The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Aug. 18 said that the Marcos administration’s flagship “Walang Gutom Program” (WGP) helped lower the number of Filipino families experiencing involuntary hunger. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, conducted from June 25...
President Marcos said the government is close to achieving its goal of providing every province, city, and municipality in the country with a fully equipped Patient Transport Vehicle (PTV), calling the program a practical way to improve emergency healthcare. Marcos said this as he led the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez foresees a faster, safer, and "more dignified" delivery of service to elderly Filipinos with the launch of the digital National Senior Citizen ID (NSCID) through the eGovPH app. “Today’s technology has made life easier with just a tap on our phones. The same speed...
Malacañang has issued an administrative order reorganizing the composition of the Economy and Development Council (formerly known as the NEDA Board) and its committees to strengthen government coordination in implementing socioeconomic policies and programs. Administrative Order No. 37, signed by...
Imagine a Philippines “supercharged by normal people using extraordinary tech.” That vision is at the heart of the “Konektadong Pinoy Act”, a landmark measure recently ratified by both houses of Congress and now awaiting the president’s signature. Far more than a promise of faster...
The recent signing into law of Republic Act No. 12233, also known as the Judicial Fiscal Autonomy Act, by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. marks a pivotal moment in the continuing pursuit of justice sector reform in the Philippines. This landmark legislation grants the judiciary greater control...
PEACE BY PEACE The 2017 Marawi siege brought unimaginable pain, suffering and destruction to its residents and to our nation. Homes were destroyed, more than a thousand lives were lost, and the social fabric of a once beautiful and thriving city was torn apart. Then, as Western Mindanao Command...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking ₱3.5 trillion in total investments—including support from the private sector—to transform the country’s agriculture sector into a more robust, economically viable contributor to national food and economic security. During the launch of the...
Despite an increase in the Philippines’ general government (GG) debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio to 57.1 percent in 2024, the Marcos Jr. administration is targeting to gradually lower this debt ratio to the 54-percent level by the end of 2028. This was indicated in the national...
Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor inspected several dikes in the province over the weekend and was dismayed over their damaged condition. Dolor visited a dike in Naujan but a security guard initially refused to let him visit due to lack of authority from the Department of Public...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered an investigation into the flood control projects in Bulacan on allegations of fraud and other irregularities. COA Chairperson Gamaliel A. Cordoba gave the directive in a memorandum issued last August 12 to the supervising auditors of the Department of...
President Marcos has called on young Filipinos to think critically about online content and embrace nationalism, saying these values are essential in protecting the country’s sovereignty. In remarks delivered by Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro during the “Usap Tayo, Bayan...
