The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is eyeing the full emancipation of some 200,000 agrarian reform beneficiares by distributing to them their certificates of condonation with release of mortgage ...

Bringing this resolution to life, the Marcos ... Secretary Manuel E. Bonoan was quoted as saying during a press briefing. “Rest-assured that the Department of Public Works and Highways will continue ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday felicitated Marxo Rubio on unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate for appointment as the Secretary of State.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) announced she is running for governor on Wednesday, becoming the first major Democratic candidate to jump into the race. “I’m running for ...

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Oh no! Marco Rubio is our new secretary of state. Since his views on world affairs are a toxic mix of anger, aggressiveness, ignorance, and arrogance, that’s terrible news. Or maybe not.

Vice President JD Vance has sworn in Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, the first of Trump’s cabinet nominees to take the job. Rubio said Trump’s primary priority will be furthering the United ...

The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday, making him the first confirmed member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet in his second administration.

On Tuesday, Rubio, 53, was sworn in as secretary of state, the country’s chief diplomat and the highest-ranking role in the cabinet, second only to the vice president and president. The ceremony ...

Robert Salesses will serve as the acting secretary of defense until President Donald Trump‘s nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets confirmed by the Senate, which is expected to occur later this week.

MANILA, Philippines — Economic growth in 2024 might have fallen short of the Marcos administration’s target, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said, no thanks to the powerful typhoons that hit the ...