The Philippines was able to hold on to its 2016 arbitral win and had not surrendered a "single inch or a drop" of its territory in the West Philippine Sea over the years, the outgoing Foreign Affairs chief said. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) In his remark at the...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has thrown her weight behind the calls to review to the Enhanced Basic Education Act, popularly known as the K to 12 educational system. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) "The K to 12 program has brought with it a countless number of problems with shortages...
By Diego C. Cagahastian This month is an auspicious time for the Department of Public Works and Highways. It is the DPWH's 124th Founding Anniversary, making the Department as old as the First Philippine Republic headed by President Emilio Aguinaldo. This is also the month when incumbent President,...
The Philippines has approved the construction of a new chancery in Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph del Mar Yap, DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., and Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General Emmanuel R. Fernandez pose with...
Former chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and retired Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. has been selected by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to take the reins as the secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). Retired general Jose Faustino Jr. (File...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion With several million constituents spread across the world in need of a wide array of services, herculean efforts ought to be exerted by newly-appointed Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople for the agency to meet the excessively heavy demand of the...
Addressing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education and the K to 12 Program are among the priority areas that Vice President-elect Sara Duterte will focus on once she sits as the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice president-elect and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Keith...
President Rodrigo Duterte has conferred the Order of Lakandula with the Rank of Grand Cross (Bayani) to outgoing Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III for his exemplary service to the nation. The Order of Lakandula recognized Dominguez’s help and contribution to the success of President...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the achievements of the Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) would help guide the new administration to achieve the country’s long-standing goal of attaining lasting peace and prosperity in Mindanao. During the presentation of its second progress...
Less than two weeks before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends, the government sealed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) biggest infrastructure loan package that would connect Metro Manila and Calamba in Laguna through a railway system. At a signing ceremony witnessed by President Duterte...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has clarified that there is no double taxation in the imposition of value-added tax (VAT) in the electric power sector. Reacting to recent statements made by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III explained that the Electric...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and its partner, Daikin Philippines launched two additional Heating, Ventilation, and Air conditioning (HVAC) Training Centers in Iloilo and Misamis Oriental on June 7 and 9, respectively. TESDA In a statement, TESDA Secretary Isidro...
