The Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) Project IMPACT, which aims to further strengthen climate finance transparency, accountability, and openness, secured the top award under the Climate and Environment theme at the 2025 Open Gov Challenge. The award was given during the Open Government...
Despite the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) claims to the contrary, a Makabayan leader and former congresswoman is convinced that United States (US) "brazen interfering" in the inquiry on anomalous flood control projects. “This is an internal affair and the US has no role in...
President Marcos has encouraged motorists, who regularly use multiple toll expressways, to register to the new unified radio frequency identification (RFID) system. Marcos led the launch of the Toll Collection System Interoperability Project, dubbed "One RFID, All Tollways" on Tuesday, Oct. 21. ...
Personnel of the government’s security and intelligence agencies will receive a total of ₱783 million in performance-based bonuses (PBB) for fiscal year (FY) 2023, following the approval of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). In an Oct. 21 statement, the DBM said it had approved the...
State-run Planters Products Inc. (PPI) has returned to the fertilizer market after more than four decades of hiatus, bringing relief to thousands of farmers seeking to lower production costs, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. PPI, an attached corporation of the DA, entered the fertilizer...
CEBU CITY – Less than a month after it was badly damaged by a massive magnitude-6.9 earthquake, the Bogo City Provincial Hospital is now capable again of handling emergencies and surgeries. ZLREJ Construction has completed and turned over the repaired Emergency Room (ER) and Operating Room (OR)...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Monday, Oct. 20, that the government’s fight against corruption should not just cater to the business sector but also to the welfare of ordinary Filipinos who religiously pay taxes, including the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT). Lacson...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified on Monday, Oct. 20, that its review of the military pension system, including possible sanctions for retirees allegedly spreading misinformation, remains a work in progress amid public backlash, including from a retired general who warned that any...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, October 20, reported that more than P1 billion worth of school facilities in Masbate were damaged by Typhoon Opong, even as rehabilitation works continue swiftly under the government’s recovery program. DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara said that of the...
Senator Bam Aquino expressed dismay after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) revealed on Monday, Oct. 20, that it completed the construction of just 22 classrooms for 2025. “You can’t explain that. Even just saying it, sumasakit iyong puso ko na 22 lang ang nagawang classroom...
The Marcos administration has successfully borrowed ₱22 billion through the sale of short-dated Treasury bills (T-bills) at slightly lower costs, backed by relatively stable demand driven by the continued effect of the latest key policy rate easing. During the latest T-bills auction on Monday,...
The Philippines’ leading business groups are urging President Marcos to take more decisive action in addressing the country’s corruption issues, as they expressed discontent over ongoing government-led investigations. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) President Enunina Mangio...
