Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II and Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief, Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno should be summoned by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) as far as Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon is concerned. This, as Ridon,...
President Marcos has announced that every public school teacher will get a P1,000 incentive each on World Teachers ' Day in recognition of their efforts and sacrifices. Marcos made the announcement during the celebration of National Teachers ' Day on Monday, Oct. 6, at the Mall of Asia...
President Marcos has appealed for patience and due process as the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) investigates allegations of large-scale anomalies in public works, saying the commission must be allowed to build airtight cases before anyone is prosecuted. The President’s remarks...
Confronted with consecutive disasters such as typhoons and a deadly earthquake, President Marcos emphasized that response from the government must "move very quickly" with no delay. "It 's very simple for me. I 'm motivated by, like, think of the children that are in distress now. What do...
President Marcos has agreed that blockchain technology could help prevent corruption in the use of public funds, but acknowledged that even rule-bound systems have been undermined by officials in the past. In an interview with Manila Bulletin’s “The Sit Down,” Marcos said while blockchain "is...
While President Marcos has scrapped next year 's budget for flood control projects, it does not mean that his administration has given up on infrastructure. Marcos pointed out that the government cannot stop from implementing infrastructure projects as doing so would mean stopping the country...
President Marcos has vowed that not a single centavo of public money will be wasted as his administration implements sweeping reforms to fast-track the country’s development programs and foreign-assisted projects. Marcos said this as Congress conducts budget deliberations amid ongoing...
PEACE BY PEACE One of the most highly-anticipated events of our peace partners during the National Peace Consciousness Month celebration held every September is the Gawad Kapayapaan or Gakap Awards. Spearheaded by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU),...
The national government’s debt settlements reached ₱1.54 trillion in the first eight months of the year, a slight decline from ₱1.55 trillion a year ago, even though August saw an almost 400 percent jump in required payments. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed that the 0.7...
Over five years, the Marcos Jr. administration’s priority tax reforms are seen hauling over ₱190 billion, with the recently enacted measures projected to bring incremental collections into government coffers. Based on the Cabinet-level Development Budget Coordination Committee’s (DBCC) 2025...
The Marcos Jr. administration’s economic team has projected the country’s revenues to equate to 16.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) five years from now, slightly exceeding the record high of 16.7 percent in 2024. Based on the interagency Development Budget Coordination...
On the orders of President Marcos, the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) recently concluded its three-day training on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for directors and digital specialists in the government. The training, through DAP’s Center for Career Executive Service (CES)...
