Executive Secretary Ralph Recto has directed government agencies to accelerate the implementation of their 2026 budgets and finalize priority expenditures for next year in line with President Marcos ' push to improve public service delivery. Recto convened key Cabinet officials on June 22 for...
Local government units (LGUs) across the country will receive a record P1.32 trillion in National Tax Allotments (NTA) in 2027, as President Marcos continues to push for stronger local governance and greater participation of local governments in national development. In a statement, Executive...
President Marcos has ordered the release of an additional P3 billion to strengthen the government 's repatriation and reintegration program for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said the additional funds would...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said paying members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) should receive expanded benefits commensurate with the premiums they regularly contribute to the state insurer. In a radio interview, Recto said he would meet with PhilHealth officials...
Malacañang has declared June 24, 2026, Wednesday, a special nonworking day in the City of Manila to allow residents to celebrate the capital city 's 455th founding anniversary and participate in activities marking the occasion. Under Proclamation No. 1320, signed by Acting Executive Secretary...
The national government has rolled out the “Bagong Bag para sa Mag-aaral: Presidential Assistance to Primary-Grade Learners” program, which aims to provide essential school supplies to 2 million Kindergarten to Grade 3 students across the country throughout the school year. The initiative,...
ILOILO CITY – Ilonggo complainants won’t stop seeking accountability in the P60-billion Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) fund transfer to the national treasury even after the Office of the Ombudsman junked the plunder and graft cases filed against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto...
The government has tapped 243,000 workers nationwide under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Program to help prepare public schools for the opening of classes while providing temporary jobs and income support to Filipino families. The deployment of workers...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto reiterated that he has no criminal liability in the transfer of P60 billion in PhilHealth reserve funds to the National Treasury, describing the plunder charges filed against him as a ‘nuisance and harassment case.’" "This is nothing but a nuisance and a...
Physician and public health advocate Tony Leachon on Monday, May 25, filed plunder and technical malversation charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and several Cabinet officials over the alleged diversion of P60 billion in PhilHealth reserve funds and...
Telling the truth, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said, is the "antidote" to the allegations made by Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste against him, whom he labeled a liar. In a lengthy statement on Tuesday, May 5, Recto dismissed Leviste 's allegations against him by...
Malacañang said some barangays in Batangas that did not receive assistance under the “Bawat Bayan Makikinabang” program failed to comply with documentary requirements, stressing that no area is being excluded from government aid. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire...
