The Philippines will be spending roughly P9.5 billion as its contribution to global efforts of protecting the ocean. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the government pledged the said amount equivalent to 165.56 million US dollars during a high-level luncheon early April in Athens,...
The national government has standby funds worth P15.5 billion to mitigate the impact of El Niño, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Friday, April 26. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the amount forms part of the total allocation of P20.5 billion for the National...
Employees in the private sector who would report for duty on Wednesday, May 1, are entitled to full pay plus 200 percent of their basic wages, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In Labor Advisory No. 6 series of 2024, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said May 1, which is observed...
After the implementation of preventive measures, the Department of Agriculture (DA) declared that Bulacan province is now free from avian influenza. In a statement on Friday, April 26, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that the declaration was made as it has been 90 days since...
President Marcos has approved Vice President Sara Duterte's proposals on basic education development plan and MATATAG agenda. From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte at the launch of Pier 88 in Liloan, Cebu on May 27, 2023. (Photo courtesy of PPA/Yummie Dingding)...
The Cybersecurity Bureau of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Friday, April 26, released a list of eight signs to identify if someone has been targeted by a “hijack profile” scam. Photo from Pixabay DICT said individuals should be concerned if they notice...
Senator Pia Cayetano criticized the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) over its lack of urgency to enforce provisions of the Vape Law or Republic Act No. 11900. Cayetano noted that up until now the DTI has yet to release mechanisms on the use of vapes and other non-nicotine products...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution that seeks to investigate the alarming power supply issue hounding the country. Tulfo who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, filed Senate Resolution No. 1008 following the declaration of red and yellow alerts in the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids. A...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) assured its full support to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) commitment to combat extra-judicial killings (EJKs) and other forms of human rights violations in the country. It also supported the crucial steps the DOJ committed to strengthen the criminal justice...
Filipino borrowers hoping for a reduction in interest rates will have to hold their horses as the anticipated rate cuts may not come in the near future. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said on Friday, April 26, that elevated inflation is likely to persist, and interest rates may remain high for a...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has dismissed the P78.956 million payment claimed by Adlib International Sales, Inc. (AISI) from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)-Procurement Service and the Presidential Security Group (PSG) for the supply and delivery of two mobile X-ray units in 2015....
There is a silver lining after all amid the country’s energy insecurity dilemma, as oil prices will be on moderate rollback next week - a financial respite badly needed as consumers’ temper flare on consistent threat of rotational power service interruptions. According to the industry players,...
