The national government is looking at including additional programs in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) under the proposed 2023 national budget, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. During a recent Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) meeting, key officials of the...
The Philippines ranked 48th among 110 countries in the latest Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL), climbing 18 places since 2020 and surpassing Indonesia. digital-897x598 The study, conducted by cybersecurity company Surfshark, covered 90 percent of the global population. Evaluated on five...
Consumer prices rose at a slower pace last month brought about by softer costs of transportation as well as food and beverages, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 5. 15INFLATION The country’s headline inflation eased to 4.8 percent in September from 4.9 percent...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects the entry of cheaper, imported fish in two weeks as part of the efforts of the government to tame food prices. Agriculture Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan said during a briefing on Monday, Oct. 4 that the issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import...
The Bureau of Customs has donated mobile phones, laptops, educational materials and other seized goods to the Department of Education (DepEd) and other government agencies. Bureau of Customs (Photo from BOC Port of NAIA Facebook page) In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has asked the management of the state-run Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) to submit the detailed financial status and computation of its contingent liabilities. PCIC Chairman Carlos Dominguez In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said he...
Prospects for the country’s growth remains promising as the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) highlighted that recovery is now hinging on actions being taken in dealing with the coronavirus. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said that accelerating the...
Small investors who were looking for a low-risk, accessible and higher-yielding investment swamped the government’s first onshore issue of retail dollar bonds, the Bureau of the Treasury announced. Based on a report submitted by National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon to Finance Secretary Carlos G....
Leonor Briones, secretary of the Department of Education, has been chosen as Lifetime Contributor Awardee by the Board of Judges of Asia CEO Awards 2021. “Education must continue,” are the words that the education secretary is recently most known by. While education in many countries ground...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is demanding rich countries to fulfill their pledge of providing the massive financing needed to reverse the devastating effects of climate change. During the Ministerial Dialogue of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will make a last ditch effort to augment its proposed budget for next year. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the department will submit a list of programs for 2022 that will require an additional P42 billion, on top of the only P91 billion recommended by the...
Probinsyano Ako Partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” C. Singson Jr. on Tuesday, Sept. 28 sought an additional P7 billion or more for the Department of Labor and Employment on the eve of the plenary deliberations for the agency’s 2022 budget. F615A34A-3A3A-4640-B6B4-2FD7B5D43C7A Singson said the...
