The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that all electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide are exempted from taxes imposed by their local government units (LGUs). The memorandum was signed by Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla and Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, represented by Undersecretary...
​A Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Wednesday, Dec. 4, there is no reason to cancel flights bound for South Korea amid the unexpected yet very quick implementation of martial law in the country. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said there is also no reason to cancel...
​The Philippines and Israel have agreed to strengthen cooperation on tourism as more Filipinos are expected to visit the Holy Land and experience the country's rich history and culture. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco and Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz, who is currently in the...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has called on the Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to shoulder the unpaid bills of indigent and financially...
ILOILO CITY – A total of 4,630 farmers from Capiz province were freed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) of their debts as agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). LAND titles were distributed to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Roxas City, Capiz. (DAR-Capiz) The DAR distributed...
While the Marcos administration’s economic team has widened its full-year growth target for 2025, it stated that the worst-case scenario for the Philippine economy next year is a slowdown to six percent. The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) revised its macroeconomic assumptions...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee called on Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa to resign over his alleged failure to address key issues in the country’s healthcare system, which the...
More than half of the country’s local government unit (LGU) population has already been digitally connected, with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) owing the digital advancement to the continued collaboration among government agencies. In a statement over the...
ILOILO CITY – Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province has been named as the World’s Leading Luxury Island Destination. The tourist destination’s latest accolade was bestowed during the 2024 World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Madeira, Portugal on Nov. 24. The Department of...
The Philippine government has made inroads towards greater digital transformation, as required by the newest loan it secured from the World Bank. The Washington-based multilateral lender disclosed on Nov. 26 that Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, on behalf of the government, signed the loan...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Education will investigate a “Peeping Tom” teacher who allegedly watched a female staff shower during the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) Jamboree in Calinog town, Iloilo. BOY Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) at the 2024 provincial jamboree in Calinog...
(DSWD-DROMIC Facebook Page) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said 21,492 families or 75,110 individuals, are still sheltered in evacuation centers following the devastation caused by Typhoon Nika, Super Typhoon Ofel, and Super Typhoon Pepito. Based on the data from the...
