In a statement, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants to make sure that any increase in PhilHealth’s premium rates will be advantageous to the members.
Marcos said he is optimistic that the fourth edition of the Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX) at the World Trade Center in Pasay City would facilitate new partnerships for the development of the country’s dive industry.
This was reported to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. by the Private Sector Advisory Council’s (PSAC) Health Sector Group (HSG) in a meeting at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Thursday, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said in a statement.
This was after the IRRI, in a meeting with Marcos at Malacañan Palace in Manila, offered to develop more varieties of rice and other agricultural produce for local consumption.
Marcos made the remark during the courtesy call of the members of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Honolulu and Honolulu City Council Trade mission at the Malacañan Palace on Thursday.
The two leaders made the commitment during a phone call in which Marcos congratulated the Indonesian defense minister for his apparent victory in Indonesia’s presidential elections.
Appa was instrumental in locating a three-year-old girl from the rubble of collapsed structures following the Feb. 6 landslide in Barangay Masara in Maco, Davao de Oro, which has killed over 90 people.
In a video statement Tuesday, Duterte said attacks and allegations against her are expected, being the second highest ranking government official of the country.
During the 16th Ani ng Dangal Awards at the Metropolitan Theater in the City of Manila, Marcos vowed that his administration will take the lead in honing the artists’ crafts.