Philippines' Marcos Says He Is Open to Reconciling with Dutertes

Philippines’ Marcos offers reconciliation with Dutertes – will it work?

Marcos’ offer comes after a series of politically charged developments and is seen as a bid to boost his declining approval ratings.

Marcos says open to reconciling with Dutertes

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he was open to reconciling with the Duterte family, one week after allies of his estranged Vice President, Sara Duterte, outperformed expectations in a fiercely contested and pivotal Senate race. In a podcast shared on his Facebook page on Monday, Marcos said he needed friends rather than enemies as he seeks to […] The post Marcos says open to reconciling with Dutertes appeared first on Interaksyon.

Philippines' Marcos says open to reconciling with Dutertes

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he was open to reconciling with the Duterte family, one week after allies of his estranged Vice President, Sara Duterte, outperformed expectations in a fiercely contested and pivotal Senate race.

Pangandaman sees passage of FOI law in 20th Congress

BUDGET Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Monday expressed full confidence that the next Congress would enact the long-delayed Freedom of Information (FOI) bill. "With the steadfast support of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., I am confident that we will soon pass our very own FOI law," said Pangandaman as she welcomed the participants of the Open Gov Week held in Quezon City. She said that a series of roundtable discussions with the government, acad…

INQToday: Marcos on making peace with Dutertes: ‘Yes, I don’t like conflicts’

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday suspended the proclamation of party-list groups Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon (BH) due to pending petitions against them....Keep on reading: INQToday: Marcos on making peace with Dutertes: ‘Yes, I don’t like conflicts’

‘Podcaster’ Marcos tries a reset after admin slate’s dismal 2025 showing

MANILA, Philippines — In a rare, lengthy sit-down conversation made public on Monday, May 19, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. sought to reframe the remaining three years of his presidency just days after a devastating midterm loss that saw not even half of his anointed bets nab seats in the Senate.  “I have two conclusions dito sa eleksyon. Una, nagsawa nalang Pilipino sa pulitika. Sawang-sawa na sa pulitika. Ang mensahe, sa amin lahat – hindi l…