There will be no lush forest that will be decimated with the planned construction of a temporary vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Nograles made an assurance that the mega vaccination center would be built in the...
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez was the highest paid member of the Duterte Cabinet last year, earning a total P4,943,153,.68 in 2020 or P301,389.76 more than what he took home a year before. Despite topping the Cabinet list, Dominguez still ranked 146th among the top earners in government led by...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has begun looking for funds for the inoculation program for young teens and for the probable need for a booster vaccination next year. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Thursday, May 13, that the government would need around P20 billion for...
Only one talking head, aside from the President, should be tasked to issue statements relating to the West Philippine Sea (WPS), lest officials make a mistake about their pronouncements. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PNA/File photo) Senators gave the observation Wednesday, May 12,...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar bared that they are looking to release the suggested retail price (SRP) for imported pork within the week. (Photo courtesy of LANDBANK) In a virtual press briefing Wednesday, May 12, Dar said that the agency is currently finalizing the proposed...
Now that the Philippines is under a state of calamity due to African Swine Fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) is hoping to get more budget of at least P6 billion to boost efforts to fight the dreaded animal virus that already resulted in billions of losses to the local hog industry....
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Brother John Castriciones has appealed to traders to stop shortchanging farmers and start treating them fairly. Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Brother John Castriciones (Photo courtesy of DAR) This, after Castriciones was shocked to hear that...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said that the declaration of a state of calamity due to the prevalence of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country was a "much-needed shot-in-the-arm" in the efforts to overcome the lingering problem. (Photo courtesy of the Department of...
Even with just a year left in office, the creation of a Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL) that aims to address the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remained a top priority of the Duterte administration, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO...
The Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Subsection 5, a 7.2km, 2x2 lane expressway linking the Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay Road to Silang, Cavite, is now 94 percent complete and will be opened to motorists this third quarter, 2021. This section of CALAX will cut travel time to Silang from the current one hour...
Government offices may temporarily close their premises only in extreme situations related to the coronavirus outbreak based on a latest Palace directive. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File photo/Malacañang) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea issued Memorandum Circular No. 86...
The seven-kilometer Silang East section of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will be opened to motorists in June, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said on Tuesday, May 11. This development should excite motorists as travel time from the South Luzon Expressway...
