Malacañang said President Marcos has declared special non-working days in six areas to allow residents to fully participate in their respective local celebrations. Marcos made the declaration through signing Proclamation Nos. 1162, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, and 1168. Proclamation No. 1162, signed by...
Governors from six provinces thanked President Marcos for ordering the immediate release of financial assistance to thousands of people displaced by recent Tropical Storm Basyang. In a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Office of the Executive Secretary said the governors from Cebu, Iloilo, Eastern...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos ' push for the abolition of the travel tax is gaining traction in the Senate. This, after Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1843, which sought to scrap the burdensome levy viewed as a hindrance to...
Megawide Construction Corp. is aiming to build as much as 100,000 socialized housing units valued at ₱180 billion under the government’s flagship housing program, as the company scales up its industrial pre-cast capabilities to address a chronic national shortage. Megawide Chairman and Chief...
The private sector must take on a more active role in resolving the country’s perennial shortage of classrooms, which could worsen as 51,000 public school buildings are on the brink of being "structurally unsafe" by 2028. Thus, said Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan,...
Members of the House "Young Guns" bloc are backing President Marcos ' improvements to the Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program (LRSP)--particularly the policy that would make electricity subsidy automatic for families enrolled in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Hailing the...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to "move with purposeful haste," matching the Fire Horse’s symbolism of courage and forward motion with discipline, hard work, and sound governance. In his message for the Chinese New Year, Marcos stressed the importance of having direction in every thing we...
Today we mark the celebration of Chinese New Year. This is “a manifestation of our solidarity with our Chinese-Filipino brethren who have been part of our lives in many respects as a country and as a people," according to then President Benigno S. Aquino III when he issued a proclamation on its...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has conveyed concern over the Chinese Embassy 's warning that the current row between Filipino officials and the embassy could cost millions of jobs for Filipinos. "The Department of Foreign Affairs notes with concern the Chinese Embassy 's...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, February 16, highlighted “sweeping policy reforms” that increase teacher allowances, expand career progression, and significantly reduce administrative workload—especially for educators in public schools. In a statement, DepEd said these...
There is no longer any reason for “galunggong (round scad)” to be sold at more than P300 per kilogram following the lifting of the closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea and other major fishing grounds on Feb. 16, progressive fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng...
Short-term government securities (GS) continued to draw strong interest as investors rushed to lock in debt at lower yields ahead of the widely expected 25-basis-point (bp) benchmark rate cut on Thursday, Feb. 19. During the latest treasury bills (T-bills) auction on Monday, Feb. 16, the Marcos Jr....
