The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is seeking assistance from the European business sector to expedite the completion of major transportation projects. Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said he met with top officials of the European Union-Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
Malacañang gave an assurance that the unprogrammed appropriations under the proposed 2026 national budget will not end up as "pork barrel." Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said that although P250 billion falls under the unprogrammed appropriations, it will be...
President Marcos said the Camalaniugan Bridge linking Aparri and Camalaniugan municipalities in Cagayan is eyed for opening by Christmas. "Sana mabuksan natin by Christmas ito (I hope we can open this by Christmas)," Marcos said during an inspection of the bridge on Tuesday, Oct. 14. According to...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s chief economic manager said Philippine growth might have slowed in the third quarter of the year, which he sees stretching through early 2026, due to the moderation in flood control infrastructure spending. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto...
There will no longer be "palakasan" or influence peddling in the construction of farm-to-market roads in the country, President Marcos said, citing that this practice has often led to misplaced and unhelpful projects. Marcos said due to the "palakasan" system, there have been agricultural roads...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday, Oct. 14, said the Philippine economy may experience a temporary slowdown in the latter half of 2025 due to ongoing government reforms meant to ensure proper spending of taxpayers’ money, but he expressed optimism that growth will...
Camarines Sur congressmen has hailed the government 's move to widen the scope of the "expanded" Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) program by including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and families living in danger zones among the beneficiaries of this mass housing initiative....
Malacañang has appealed to the people to calm down amid growing public demand for accountability over issues of graft and corruption. "Kalma lang (Calm down)," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Tuesday, Oct. 14, assuring the public that investigations on...
Underscoring the lively and vivid dynamism of the Olympic sport, “Leap High, Flip Strong!” was chosen by the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines as the slogan for the 3rd Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships opening at the Manila Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom in Pasay City next...
The proposed 2026 national budget and the 44 priority measures identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) form the backbone of President Marcos ' Bagong Pilipinas reform agenda, which is aimed at promoting transparency, accountability and sustained growth....
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has revealed that, for the first time, China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel issued a radio challenge claiming that the presence of Filipino fishing boats in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) could damage what they called an “environmental reserve,”...
President Marcos has stressed that flood control structures can be effective if they are constructed properly. Marcos found himself making the statement when he led the inauguration of the Union Water Impounding Dam in Barangay Union, Claveria, Cagayan on Tuesday, Oct. 14, which, he said, actually...
