Members of the 19th Congress are out to make a serious push toward the shift to digital or Internet platforms as far as government agencies' processes are concerned. (Glenn Carstens Peters/ Unsplash) This, after Reps. Martin Romualdez of Leyte; Ferdinand Alexander Marcos of Ilocos Norte; and Yedda...
The Muntinlupa City government ranked third in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the delivery of social services and programs for child and youth welfare. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently released the results of the 2019 Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez has shared his formula of good governance which made the city debt-free. Olivarez said the formula of his administration in making the city free from debt includes efficient collection of revenue and prudent spending, which enabled the city government to give...
DOMESTIC tourists pose for a selfie and souvenir shot in front of the Guimaras Provincial Capitol. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) cited the provincial government of Guimaras for financial transparency anew when it was given a seal for Good...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) recently made it to the top echelon of Asia Pacific firms in terms of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Risk rating. “We are relentless in our pursuit to drive MPIC towards sustainable growth," MPIC Chairman, President and Chief Executive...
The Philippine government sold its second “green” bonds, this time in the Japanese debt market through a four-tranche yen-denominated offering, the Bureau of the Treasury announced on Wednesday, April 13. The bureau said the government raised ¥70.1 billion, roughly P28.95 billion, via a...
On World Health Day, the Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG) urged election hopefuls to push for a "people-center and planet-friendly" public health system. As Covid-19 cases in the country decline and more Filipinos start seeing the hope of living normally, CPDG stressed the...
The Philippine health system has been at a breaking point even before Covid-19, but the pandemic exposed and magnified the gaps in the fragmented system. Leadership is crucial in effecting reforms in the health system, with various issues such as corruption, inclusion, brain drain, and others...
ILOILO CITY -- For the daughter of Vice President Leni Robredo, there is good governance in the city and province of Iloilo. Vice President Leni Robredo’s daughter Aika (5th from left), joins the March 26 proclamation rally for the Uswag team of Iloilo City candidates. She is flanked by Ilonggo...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded all incumbent local chief executives (LCE) on Friday, March 25, to form their respective Local Governance Transition Teams (LGTT) at the soonest time possible before the May 2022 polls. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III...
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol – At least 12 mayors in Bohol came together and launched a crusade which they hope would push good governance in the province on Thursday, a day before the start of the campaign period for local candidates. A group of mayors in Bohol gather to launch the Crusade for Good...
The Duterte administration has “successfully” completed its three-tranche foreign commercial borrowing on the back of volatile financial markets overseas, the Bureau of the Treasury announced. The Treasury bureau said Tuesday, March 22, that the government raised $2.25 billion, or roughly P118...
