The Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board (IFPB) has approved guidelines for official development assistance (ODA) loans to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that these guidelines will facilitate...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has reaffirmed that the distribution utilities (DUs) can already implement tariff pass-on for capacities procured via emergency power supply agreements (EPSAs) even without securing provisional regulatory approval. In an advisory issued by the ERC, it...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Department of Education (DepEd) over its unsettled P12.297 billion notices of disallowances and suspensions, and the "substantial accumulated unliquidated" cash advances of P6.959 billion in 2023. In its 2023 annual audit report, the COA blamed...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently studying a policy for the repurposing of diesel-fired power plants by integrating biofuel blend of as much as 55% (or B55) by volume, according to Energy Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella. “We’re developing a strategy for B55 to enable the...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (PPAB) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong is pressing the Department of Education (DepEd) to take immediate action against contractors who failed to fulfill obligations under the agency’s...
Then-Department of Education Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte presenting her "Isang Kaibigan" book (Duterte's Facebook page) The Department of Education (DepEd) said through an official on Monday, Sept. 2, that it had nothing to do...
The Department of Public and Highways (DPWH) and National Electrification Administration (NEA), with the imprimatur of the Department of Energy (DOE), will need to agree and draw up a formula for prudent compensation on the relocation of electric poles that shall be straddled by the various...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Noting that the prosecution's witnesses "offered non-expert opinion", the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 229 has junked the criminal cases filed...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., on Monday, September 2, asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to address the imminent hazards brought by Tropical Storm “Enteng” (international name “Yagi”). Revilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Works, tasked the DPWH to...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Education (DepEd) over lapses in its P5.69 billion School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in 2023, with reports of delays and non-delivery of nutritious food products (NFPs) and pasteurized milk in several regions. Worse,...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has recently granted its Seal of Legitimacy or the Seal to DXN International Private Ltd., a multi-level marketing (MLM) firm originated in Malaysia that expanded to over 180 countries including the Philippines, which promotes and distributes health food...
Pag-asa Island (AFP) Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will allocate P300 million for the construction of a new sheltered port on Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to further spur...
