Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Assistant Governor Amenah F. Pangandaman has accepted the invitation from President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to serve as the new administration’s Department of Budget and Management (DBM) secretary. In a statement on Monday, May 30, Pangandaman has pledged...
The series of tax reforms, unparalleled infrastructure investments and the enactment of the law that cleared the way to the long-sought return of the coco levy funds are among the lasting legacies of the Duterte administration on the economic front, a Cabinet official said. During the Duterte...
President-elect Marcos’ chief economic manager has high hopes for incoming Socioeconomic Planning Arsenio M. Balisacan, describing the latter as the “poverty guru” of the next administration tasked to bring down the nation’s poverty rate to single-digit. Incoming Finance Secretary Benjamin...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing the full implementation of face-to-face classes nationwide this incoming School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (MANNY LLANES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Sa next academic school year, ine-expect na natin na fully 100 percent na talaga ang pag-implement ng...
By BERNA ROMULO PUYAT, Tourism Secretary There was a time, back when I was an undersecretary at the Department of Agriculture, that I thought the Tourism Secretary must have the best job. Their portfolio is the entire Philippines, a beautiful country with friendly, hospitable people. All one needs...
Photo by Alejandro Barrón from Pexels. Balanced Fertilization Strategy (BFS) is a site-specific nutrient management (SNMM) technique that aims to improve the efficiency of fertilizers. In practice, BFS is the application of both organic and inorganic nutrients, as well as other farming strategies...
Globe, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture’s National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) and Carmel-Haifa University Economic Corporation Ltd from the University of Haifa in Israel, recently held a webinar series that tackled the importance of incorporating...
Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) The Philippines recorded another milestone in its ongoing fight against Covid-19 as more than 70 million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated. Based on the national Covid-19 vaccination dashboard, a total of 70,790,342 individuals have already...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Health and Interior departments renewed their calls for local government units (LGUs) to further double their efforts in vaccinating their eligible constituents...
Incoming Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno would seek for consensus among lawmakers and members of the executive department before pursuing the Marcos administration’s own fiscal consolidation plan. New and higher taxes are not off the table, Diokno said in an interview with Manila Bulletin,...
A high school student from the Bicol Region is set to compete in Myanmar later this year after winning the 10th ASEAN Quiz National Competition this month, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The winners and contestants of the 10th ASEAN Quiz National Competition with PTV General Manager...
(MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support for the conduct of face-to-face classes amid the ongoing threat of Covid-19. Attending classes physically has multiple benefits for students, the DOH said. "Face-to-face attendance in school will allow children to...
