One of the local companies in the poll technology provider joint venture has withdrawn from the entity to avoid possible conflict of interest over supposed candidacy plans.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured on Thursday that the government is prepared to respond with the eruption of the Taal Volcano.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit the country on Oct. 6-7 upon the invitation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Thursday, Oct. 3.