The public can now renew their driver’s license online as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) seeks to streamline the process, eliminate red tape and long queues at local offices, and make it more accessible for motorists nationwide. LTO Chief, Asst. Sec. Vigor D. Mendoza II said the renewal of...
Around 180 local government units (LGUs) nationwide have officially implemented the "Paleng-QR Ph Program," a measure that pushes for a cashless, safer, and more inclusive local transaction, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. A joint initiative of the DILG and the...
Controlling inflation is the top issue Filipino adults want President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to discuss in his 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA), based on a nationwide Pulse Asia survey released on Friday, July 11. Nearly one-third of respondents (32.9 percent) identified inflation as the main...
Two senators are hopeful that the proposed Blue Economy Act will be recognized as a national priority in President Marcos ' State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28. "I’m hopeful that some of the key measures we’ve already filed, like the proposed Blue Economy Act, will be recognized...
Japanese financial giant MUFG Bank Ltd. sees a mild impact arising from the potentially higher United States (US) tariff set to be imposed on Philippine goods imported into America. “This announcement is to some extent a downside surprise for our FX [foreign exchange] and macro forecasts, given...
President Marcos has vetoed the bill seeking to strengthen the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and declaring it as a National Polytechnic University. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed on Friday, July 11, that Marcos vetoed the measure...
The national government reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling in the face of continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), nine years since the country secured the historic victory against China. The Department of National Defense (DND)...
Senator Pia Cayetano joined on Friday, July 11 health , civil society and child rights advocates in opposing the appointment of Dave Gomez as secretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). Cayetano said appointing someone with longstanding ties to the tobacco industry to a top...
What do Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste, Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Mica Gonzales, and Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luigi Villafuerte have in common? They 're entering the nascent 20th Congress as rookie legislators from Luzon who are eager to make their mark. A lot of...
President Marcos is set to travel to Washington, D.C., from July 20 to 22, Malacañang confirmed Friday, July 11, as both countries continue high-level discussions on economic and security cooperation. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after United States Secretary of State...
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) is urging the government to invest in container barge terminals to facilitate a more seamless flow of commodities, which could potentially lower food prices. PCAFI said the project is ideal for underutilized ports situated among the...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque said the government remains “optimistic” about securing a beneficial trade deal with the United States (US), even as President Donald Trump hiked tariffs on Philippine goods to 20 percent. “Of course we’re always optimistic,...
