The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) have agreed to realign higher education programs to address the mismatch between graduates’ skills and employer requirements. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma and CHED Chairperson Shirley C. Agrupis...
The Philippines has sought to restructure disbursement estimates and project targets for a World Bank loan aimed at enhancing teachers’ competencies, as its implementation stalled due to late budget releases and procurement issues. In a Sept. 28 restructuring paper, the World Bank said that since...
In less than an hour, a Senate finance subcommittee panel swiftly approved on Monday, Sept. 29, the Office of the Vice President 's (OVP) proposed budget for 2026, amounting to P902.895 million, for plenary consideration. This was after Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri cited...
Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro denied allegations that the Palace made inconsistent statements on the role of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong in the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI). In a press briefing on Monday, Sept. 29, Castro clarified that her Sept. 13 remark,...
Redirecting the government’s flood control budget to other agencies will not solve the “systematic corruption and plunder of public funds,” militant fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said. Earlier, President Marcos announced that P36 billion...
Malacañang has assured the public that President Marcos will not permit any irregular projects in the 2026 national budget, vowing a clean process following the controversies that hounded this year’s appropriations. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this amid ongoing...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered the removal of the initial security screening of passengers at the departure area to ease congestion at the Iloilo Airport. “Kailangan nang tanggalin ito kasi redundant na ‘yung proseso (It needs to be removed. The process is...
PEACE BY PEACE It 's the budget season once again, a period of intensive review where government agencies, including the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), must present and defend our appropriations before the legislature. This annual exercise is...
Both foreign and domestic borrowings of the national government swelled by double digits in the first eight months of the year, leading to a 17.2 percent increase in the Marcos administration’s gross debt to ₱2.27 trillion as of end-August. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed that...
The Makati Business Club (MBC), formed to oppose crony capitalism during the regime of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr., has thrown its support behind his son, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., as he faces calls for resignation on the heels of the flood control scandal. MBC...
Senator Erwin Tulfo agrees with President Marcos ' suggestion to reallocate P36 billion originally intended as flood control funds to the Department of Social Welfare and Development 's (DSWD) poverty alleviation programs. “Instead of DPWH officials, contractors, and politicians...
President Marcos has visited the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Batac, Ilocos Norte, where he underscored the continued implementation of the zero balance billing policy. During his visit on Sunday, Sept. 28, Marcos dropped by the Oncology, Internal Medicine, and Family...
