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...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Pasig City government conducted a creek cleanup drive on Ilugin Creek on Monday, Oct. 20, as part of the national government 's "Bayanihan sa Estero" initiative aimed at mitigating flooding through regular clean-ups on waterways,...
Malacañang has assured the country’s top business organizations that the government’s anti-corruption campaign is being pursued with urgency and depth through the ongoing work of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). In her press briefing, Presidential Communications Office...
President Marcos expects government officials to lead with integrity and accountability, as the Palace underscored his focus on right leadership and performance across all agencies amid recent issues hounding the public sector. In a Palace briefing on Monday, Oct. 20, Presidential Communications...
Senator Erwin Tulfo expressed the need to institute accountability mechanisms against spreaders of false information in a bid to uphold and strengthen democracy at the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland. Tulfo, head of the Philippine delegation to the...
