President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. presided over a situation briefing on the current peace and order status in Western Mindanao during his visit to the Western Mindanao Command (WESMINCOM) in Zamboanga City on November 28, 2025. He reaffirmed the Administration’s commitment to strengthening security coordination and outlined the ways forward to ensure sustained stability in the Zamboanga Peninsula Region (Region IX). The Commander-in-Chief also addressed the troops, expressing the government’s fu

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reaffirmed the Philippines’ warm ties with Ukraine during a phone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Study Room in Malacañan Palace on November 27, 2025. The two leaders discussed potential cooperation in food security, agriculture and digitalization, as well as explored opportunities to strengthen engagement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Ukraine, as the Philippines chairs the regional bloc next year. Presiden