The pre-need industry’s net income surged to P11.21 billion in the first half of the year amid an increase in the number of memorial plans sold, the Insurance Commission (IC) said. According to IC data, this was a 9.45 percent increase collected from January to June last year. The commission said...
The Philippine government is checking on the situation of all Filipinos abroad every time a conflict in ​a host country breaks out. But how do they really do this? According to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega, the government does not go house-to-house...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday, October 9 proposed that the P50-million worth of confidential fund allocated to the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the 2024 national budget be realigned to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine National Police (PNP) and other law enforcement...
The Department of Budget and Management said that President Marcos showed support to the Filipino Muslims through the approval of an executive committee for the commemoration of Islamic presence in the country. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman expressed her gratitude towards...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has recommended that sanctions, like suspension of salaries, be imposed on erring officials of the Department of Information and Technology (DICT) for delay or non-submission of financial statements for three consecutive years. "The DICT did not submit the year-end...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the job quality for Filipinos is steadily improving, with the country's underemployment rate dropping below its pre-pandemic level. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the underemployment rate of 10.7 percent recorded in September was the...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has ramped up the anti-graft efforts of the Department of Finance through the strengthened operations of the Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS). “Prudent fiscal management must be underpinned by transparency and accountability. As custodians of public...
Farm output declined in the third quarter due to weak performance in crops and fisheries, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The latest data from the PSA revealed that the value of production in agriculture and fisheries, adjusted for constant 2018 prices, decreased by 0.3 percent...
IN THE STREETS OF LONDON The Philippines booth seen at the World Travel Market 2022 (Photo Department of Tourism | Facebook) The Philippines is primed to seize the spotlight at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2023, ongoing until today at the ExCel Convention Centre in London, as the Department of...
With his interactive science demonstrations, Steven "Science Steve" Liddell, the founder of Street Science, captivated the youth's minds at the 2023 National Youth Science, Technology, and Innovation Festival (NYSTIF). Photo credit to DOST-STII The Department of Science and Technology-Science and...
DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.'s recent appointment as Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary will help the Philippines avoid fast inflation moving forward. Thus, said Albay 2nd...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Department of National Defense (DND) has told a House panel that the realigned confidential funds under the proposed national budget of 2024 would have a significant impact on...
