NEDA cites 3 crucial economic measures By Chino S. Leyco The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has identified three economic liberalization measures that are crucial in accelerating economic growth this year and beyond. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) is set to introduce a new qualification called Barangay Infectious Disease Management Services (BIDMS) Level Il into the TESDA Online Program (TOP) by the end of the first quarter of 2022. TESDA SECRETARY ISIDRO LAPEÑA (MANILA...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has vowed to finish the road projects in Zamboanga region that would ensure interconnectivity of towns and provinces in the area. Among those project were Alicia-Malangas Road and Lutiman-Guicam-Olutanga Road both in Zamboanga Sibugay; and...
Following the recent volcanic activity of the Taal Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that no destructive eruption is expected in Taal yet. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) “So far, hindi tayo nage-expect ng mas delikadong pagsabog sa kasalukuyan kasi...
Top diplomats look beyond COVID-19 and the challenge of rebuilding LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DIPLOMATS From left: Huang Xi Lian, ambassador of China; Anke Reiffenstuel, ambassador of Germany; Teodoro Locsin, Secretary of Foreign Affairs; Steven Robinson, ambassador of Australia; and Michele Boccoz,...
The construction of Panguil Bay Bridge connecting Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental is nearly halfway through, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, fourth from right,...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has encouraged the nation to remember the victims of the Holocaust by saying their names which "they were called in life by those who loved them" and not by the serial numbers that substituted their names. DFA Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin (Photo from Teddy...
The aggressive implementation of infrastructure projects especially through the Build Build Build project has resulted in the employment of more than 1.6 million Filipinos, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Thursday, Jan. 27. DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said that from...
FIRB identifies 3 barriers to foreign investments By Chino S. Leyco The prolonged pandemic, high costs of doing business, and foreign equity restrictions in the Philippines are the main barriers to foreign investments in the country, the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) said on Wednesday, Jan....
This summer, a new bridge connecting Binondo and Intramuros in Manila will be available to motorists. Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) Undersecretary and ‘Build Build Build’ program chief implementer Emil Sadain, middle, leads the inspection of the new bridge connecting Binondo and...
The government was awarded a $52.5 million payout for losses the country suffered due to Typhoon Odette, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Many Filipinos affected by Super Typhoon Odette are still in need of help up to this day In a statement, the DOF said the...
Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Department of Trade and Industry (Photo from Mark Ches Ang) As another year unfolds, we make a list of things we want to achieve and resolutions we promise to keep — from living a healthier life to spending more time with our loved ones. Why not include a commitment to...
