Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Great news! Barely a week after commemorating Open Government Week (OGW), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. (PBBM) issued Proclamation No. 916, declaring the third week of May of every year as OGW. In the Proclamation dated May 29,...
Mindanao stalwarts Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo and Partido Federal ng Pilipinas President South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. on Tuesday met newly elected and reelected members to strengthen party unity and align support to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s legislative...
President Marcos has met labor leaders who were calling for reforms in the country 's labor sector such as workers ' rights, living wages, and decent work. Marcos shared on Tuesday evening, June 3, that he was able to hold a dialogue with labor leaders to ensure that Filipino workers and...
Twenty-one more Cabinet secretaries, including Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, will be keeping their posts amid the massive Cabinet reorganization by President Marcos. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announced the third batch of Cabinet members who were retained and...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo will stay as the country’s top diplomat until he receives the nod from the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA), Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Tuesday, June 3. Foreign Affairs Secretary...
In a bold step to improve educational outcomes in the Philippines, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, June 3, announced that the paperwork required of public school teachers will be reduced by 57 percent through a sweeping policy reform. “This move is a declaration that meaningful...
President Marcos has appointed lawyer Francis Edralin Lim as the new chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin made the announcement on Tuesday, June 3, the same day of his designation. "Today the President has appointed Atty. Francis Edralin...
Newly appointed Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon P. Aliling has ordered a thorough review of government housing programs to ensure that the country’s poorest families are given priority access. Aliling directed the National Housing Authority...
The total outstanding debt of the government reached a new record high of ₱16.75 trillion in April, an increase of ₱68.7 billion, or 0.4 percent, from the previous month, driven by higher domestic borrowings amid strong demand for government securities. Latest data from the Bureau of the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has extended the deadline for the issuance of fish and seafood import permits to the end of June, following the government’s recent policy shift in importation. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the DA to “rationalize” fish...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. responded with brutal honesty to questions from Chinese military officials regarding the South China Sea territorial dispute during an assembly of defense and military leaders, along with other global officials, in Singapore over...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday, June 3 clarified that the rehabilitation of the Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue (EDSA) is only postponed and not technically cancelled. Dizon pointed this out during the hearing of his ad interim appointment before the Commission...
