In order to help Filipinos cope with “runaway” inflation, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Malacañang should work more closely with lawmakers for new laws and policies aimed at increasing workers’ earnings and accelerating job creation across the country. Hontiveros said that while she welcomes...
Small supermarkets struggling to keep up with the lower prices of sugar offered in big supermarkets will have to wait before getting help from the government amid the sugar problem in the country. Supermarket shoppers (Manila Bulletin article) Malacañang said on Wednesday, Aug. 24, they will...
Malacañang on Tuesday, Aug. 23 denied knowledge of the attempted importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar to address the supposed supply deficit in the country. Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez said it was only on Aug 10 that they learned that former Department of Agriculture (DA)...
Malacañang has suspended classes and work in public schools and government offices in Metro Manila and nearby provinces from Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23, to Wednesday, Aug. 24, due to severe tropical storm Florita. (Photo by Mark Balmores) The suspension covers all levels in public schools and...
As the government ramps up its campaign against sugar hoarders and profiteers, a warehouse in Deparo, Caloocan was raided by agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Monday, August 22. Deparo, Caloocan warehouse (Screenshots taken from videos provided by the Office of the Press Secretary) In a...
Malacanang on Monday, August 22, said the retail price of sugar in supermarkets and groceries in Metro Manila is now pegged at P70 per kilo. The Palace said it has been getting reports that owners of supermarket and grocery chains have acceded to the request of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R....
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles has recovered from Covid-19, she said on Monday, Aug. 22. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of the Office of Press Secretary) Angeles tested negative for the disease after undergoing a seven-day mandatory isolation. She said she is back to work...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) was commended anew by Malacanang for swiftly solving all 176 citizen complaints and queries that the latter referred to it back in June. BIR Commissioner Lilia C. Guillermo (File photo) It was the second citation received by the bureau from the Office of the...
More warehouses suspected of hoarding sugar supply will be inspected in the coming days, Malacañang said. (Photo courtesy of BOC) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Thursday, Aug. 18, that aside from the warehouses recently inspected by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), more storage facilities...
Malacañang on Thursday, August 18, confirmed the proposed 150,000 metric tons of sugar for importation amid its low supply in the country. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of the Office of Press Secretary) In a press briefing, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the...
Malacañang bared that a warehouse in San Fernando, Pampanga suspected of hoarding thousands of sugar was uncovered by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday, Aug. 18. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Sacks of imported sugar from Thailand "neatly stockpiled" were found in the warehouse located at...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri had ‘’a very productive’’ two-hour meeting Wednesday, Aug. 18 with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In Malacañang on the sugar supply and importation problems. ‘’I led a delegation of stakeholders from the farmers, millers, sugar...
