UN Secretary-General António Guterres For the people of Ukraine, the Russian invasion is a waking nightmare, and a humanitarian disaster on a terrifying scale. But the war is also fast becoming a matter of life and death for vulnerable people around the world. We have all seen the tragedy...
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) proposed project called the Virology Institute of the Philippines (VIP) has been touted as the country’s premier research facility encompassing all areas in the study of viruses and viral diseases. DOST...
The Philippine government sold its second “green” bonds, this time in the Japanese debt market through a four-tranche yen-denominated offering, the Bureau of the Treasury announced on Wednesday, April 13. The bureau said the government raised ¥70.1 billion, roughly P28.95 billion, via a...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has appointed 958 local treasury executives in the past five years to improve the fiscal position of the local government units (LGUs). In a statement released by the Department of Finance (DOF) on Wednesday, April 13, it said that Dominguez’s...
One Cebu party member and House Deputy Speaker Pablo John Garcia has rejected his party's endorsement of Bongbong Marcos's presidential bid. House Deputy Speaker Pablo John Garcia (Photo from House of Representatives) As a result, Rep. Garcia, who is a supporter of presidential candidate Manila...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Monday, April 11, launched the nationwide implementation of the Biometric-Enabled Scholarship Registration System (BSRS). TESDA/MB In a statement, the agency said through the implementation of the BSRS, registration of scholars and...
Updating the country’s property valuation system is the correct way to impose a so-called “wealth tax” that local government units (LGUs) can impose on affluent individuals, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Monday, April 11, that LGUs can...
PH calls for new areas of cooperation in ASEAN By Chino S. Leyco Southeast Asian countries are urged to explore new avenues for cooperation to enable the region to collectively contain the economic fallout from the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Collective and urgent action is...
The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) launched on Thursday, April 6, the Basic Motorcycle Driving Program together with motorcycle ride-hailing company Angkas, a program that aims to capacitate motorcycle riders. Photo from TESDA TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña and Angkas CEO...
As the incoming leader is set to inherit an economy rising out of pandemic, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III disclosed that they had met with some presidential candidates and discussed current economic issues. Without naming names, Dominguez said on Tuesday, April 5, that a number of...
Until the end of President Duterte’s term, the current administration will be determined to collect the unpaid estate tax of the heirs of the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. On the sidelines of the Philippine Economic Briefing on Tuesday, April 5,...
This is probably the foremost question that most education stakeholders have in mind as the Philippines once again joins the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) this year. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN When the Philippines first joined PISA in 2018, Filipino learners...
