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Diokno (DOF), Medalla (BSP), Pascual (DTI), Bonoan (DPWH), Lagdameo (SAP) President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. came one step closer Thursday to completing his economic team, designating Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno as his secretary of Finance and naming Felipe Medalla as Diokno’s replacement at the central bank. Marcos also tapped former University of the The post BBM powerhouse team shaping up appeared first on Manila Standard.

President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday laid down the foreign policy of his incoming administration, vowing the country’s direction would be independent as “a friend to everyone and an enemy to no one.” “I think we have to find an independent foreign policy where we are friends with everyone, that’s the only way. We The post Marcos sets independent foreign policy: friends to all, enemy to none appeared first on Manila Standard.

The Commission on Elections, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, proclaimed late Thursday the winning 55 party-list groups led by ACT-CIS, which secured three seats, with 2,111,091 votes, and Tingog, which garnered two seats. 1-Rider or Ang Buklod ng mga Motorista ng Pilipinas was also in second spot and received two seats like Tingog, The post 55 winning party-lists proclaimed, Tingog gets 2 seats appeared first on Manila Standard.

While his administration won’t shelve any pending corruption cases, President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said “let’s forget the past” in relation to prevailing corruption at the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Bureau of Customs. Marcos clarified he would only go after those personalities who will be involved in corruption activities under his term. He stressed there The post Incoming govt no tolerance for graft, corruption appeared first on Manila Standard.