The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is working to finalize a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a move aimed at strengthening economic ties between the two nations. DTI Secretary Cristina A. Roque recently met with the UAE's Minister of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants public schools included in the government's free wi-fi program for a more efficient roll-out and to ensure Internet connectivity in the country’s public places. Gatchalian quizzed the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) during the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has cancelled the passport of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, who is also alleged to be a Chinese spy Guo Hua Ping, since Sept. 30. The agency said it terminated the "fraudulently acquired" Philippine passport of Guo upon its receipt of...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said that the imposition of value-added tax (VAT) on non-resident digital service providers creates a fairer competitive landscape for local businesses. In a statement, Enunina Mangio, PCCI president, said the recent signing of the VAT on...
President Marcos has appointed Jaime Alfonso Antonio Eder Zobel de Ayala as Member of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Inter-Agency Investment Promotion Coordination Committee. Zobel will be Private Sector Representative from the National Capital Region for a term of three years, said...
The Department of Energy (DOE) said that consumers can expect a potential gasoline price rollback next week, while diesel prices are likely to increase. Rino Abad, DOE Oil Industry Management Bureau (OIMB) directo said these contrasting movements are due to various economic factors. ...
The Department of Education (DepEd) concluded the grand festivities for the 2024 National Teachers’ Month (NTM) on Thursday, Oct. 3, honoring the vital role educators play in shaping the nation. With the theme “Together4Teachers,” the celebration showcased the unwavering dedication of...
Without teachers, schools and communities will not function, President Marcos said as he hailed educators around the country on National Teachers' Day. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. graces the celebartion of 2024 National Teachers' Day at the Araneta Coliseum on Oct. 3, 2024. (RTVM...
Aerospace company Airbus, in collaboration with the Department of Transport (DOTr), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), is working towards achieving 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its aircraft operations in the country by 2030. In a statement on...
The Philippine government is seeking a one-year extension and partial reallocation of a World Bank loan that has been partly funding the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) since 2021. A World Bank restructuring paper showed that the Department of Finance (DOF) on Sept. 17 requested the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is now monitoring developments in the probe into the reported spying of a Chinese national in the Philippines. DFA on Thursday, Oct. 3, said that it is taking "seriously" an Al Jazeera report about detained Chinese spy She Zhijiang, who divulged that he began...
(DepEd) House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has filed a bill in the House of Representatives that aims to provide holistic support for teachers by establishing programs and services for their mental health and...
