Filipino culture and tradition has always been partial to women, giving them due respect and conservative deference especially in social events and public places. For decades, this traditional courtesy and caring for Filipino women has been with us, but it was only in 2009 that the government...
There is no turning back from the unstoppable march of digitalization, which has impacted societies and industries worldwide. Accelerated by the prolonged pandemic, digitalization has become imperative for public offices, especially those serving the Filipino people. Government agencies have no...
The Preamble of the Philippine Constitution serves as a timeless reminder to all Filipinos that building a democratic nation is a continuing endeavor: “We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society and establish a government that...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently announced the continuing decline of our country’s inflation rate. This piece of good news could be the giant pendulum that would swing our economy in the right direction. According to the PSA, the “headline inflation rate decreased from 6.6...
“The ocean is the foundation of life. It supplies the air we breathe and food we eat. It regulates our climate and weather.” The strong reminder on the major role the oceans have on everyday life was made by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres when he opened the UN World Oceans...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are drivers of the economy and for several decades now, the Philippines has looked up to these modern-day heroes for assistance in beefing up the nation's dollar reserves. Contract workers abroad are some of the better paid Filipino wage earners, and in our...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is hitting the ground running. In the first four months of 2023, it surpassed its collection target by ₱14.319 billion. In particular, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. cited the agency’s ₱336.02-billion collection in April, surpassing its goal for the...
Government spending is vital to national growth. It is one of the four components of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The other three are consumer spending, business investment, and net exports. In the past two years, Statista reports that the ratio of government expenditure to GDP in the past three...
Digital times call for digital solutions. As technology moves at a rate faster than we can say the word “technology,” solutions must also be fast, lest we be left at the wayside by our neighbors; it must also be inclusive, so no sector of our society would be left behind. If there’s any...
The House of Representatives took a step closer to updating the archaic Warehouse Receipts Law, also known as Act No. 2137, that was enacted by the Philippine Legislature “by authority of the United States” in 1912 or 111 years ago. It approved last week on third and final reading House Bill...
The proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act has just been approved by both chambers of Congress and a copy of the enrolled bill will now be sent to Malacañan Palace for President Marcos’ signature. Being a Palace-certified measure, it is expected to be signed into law in a couple of weeks...
In 2018, Congress passed Republic Act No. 11032, An Act Promoting the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Government Services. The law amended Republic Act No. 9485, otherwise known as the Anti Red-Tape Act of 2007. The enactment of these laws demonstrates the government’s...
