Marcos flies to New York for UN appeal on Middle East peace
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. departed for New York on Sunday to attend meetings at the United Nations headquarters on March 9–10, where he will call for peace in the Middle East.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. departed for New York on Sunday to attend meetings at the United Nations headquarters on March 9–10, where he will call for peace in the Middle East.
Vice President Sara Duterte shared on Friday how she confronted President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. about a supposed impeachment plan against her. Duterte recounted the incident during an episode of her online series “Ibalik ang Tapang at Malasakit,” aired on her social media pages.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced Friday that executive branch offices will adopt a temporary four-day workweek starting Monday, March 9, citing rising fuel costs linked to tensions in the Middle East.
The House committee on justice on Wednesday declared the fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte sufficient in substance, adding to the third complaint that earlier passed the same test.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is seeking emergency powers from Congress to allow a temporary reduction of excise taxes on petroleum products if global oil prices surge due to escalating conflict in the Middle East.
The Marcos administration says it is prepared for a possible mass repatriation of Filipinos in the Middle East, but no such order has been issued for now.
Civil society leaders and clergy who filed the second impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte are formally withdrawing their case, saying they will now give their “full support” to the third complaint.
House Speaker Faustino Dy III expressed concern over ongoing bombings in parts of the Middle East, a day after the United States and Israel launched major strikes that prompted Iran to retaliate with drone and missile attacks on airports in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Kuwait, as well as Gulf military bases and residential areas.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Israel has advised Filipinos to stay indoors after Israeli authorities placed the entire country under “essential activity” status due to heightened security threats.
Malacañang on Saturday dismissed reports that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had been hospitalized.