Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday said the proposed 2022 national budget should provide the necessary items that would pave the way to national recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Angara, who chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, said President Duterte’s last budget request...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez said President Duterte's final State of the Nation Address (SONA) is bereft of any details on how the Philippines can move forward after the COVID-19 pandemic. Rodriguez lamented that he didn't hear Duterte elaborate his specific plans on how the nation could...
A good balancing act between maintaining the country’s economic recovery and protecting Filipinos against the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez speaks during President Duterte's pre-recorded public briefing on Saturday, July 24, 2021....
Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, July 23, appealed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to exclude manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies from the imposition of value-added tax (VAT) on local inputs. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez (center) inspects the face...
President Duterte said it was about time that the world thought of having internationally recognized vaccination certificates to restart economies that have reeled from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte delivers his Intervention at the Asia-Pacific...
President Duterte will join fellow Asia Pacific leaders in a virtual summit on Friday to tackle the region's pandemic response as well as measures to boost economic recovery. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will participate in the 2021...
A speedy release and spending of government appropriations could boost the Philippines' credit outlook, senators said on Tuesday, July 13. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said the downgrading of the Philippines' credit outlook to negative was...
Fitch Ratings has revised the Philippines’ outlook to “Negative” from “Stable” due to the national government’s weakening fiscal finances brought about by the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. Fitch Ratings Building In a statement released Monday evening, July 12, the London-based credit...
The government will embark on an information campaign to highlight its recent achievements as well as the economic recovery program ahead of President Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) later this month. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the 51st Cabinet meeting in Malacañang...
A proposed "micro-herd immunity" in malls and other workplaces will be discussed by the private sector with the national government this week. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila resident during the inoculation drive held at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The Philippine economic recovery improved amid declining new coronavirus infections and easing quarantine restrictions, Moody’s Analytics said. In a research note on Monday, July 5, the US-based economic and financial think tank said business activities in the country are expected to pick up in...
A great deal remains to be done even after the Duterte administration has made accomplishments in the last five years. President Rodrigo Duterte leads the unveiling of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 East Extension marker during the inauguration ceremony of the newly built LRT Line 2 Station in...
