Hoping to address the traffic woes as well as stir scientific and technological activity, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) together with the local government unit (LGU) of Taguig City, begins construction of the Taguig City Science Terminal and Exhibit Center. Taguig City Mayor-elect...
President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would be allowed to travel to the United States despite the contempt judgment against him given his diplomatic "immunity" for being the head of state. United States Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman and President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the US...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, is not registered with the Philippines’ securities and banking regulators. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Thursday, June 9, said Binance is not registered with the Securities...
The Philippines and South Korea had agreed to further expand efforts in honoring the sacrifices of Korean War veterans. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Republic of Korea Patriot and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Minshik (Photo courtesy of the DFA) Both countries forged a memorandum of...
Outgoing Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has been recognized by the French government for her contributions to the agriculture sector. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of France in the Philippines) Puyat received the Ordre du Mérite Agricole (Order...
United States Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman visited President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday, June 9. They agreed to deepen the two countries' long-standing alliance. United States Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman and President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in...
House Deputy Speaker Conrado Estrella III has been appointed by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the latter's incoming Cabinet Read more here: https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/08/marcos-admins-nsa-dar-chief-revealed/ Former...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he is planning to return to teaching after his term ends as chief of the Department of Health (DOH). “I’m still going to work but in the private sector,” said Duque in an online forum on...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has voiced out that regional maritime disputes, including artificial-island building and drilling activities at sea, are among the threats the world's oceans are facing. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Screengrab from DFA YouTube Channel)...
The government lost billions of pesos in power subsidies and tax incentives to now-defunct Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines Inc. (HHIC-Phil), the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) said. In a statement Tuesday, June 7, Finance Assistant Secretary and FIRB Secretariat Head...
Outgoing Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista and incoming Secretary Erwin Tulfo (DSWD) Outgoing Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista and newly appointed DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo have discussed the...
The Marcos administration has no plan to reduce government spending to temper the nation’s ballooning debt load, the incoming chief of the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Monday, June 6. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin E. Diokno, who is President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos...
