The Philippines is banking on trade missions to other countries as the Marcos Jr. administration seeks to surpass the record-high of ₱1.9 trillion in investment approvals last year, according to a top economic official. Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic...
President Marcos will not oppose the policy of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) which requires officials to take public transportation at least once a week. As long as the policy is reasonable, the President will not block it, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
The three-member Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has buckled down to work to investigate irregularities in government infrastructure projects, prioritizing flood control, ICI special adviser and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Magalong said the panel,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have signed a data sharing agreement (DSA) on beneficial ownership information in support of the government-led initiative tasked to uphold international standards for the sound management of natural resources. The...
Vice President Sara Duterte expressed support for moves to change Speaker Martin Romualdez at the leadership of the House of Representatives, noting some of the scandals attached to the official’s name. “Dapat lang, dapat lang talaga, dahil nakita niyo naman yung budget--2023, 2024, 2025....
Malacañang has debunked claims that the reason behind President Marcos ' decision to skip the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York was threats to his life. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire said on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that there is no direct threat to...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that its decision to raise the military’s status to red alert was unrelated to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s cancellation of his planned trip to New York, United States. AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth...
While government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) remitted dividends amounting to ₱109 billion as of the second week of September, the Department of Finance (DOF) projected full-year remittances to decline by 15.5 percent from the 2024 total of ₱138.5 billion. In a statement on...
While President Marcos defined the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) as a fact-finding team that has no contempt power, he will not close his doors for efforts to give the body more powers. A group of lawmakers has urged Congress to fast-track the passage of House Bill 4453, which...
Insisting that creating an independent commission to investigate the massive corruption in the government’s infrastructure projects is “nothingness,” Vice President Sara Duterte said on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that President Marcos should just ask Speaker Martin Romualdez to step down. In an...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he wants to bolster the manpower of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from 162,000 to 360,000 in response to evolving security challenges and the growing demands of national defense. Teodoro made the remark during his...
Centro Escolar University (CEU) Graduate School alumnus, Dr. Neil Vincent Sandoval was appointed as the new deputy executive director III of the Teacher Education Council as announced by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. Drawing on his extensive background as OIC-director IV of the...
