Marcos made the vow, as he hailed the 2023 Outstanding Government Workers’ consistent delivery of “quality public service regardless of their position or their pay.”
In a statement, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said Marcos relayed his expression of gratitude when US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson paid him a visit at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Tuesday.
In his message for the Chinese New Year, Marcos urged everyone to embrace the spirited heartbeat of the dragon’s realm, saying “The limitless horizon of this Year of the Dragon brings endless possibilities.”
Last Tuesday, President Marcos announced the processing of a total of 1,104 indemnity cheques from Alinma Bank, amounting to PHP868.74 million, through the Overseas Filipino Bank and Land Bank. About 843 cheques have already been sorted out and distributed.
“Sending my heartfelt best wishes to King Charles and Queen Camilla. The Philippines is with the United Kingdom in praying for the King's swift and full recovery,” Marcos said in an X post.
“The new call for a separate Mindanao is doomed to fail, for it is anchored on a false premise, not to mention a sheer constitutional travesty,” Marcos said in a speech during the commemoration of the Constitution Day at the Makati Shangri La.
During the 17th Meeting of the national and BARMM governments’ Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City, Marcos stressed the need to pursue “peace with progress.”
This was revealed when Marcos presided over a situation briefing at the Presidential Guest House in Davao City on Wednesday in the wake of flooding and landslides triggered by the shear line and trough of a low-pressure area in the region.