Despite the rising smuggling activities in the country involving agricultural commodities, Agriculture Secretary William Dar admitted that the construction of what will be the Philippines' first ever first-border quarantine facility for farm products is facing further delays. DA Secretary William...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III clarified that the renovation of the former headquarters of the Land Bank of the Philippines in Makati is part of the infrastructure works being undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) since 2019. Finance Secretary Carlos G....
DICT-Standard-Sub-brand-Logo-for-dark-backgrounds_02 Despite getting just P1.9 billion of its P18 billion budget for the National Broadband Program (NBP), the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is fast tracking the build out of a supplemental infrastructure -...
The Department of Finance (DOF) ordered the unconditional release of a report summarizing the results of an outside audit on large-scale metallic mines across the country. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III ordered the “preparation and dissemination” of a report...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have signed an agreement that will facilitate the identification and verification of beneficiaries for the different social welfare programs. Last Sept. 17, the PSA and DSWD sealed a memorandum of...
The value of all ongoing foreign-assisted projects of the government increased by almost half last year after President Duterte augmented the country’s coronavirus response, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have committed to strengthen partnership in addressing gender and development issues in the country. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista,...
The long-term economic cost of the coronavirus and the pandemic-induced lockdowns would be over three-times greater than the multi-trillion peso debt obligations of the government, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) estimated. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T....
State-owned Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) needs to be run by “industry professionals” to stop the company’s money losing business, the government’s chief economic manager said. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, who officially took over the chairmanship of PCIC on Friday,...
The Pasay City government, in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), launched the “Bikecinnation” project that will help displaced workers in the city affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said 28 displaced workers in the city were chosen by the...
K-pop idol group BTS returned to South Korea early morning on Sept. 24 after their successful mission at the United Nations as Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture. The group arrived at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 at about 4:31 a.m. KST via a Korean Air flight....
The Philippines is seen importing more rice in the coming months amid expectations of improving economic conditions despite the prolonged pandemic. 34306 In the updated forecast of US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) here in Manila (Post), the Philippines rice...
