War veterans should be cared for to the best way possible as a sign of gratitude for their service to the country. *Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. graces the 125th anniversary of the Philippine Independence Day at the Mausoleo de los Veteranos de...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual expressed confidence the country’s free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea will be signed within the year. Pascual told reporters covering the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) Outstanding Filipino Awards Night last week that the text of...
*By Goddes Hope O. Libiran* There's a popular stereotype that finance and economic experts are stiff and inaccessible when it comes to discussing even the basics of why and how the Philippine economy is either in a slump or stepping up. But not Secretary of Finance Benjamin Diokno, whose stellar...
Future soldiers should have a new pension system if the government wants to make the current military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension scheme self-sustaining. *Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) * This was emphasized by Department of National...
More than 9,000 individuals in Albay were evacuated due to the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Saturday, June 10. *(Photo courtesy of 9th Infantry Division, Philippine Army) * In a situational report, the NDRRMC said...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) released on Friday, June 9, a list of new rules and regulations on the recruitment and employment of land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) which also revealed the “mortal” or “cardinal sins” that should be avoided by recruitment agencies....
Senator Imee Marcos, on Friday, June 9, urged newly appointed Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año to shed light on a request by the United States to grant some Afghans special immigrant status in the Philippines. Marcos, chairperson of the Senate...
Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has ordered two big e-commerce platforms to explain consumer complaints about deceptive, unfair, fraudulent, and unconscionable online sales practices. Except for the terms “two big e-commerce” platforms, Pascual did not divulge the names of...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 7 said that one objective of the Food Stamp Program (FSP) is to address the oversupply of agricultural products, which frequently go to waste due to lack of market. “We are aware of the reports that...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has directed its field offices in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) and Bicol to preposition at least 100,000 family food packs per region due to the increasing unrest in the Mayon and Taal volcanoes....
The Philippines has requested Japan to consider enhanced market access for cavendish bananas in exchange for Japan’s interest for market access of its automotive products. Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual and Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and...
Newly appointed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. revealed his priorities for the defense sector on Wednesday, June 7. *Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. speaks at a press briefing at the DND Main Building in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon...
