The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is open to inviting First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos or any other relevant personalities in its flood control project hearing, but only if there is sufficient reason to do so. ICI Executive Director Brian Hosaka made the pronouncement on Tuesday,...
The fight against corruption will be hard and painful, but it will be worth it, President Marcos said. In honoring outstanding public servants on Tuesday, Oct. 21, Marcos was reminded of the challenges that shook the people 's trust in government, acknowledging that there will be more...
The Marcos government successfully raised ₱35 billion as planned through the sale of two government bonds, with mixed investor demand as risks tied to longer-dated securities dampened appetite while the shorter-tenored paper drew stronger interest. During the sale of the seven-year Treasury bonds...
Nongovernment organization (NGO) Action for Economic Reforms (AER) is urging the government to lessen its dependence on borrowing and instead focus on sustainable and efficient ways to generate revenue, such as through health taxes. In a statement on Monday, Oct. 20, AER voiced concern over the...
Malacañang dismissed rumors that Department of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto stepped down from his post. "Not true," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Castro said this when asked if there was truth to the rumors. New PhilSA chief ...
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...
