Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, Aug. 27, suggested the audit of the government’s billions of pesos expenditure for the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. CDA3E812-89E8-4023-B6CF-1B66F6F5ECD3 The veteran independent lawmaker made the call as government continued to reject...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the ability of the Philippines to move up to high-income country status hinges on the long-term development of the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. NEDA Sec. Karl Kendrick Chua In a recent speech at the Department of Trade and...
President Duterte’s economic mangers said the economy will return to pre-pandemic levels within the next two-years, reassuring Congress that the country has the capacity for a rapid expansion pace. (JANSEN ROMERO : MANILA BULLETIN) During the House Committee on Appropriations’ deliberations on...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the ban on the importation of poultry products coming from the Netherlands eight months after the European country reported a series of bird flu outbreaks. MANILA BULLETIN/file photo On August 25, Agriculture Secretary William Dar formally signed...
Investments to Philippine startups reached $547 million as of 2020, including $50 million poured into local startups, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. In a keynote speech at the virtual Manufacturing Summit 2021, Lopez revealed that $547 million have been invested to...
The government’s chief economic manager said he is “happy” with the implementation of the China-funded projects that the country received since President Duterte took the reins of power more than five-years ago. Despite skepticism about Chinese loans, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III...
Motorists from Laguna can now drive to Silang East in Cavite using the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX). NEW ROUTE -- A five-kilometer segment of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) opens Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. The expressway from Laguna is now extended up tp Silang in Cavite, (Photo courtesy of...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) approved the fourth and final tranche of its standby loan, which will be used in the Philippines’ post-pandemic recovery programs, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. JICA In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the...
The government’s chief economic manager said the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has been a big achievement for the country’s inoculation program despite the sustained surge in infections. COVID-19 vaccine Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Friday, August 20, that the...
The Philippines is banking on techology-savvy, young agripreneurs in the regional effort to advance food security undertakings amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. FARMERS GO DIGITAL--A farmer-youth tandem completes the hands-on activity on smartphone familiarization under the Digital...
Some 600 local farmers from a village in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental will no longer have to deal with muddy trips while transporting their produce to market centers. WHAT MUDDY ROAD?--A farm-to-market road in Barangay Hilamonan in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental was recently paved with...
Regular sessions in the House of Representatives will resume Monday, August 23, the expected date for the submission by the Duterte administration of the proposed 2022 national budget of P5.024 trillion, the highest in the country's history. House of Representatives4 In a memorandum issued by...
