Malacañang has confirmed that it terminated the appointment of Finance Undersecretary Cielo Magno, saying it was "expected" as she "clearly did not support the administration and its programs." Finance Undersecretary Cielo Magno (Photo courtesy of UP School of Economics) Executive Secretary...
Malacañang has defended the decision of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to release the P221.424-million in confidential funds to the office of Vice President Sara Duterte last year, saying the President saw the need to release the amount. Vice President Sara Duterte (Ali Vicoy) Marcos,...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin is confident that the recently signed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill will pass the scrutiny of the Supreme Court if various groups decide to challenge its constitutionality there. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Photo by KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Republic Act...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on entrepreneurs and industry players to keep reaching out to each other to improve the condition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) in the country. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Ali Vicoy) In a message delivered by Executive...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is optimistic that the reforms made in the bureaucratic processes in the country will lead to more foreign partnerships and investments. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Through the speech delivered by Executive...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Tuesday, May 23, told Senate probers that the importation of 440,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar is legitimate and fully authorized by the government. Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the entries of sugar...
Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin has directed relevant national government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs) to work collaboratively with the Department of Energy and Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) on a judicious streamlining of the ‘permitting processes’ for energy projects...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has challenged the 10 outstanding young men of 2022 to keep excelling in their respective fields and to collectively be an inspiration to others. Speaking at the awarding of the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) 2022 on Thursday, March 30, Bersamin urged the...
A total of 352 local government units (LGUs) will receive almost P2 billion to fund their respective development projects, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Thursday, Dec. 15. In a statement, the DILG said the P1.961 billion that will be distributed to the...