The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) bagged the coveted best national government agency by the Career Executive Service Board (CESB). It was the fifth time the DILG received the coveted plum as it also received the Career Executive Service Performance Evaluation System...
Is the Department of Education (DepED) eyeing the creation of their own e-learning platform ahead of the proposed institutionalization of blended learning modality? Earlier in 2022, DepED aired its plans to institutionalize blended learning, an approach to education that combines both virtual and...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of funding for the Marawi City General Hospital (MCGH). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Monday, Dec. 12, that DBM released P44.38 million to cover the funding requirements to develop and equip MCGH....
Determined to implement the planned sovereign wealth fund, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said has identified other sources of financing that will take up the slack following the exit of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) as original funders of the...
Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has accomplished and implemented various programs from investments to facilitating IT scholarships of students from low-income families since his appointment as DTI chief by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in July this year. According to the DTI, a...
What is the difference? Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman asked this question Saturday, Dec. 10 after it was learned that the composition of the board of directors of the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund Corporation (MWFC) has been...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, Dec. 9, that it will expedite several road projects in Mindanao which are crucial in the realization of the national government’s rebuilding program for the Islamic City of Marawi five years after the 2017 siege. Photo from DPWH...
The government’s economic managers have urged for the swift passage of the proposed sovereign wealth fund bill, noting it will help usher in the country’s inclusive and sustainable growth. In a joint statement, the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Budget and Management, National...
CEBU CITY — The flagship tourism program of the province of Cebu, the '"Suroy-Suroy Sugbo," will become a national program next year. GOV. Garcia (FB) With this, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said all regional directors of the Department of Tourism (DOT) will join the next leg of Suroy-Suroy Sugbo....
Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said he will investigate and address the complaints of some employees at the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, (PEZA) whose services were allegedly unfairly terminated, placed on floating status, or demoted. During his confirmation hearing at the Commission on...
The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) sealed the implementation agreement for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Program that seeks to speed up climate action through green finance. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno and GGGI Philippines Country...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) signed an agreement with three authorized government servicing banks for the implementation of the online release of notice of cash allocation (NCA). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM signed the memorandum of agreement...
