Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday, February 8, called on the country’s economic managers to tame the rising inflation in the country which peaked at 8.7 percent in January 2023, an all-time high since November 2008. Pimentel expressed dismay at the economic...
With finality, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will not participate in the management of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) but will just become head of its advisory board. The President, however, would have the power to remove members of the board, according to Senate President Juan...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has only been in power for seven months, but House Speaker Martin Romualdez says that the former's commitment to ensure affordable housing to Filipinos has already "borne fruit". House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
The economic managers of the Marcos administration have started discussing senators about the many issues surrounding the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) on Monday night, January 30. The briefing held at the Senate was done by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Budget Secretary Amenah...
To set the new direction for the Department of Education (DepEd) and stakeholders in resolving basic education challenges, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte on Monday, Jan. 30, launched the agency’s education agenda. To resolve basic education woes, the Department of...
Several business groups on Friday, January 27 have urged the Senate and the House of Representatives to look into the alleged anomalous issuance of an administrative order released by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) which they believe “will worsen the inflation in the country.” Speaking in...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday, January 26 welcomed the news of the Philippines’ latest gross domestic product (GDP) growth calling it as a “remarkable success” and credited the efforts of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s administration for such...
Major maritime stakeholders have asked President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to immediately revoke an order from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) imposing an additional container monitoring system in current port operations. ICTSI continues to invest in Manila flagship Seventeen groups...
President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, said that the government is implementing a program to assist onion farmers in increasing their yield in order to stabilize supply and lower the commodity's price. FARMERS harvest onions in a remote...
In a bid to reduce the “unreasonable” egg prices in the country despite ample supply, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., who concurrently heads the Department of Agriculture (DA), has directed DA Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban to meet with egg producers and traders to find...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 24 said she is pleased to know that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has reservations on the new “re-engineered” version of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Marcos, in a recent interview, has expressed his doubts on the idea...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 24 expressed hope that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would find more time to priotize addressing the country’s domestic issues this year, 2023. Hontiveros made the suggestion as she weighs in on the President’s frequent trips abroad to...
