BARRACKS AND STRATEGY With trillions spent on infrastructure projects, still, dikes collapsed, and farms and houses were flooded. In different venues, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong bared ghost contracts, inferior quality, misappropriation of funds, and...
The Marcos administration’s gross borrowings declined slightly to ₱1.757 trillion in the first seven months of the year, driven by a drop in domestic loans despite a more than 50 percent increase in foreign debt. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed that the government’s debt as...
House of Representatives members were either optimistic or cynical Sunday night, Aug. 31 over news that Secretary Vince Dizon had taken over the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) following Secretary Manuel Bonoan 's resignation from the controversial agency. The changing of the...
Senators on Sunday, August 31 welcomed the entry of Secretary Vince Dizon as the new Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief. This development comes after President Marcos accepted the resignation of Sec. Manny Bonoan effective September 1 amid ongoing investigations into...
President Marcos has accepted the resignation of Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan and appointed Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon to head the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as part of a wider anti-corruption campaign in government. In a statement on Sunday, Aug. 31,...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. highlighted that Davao City remains prone to heavy flooding despite the allocation of at least P51 billion worth of infrastructure funds there. Abante had this to say amid Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte and Acting Davao...
President Marcos has declared special non-working days in a municipality in Biliran and two cities in Masbate and Sultan Kudarat in September. Through Proclamation No. 1003, Marcos declared Sept. 18, which falls on a Thursday, as a special non-working day in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat for the...
President Marcos has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 93 that suspends the importation of regular and well-milled rice for 60 days. It shall take effect from Sept. 1 until Oct. 30 this year. Under EO 93 dated Aug. 29, Marcos said the suspension of the importation of regular and well-milled rice was...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Taiwan 's foreign minister has flown to the Philippines as head of a high-level delegation of investors, two senior Philippine officials said Saturday, prompting a protest from China and a warning to Manila "not to play with fire." Relations between China and the...
President Marcos has highlighted the significant role of local government units (LGUs) in sustaining the gains of the Bangsamoro peace process, saying their participation was key to ensuring the success of normalization programs on the ground. “Normalization ensures human security. It is a...
By KELLY BIRD The Philippine economic growth story since 2010 has been a remarkable one. The economy has more than doubled in size in the last 15 years, creating a virtuous turning point for the country. Millions of quality wage jobs have been created that by 2019, the modern sector was pulling...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has established a forward operating base (FOB) in Mahatao, Batanes to boost territorial defense and enhance capabilities for humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) in the country 's northernmost frontier, a military spokesperson said...
