The Department of Finance (DOF) has ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to continue its digitalization initiatives in expanding the country’s capital market and to support economic growth. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, said on Tuesday, July 19, that his marching order to...
After his two-hour meeting with agriculture officials on Monday, July 18, President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. said his administration is prioritizing the strengthening of the ‘farm-to-market road’ programs and projects that will help the country’s...
Wearing of uniforms will not be a “strict requirement” in the upcoming school year 2022-2023, said Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, July 18. (Photo from DepEd) Citing reasons such as additional costs to families amid the continuous rise of the prices of basic...
Philippine agriculture, with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. directly taking primary responsibility, is expected to get a boost from the United States following the launching of a trade mission launched in the country. Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley arrived in...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has authorized the government to borrow $3.54 billion from foreign creditors in the second quarter of this year. The new approved public sector foreign borrowing is 26 percent higher than the $2.80 billion borrowing in the second quarter last year. But it is 26...
Bicol's queen pineapple as well as the pili nut received support from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Science for Change Program (S4CP) by providing both products with innovation centers. Anya Roslin (from left), head of the S4C-Program Management Office, Project...
Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) reiterated that they are in favor of the implementation of face-to-face classes in the upcoming school year (SY) 2022-2023, but they likewise stressed the need to ensure safe resumption of classes amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. (Manila Bulletin File Photo)...
The country's total number of active Covid-19 cases increased to 19,873 after another more than 2,000 new infections were recorded on Sunday, July 17. A total of 2,560 more people were confirmed to have contracted the viral disease, based on the latest data shown at the Department of Health's (DOH)...
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines once again urged the government to make amends and compensate teachers for their “extended work” in the school year (SY) 2021-2022. (Image courtesy of DepEd) The group previously criticized the Department of Education (DepEd) after receiving...
Beijing-led Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) indicated higher returns to bankroll the Duterte administration’s three big-ticket railways projects, former Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said. Dominguez, who served as former President Duterte’s chief economic manager, explained that...
The number of active Covid-19 cases in the Philippines is now close to 19,000, as shown in the latest data of the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, July 16. Based on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker, the total number of patients who are still sick with Covid-19 nationwide is at 18,990. There were...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it will look into the different concerns about the distribution of benefits for the country's healthcare workers. “Part of our priorities, and as instructed by the President, that we look into these issues that have been hounding the benefits of the healthcare...
