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Briefing of the members of the Philippines delegation to the 68th CSW
Members of the Philippine delegation to the 68th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, led by DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, met on Saturday afternoon (New York time) for a briefing on the PH delegation’s organization of work for the two-week conference to be held at the UN Headquarters from 11-22 March 2024. The Philippines’ chairship is being spearheaded by PH Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Antonio Manuel Lagdameo. Aside from the DBM, the following were also represented in the briefing: Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Science and Technology, Philippine Commission on Women, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, Presidential Communications Office and the youth and private sectors.
In his relentless drive to personally see to it that El Niño-hit Filipinos in Mindanao get help from the government, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. himself distributed on Friday a total of PhP110 million in cash assistance to the local governments of General Santos, South Cotabato, and Sarangani Province.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. extended PhP100 million in Presidential assistance to the provincial governments of Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato on Friday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. turned over a PhP80.9-million check from the Office of the President (OP) to Camp Navarro General Hospital (CNGH).
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led on Thursday the distribution of PhP60 million in financial assistance and various government services to farmers and fisherfolks affected by the of El Niño phenomenon in Zamboanga Peninsula.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and Bureau of Internal to expand and strengthen their efforts to protect the country’s tobacco industry against smuggling of tobacco and vape products.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. witnessed on Wednesday the signing of alliance between the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats Alliance.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is keen to see increased tourism and trade flows between the Philippines and New Zealand through the restoration of air links between the two countries.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the national government to come up with concrete solutions on how the government will be able to provide sufficient water supply to at least 40 million Filipinos who have no access to freshwater.
The Philippines-European Union Free Trade Agreement (PH-EU FTA) is a symbol of shared vision for a future of prosperity and collaboration, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Monday, as he expressed hope to finalize the negotiations for the deal by 2027 to boost trade and investment between the two parties.