Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman urged Congress to pass the National Government Rightsizing Program (NGRP) to address the issue of unfilled plantilla positions in the government. During a hearing of the Senate finance committee, Pangandaman said that the NGRP will...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Former Department of Health (DOH) secretary-turned-Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has expressed confidence in the Philippines' ability to "contain" monkeypox (mpox). "We had a similar situation...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is batting for an P88-billion increase in the proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for 2025 to keep the government "on track to achieving food...
DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (DMW) The Commission on Appointments (CA) is set to resume consideration of the ad interim appointment of Hans Leo Cacdac as secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny...
The Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) enforcement unit has ramped up its operations in the first half of the year focused on seizing unsafe products and ensuring compliance with the newly implemented Vape Law. According to the Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB), the DTI’s Task Force...
Consumers will feel anew the painful pinch of higher prices at the pumps this week as gasoline prices will rise by P1.00 per liter; and diesel prices will also climb by P1.20 per liter. Additionally, the price of kerosene products - that has direct effect on aviation fuel as well as other major...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said that travelers can look forward to an improved experience at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as its operation and maintenance (O&M) is set to be transferred to the private sector next month. In a statement, DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista...
The Department of Finance (DOF) announced that the government's two main tax agencies have already achieved over half of their full-year collection target in just the first seven months of the year, primarily fueled by digitalization efforts. Tax revenues from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, August 18 said it is imperative for lawmakers to scrutinize carefully the additional subsidy being asked by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). PhilHealth, the senator noted, is asking an additional subsidy of P70-billion for 2025...
Current political issues in the Philippines are not affecting the performance of the country's economy, an official of the Department of Finance (DOF) assured the public. Finance Undersecretary Domini Velasquez said investor confidence has not waned despite the growing noise in the political arena....
A few months before reaching the midpoint of his six-year term, President Marcos ensured that the government was doing everything so every Filipino would benefit from the country's improving economy. File photos/Arnold Quizol Marcos said this after the Japan-based Rating and Investment Information,...
Monkeypox, now known as mpox, has been declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the second time. Image from Unsplash The viral disease, which has been spreading in African countries, was first declared a PHEIC in 2022. Two years...
