DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte of the first district here has been honored as Honorary Congressman of the Year in the Nation Builders and Mosliv Awards ceremony in Manila on November 30. Sustainable Standards Inc. (SSI) hosted the event to acknowledge and celebrate leaders driving positive...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte's advocacy for sustainable development hasn't gone unnoticed and unappreciated. The current 19th Congress has practically become the vehicle for the...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno underscored the necessity of reevaluating mining tax regulations to fairly capture a proportionate share of revenues while also fostering continued investment in the sector. At the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Diokno emphasized the mining...
National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said that having strong partnerships is a necessity in practicing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the country. During an M&E forum, Balisacan said that a collaboration with practitioners from the public and...
The government must establish a conducive policy environment for sustainable finance, which in turn will synergize public and private sector investments, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said during the Climate Investment Forum 2023 that sustainable finance...
The government, with the help of the United Nations (UN), should scale up actions toward achieving the country’s targets under the Sustainable Development Goals, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Speaking at a UN Day Forum, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the...
The Senate has reduced the House of Representatives’ version of the proposed budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for next year by over P714-million. Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos disclosed this during the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed...
A United Nations (UN) body has commended the Philippines for recently organizing a forum with the UN, saying it was a clear signal that the Philippines recognizes the sustainable development goals (SGDs) it had set. Malacañang photo UN Governance and Public Administration Expert Ana Thorlund...
President Ferdinand Marcos has urged local government units (LGUs) to explore international partnerships and learn from the best practices of foreign partners to improve the delivery of public service. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos addressed the Philippine...
Cebu Pacific of JG Summit Holdings has partnered with Finland-based oil refining company Neste to explore and buy sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as the airline aims to fulfill its sustainability goals. Cebu Pacific Chief Strategy Officer Alex Reyes and Neste Asia-Pacific Renewable Aviation Acting...
A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Photo by Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided cash assistance to at least 19,000 sari-sari store owners and micro rice retailers nationwide. As of Oct. 2, the DSWD distributed P286.26...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has confirmed that the Marcos administration plans to provide a cash subsidy of P15,000 to farmers that may be severely affected by El Niño. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the agency is in talks with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for...
