Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the next administration will inherit a slew of President Duterte’s “hard-won” reforms, including several economic liberalization measures that will help fuel the Philippines’ resurgence in the years ahead. These reforms include the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday, Feb. 22, finally signed contract for the acquisition of 32 additional units of S70i Black Hawk helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). (Courtesy of Department of National Defense) The choppers will be procured from Polish aircraft...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has suggested that the government should consider increasing taxes on real-estate properties instead of imposing the wealth tax. “I’m against wealth tax,” Dominguez said at a virtual forum by Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX)...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now probing the tragic crash of a helicopter owned by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Real, Quezon on Monday, Feb. 21, that left a policeman dead and two police pilots seriously injured. (Photo from the Philippine National Police)...
The country continues to experience a steady decline in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and remains to be under low-risk case classification, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) Precinct Station 2 remind bargain shoppers along Ilaya in...
The next elected Philippine president will pay the loans secured by the Duterte administration for the country’s pandemic response, the government’s chief economic manager said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “Looking realistically our situation, we have to pay for COVID. I mean, we cannot just have...
About 15,200 deaths for every 1 million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines have been recorded, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. A health worker prepares a syringe with the Sinovac Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine during a vaccination drive for schoolchildren...
President Duterte said he is happy that has was able to deliver his campaign promise that he would end his term with a strong military despite the government’s limited income. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with key government officials at the Malacañan...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recognized the contribution of farmers, fisherfolks, and scientists in ensuring a stable supply of quality food for Filipino consumers and entrepreneurs. (DOST) "Malaki ang papel ng syensa sa pagsisigurado na mayroon tayong pagkain sa ating hapag...
No significant effect on symptom resolution and hospitalization rates has been shown by the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin making it an inadvisable treatment against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ivermectin pills (Photo courtesy of IndiaMart via PNA) In a statement on Monday, Feb. 21, the...
The country recorded another low single-day tally of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Feb. 21. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(FILE PHOTO BY...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed optimism that more foreigners would arrive in the coming days as the Philippines reopened its borders to foreign tourists after a successful effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country....