in various parts of the country under a Marcos administration. (File photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - Enhanced Nutribun and the Kadiwa stores may soon be rolling out again in schools and villages around the country as the Marcos family is poised to make a comeback in Malacanang. While in Laoag City for the continuing distribution of cash assistance to individuals in crisis situation on Tuesday, Senator Ma. Imelda Josefa "Imee" Marcos vowed to revive the food wholesale agency Kadiwa and the distribution of nutritious buns (Nutribun) popularized during the term of her father, the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. amid the continuing oil price hike and a looming global food crisis. "The price of gas and basic commodities
President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte remains firm with his commitment to eradicating illegal drugs until his last days in office, considering there are several politicians linked to the narcotics trade, Malacanang said Friday. This, after Duterte earlier took a swipe anew at former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog for being one of the local officials who have allegedly benefited from the drug war. "The President's remarks on Iloilo City Mayor Jed Mabilog reflect his resolute stance against narcopolitics," acting Presidential Spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a press statement. Duterte, Andanar said, is giving emphasis to Mabilog's case to encourage the incoming administration to continue his anti-narcotics campaign. "President Duterte expects his Administration's very successful anti-drug campaign, where millions have voluntarily surrendered to authorities, will be continued by t
Incoming National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos MANILA - Incoming National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos on Friday said the bilateral and multilateral negotiations with China to settle the South China Sea (SCS) dispute will continue under the Marcos administration. During the Laging Handa program, Carlos said the country would also pursue talks with other SCS claimants. "We would continue to do bilateral and multilateral talks with China and other powers because it's not only China who is laying claims to the contested South and the East China Sea," she said. Carlos made the statement, as she acknowledged that a hostile approach would only aggravate the sea disputes among the sea claimants. "Let's just continue to talk because the alternative is something unacceptable to all of us," she said. She, however, ensured the continued filing of diplomatic protests against provocative acts in the contested waters, saying the country would not "acquiesce to
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Executive Secretary-designate Vic Rodriguez andUnited Nations Resident Coordinator to the Philippines Gustavo Gonzales (Photo courtesy of BBM Media Bureau) MANILA - President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday guaranteed that human rights will be protected during his watch. Marcos made the vow during his meeting with United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator to the Philippines Gustavo Gonzales at his headquarters in Mandaluyong City on Friday. Gonzales, on the sidelines of his meeting with Marcos, said the President-elect emphasized the need to ensure a "high level of accountability" for human rights violations. "On human rights, my message was to, first of all, reiterate the support of the United Nations to all the efforts of the Philippines on the human rights agenda," he said. "He (Marcos) mentioned also the importance of ensuring a high level of accountability in terms of human
54TH CABINET MEETING. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the 54th Cabinet meeting at the Malacanan Palace on Monday night (May 30, 2022). Malacanang on Tuesday (May 31) said Duterte is already looking forward to his retirement. (Presidential photo by King Rodriguez) MANILA - With only a month left before he vacates Malacanan Palace in Manila, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is already looking forward to his retirement, his spokesperson said Tuesday. Duterte, during the "last and full" Cabinet meeting at Malacanan Palace's Aguinaldo State Dining Room on Monday, was "happy" that all the department heads under his watch have done their part in improving the government services, acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said. Hence, Duterte, 77, is now ready to retire from politics and spend his time as a private citizen with his family and loved ones, Andanar said. "The President was upbeat last night. He expressed gra