BEYOND BUDGET *Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.* When I was given the honor to serve our country as budget secretary, I already knew my “why.” It was to make a positive difference and push for fiscal reforms through policies and action. Recently, I wrote about how an open...
Government spending is vital to national growth. It is one of the four components of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The other three are consumer spending, business investment, and net exports. In the past two years, Statista reports that the ratio of government expenditure to GDP in the past three...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda enumerated on Tuesday, June 6 the reasons why newly-appointed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gibo Teodoro and Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa are a good fit for the Marcos...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be issuing a circular to outline the audit parameters on the performance of system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as a concessionaire of the country’s power transmission network. On the sidelines of the ongoing Philippine Onshore...
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Twitter, MANILA BULLETIN) Who says that P3PWD Party-list nominee and proud Kakampink Rowena Guanzon is opposed to everything that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. does? Guanzon acknowledged on...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) secretary-turned congresswoman Janette Garin joined the chorus of well-wishers for Dr. Ted Herbosa, who was recently appointed the country’s new health secretary. "My congratulations to Ted for being appointed as...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, June 6 said he is optimistic on the appointment of Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro as the secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). National Security Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. attends the Senate Committee on Foreign...
Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa is a Filipino physician known for the vital roles he played in the country’s health sector. On Tuesday, June 6, Herbosa officially took oath as the secretary of the Department of Health (DOH). “I am honored to serve this leadership and the Filipino people and...
Senators on Tuesday, June 6 welcomed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s appointments of Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro as Department of National Defense (DND) and Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa as Department of Health (DOH) Secretary. “I welcome and fully support the President’s...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez hails Malacañang's choice of tapping Gibo Teodoro and Dr. Ted Herbosa as the secretaries of the Department of National Defense (DND) and Department of Health (DOH), respectively, saying they will bring to the table a...
Sixteen years ago, Gilberto Teodoro Jr. was named as the youngest ever to become the country’s defense chief at the age of 43. Now, he is back to lead the Department of National Defense (DND) amid new security challenges in the region and a shift of focus in military operations from internal...
Juan Flavier (Senate website) BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co has hailed the appointment of Dr. Ted Herbosa as the new full-time secretary of the Department of Health (DOH). At the same time, Co bared her wish for Herbosa to emulate one of the most beloved and respected health secretaries...
