The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has reassigned key officials in Region 4B and Batangas amid the ongoing investigation into the revelations made by President Marcos in relation to flood control projects. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, in a video message on Saturday, August 30,...
Go Negosyo and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) underscored the need to integrate migrant empowerment into the Philippines’ economic agenda as the country prepares to chair the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Advisory Council in 2026. In a statement, Go Negosyo...
Debt-watcher Moody’s Ratings projects the Philippine debt burden to stay above pre-pandemic levels as weakening debt affordability and elevated funding costs weigh on government finances despite recent easing by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). This also comes despite Moody’s affirmation...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has expressed support to extend the term of office of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials amid moves to postpone the elections. In a statement, the DILG explained that extending the term of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan...
The 2.3-kilometer southbound tube of the Davao City Bypass broke through on Saturday, Aug. 30, bringing the country’s first long-distance mountain road tunnel closer to operation under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH senior officials, joined by representatives from Japan...
Total agricultural goods trade between the Philippines and its trading partners grew 12.4 percent year-on-year to $2.5 billion in July, as both exports and imports rose by double digits. Preliminary Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data released last Friday, Aug. 29, showed that the value of...
To enhance school leadership and accelerate classroom development, the Department of Education (DepEd) has teamed up with Security Bank Foundation, Inc. (SBFI) and Security Bank Corporation (SBC). In a statement issued on August 29, DepEd said the partnership aligns with President Marcos’ call to...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will team up with the Department of Education (DepEd) and Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo to establish the largest weightlifting academy in the country. This partnership to strengthen school-based sports is one of President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
A timely and welcome relief for workers in the transport sector. That 's how House Speaker Martin Romualdez described the inclusion of jeepney and tricycle drivers in the list of beneficiaries under the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” (BBM Na) program, or the...
Marikina City 1st district Rep. Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro expressed concern after discovering that completed infrastructure projects in his district continued to receive fresh funding under the P6.793-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2026. Teodoro told House of Representatives...
Vice President Sara Duterte will be in Japan next month for a gathering organized by the Filipino community there. In an interview in The Hague, Netherlands, the Vice President confirmed her next schedule with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who she has been meeting with in the past several...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has called for an immediate investigation and filing of the necessary criminal and administrative charges against at least two members of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) for overlapping and conflicting positions as owners of construction companies...
