The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has called on the government to implement "far-reaching and holistic" approaches that will further strengthen its population and development programs. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Undersecretary for Population and Development Juan Antonio Perez...
The Duterte administration has completed its third foreign commercial borrowing this year. Screen Shot 2021-06-29 at 9.59.33 AM The national governm Screen Shot 2021-06-29 at 9.59.33 AM ent has raised $3 billion, equivalent to P146 billion, from a dual tranche offering of 10.5-year and 25-year...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is hopeful that the inoculation drive for economic front-liners would help hasten the easing of quarantine restrictions and generate more jobs. Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said on Thursday, June 17, that the vaccination of the A4 priority group is a welcome...
The Department of Finance (DOF) estimated that the rate of increase in consumer prices, which has been stuck at higher levels for three consecutive months, would decline for the first time in June amid diminishing low-base effect. Finance Undersecretary and Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said on...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) welcomed Monday, June 7, Region II Director Sancho A. Mabborang as its new Undersecretary for Regional Operations. Region II Director Sancho A. Mabborang takes oath as Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for Regional Operations...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has a new undersecretary for regional operations. (DOST Region II Facebook page) DOST Region II Director Sancho A. Mabborang has been appointed as replacement of the late Undersecretary for Regional Operations Dr. Brenda L. Nazareth-Manzano, who died...
Unimplementable, discriminatory. That's how a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) official described proposals to require customers to present a "vaccine pass" before they are allowed entry to a business establishment. Essentially, a vaccine pass is proof that the person holding it has received...
Having a "safety seal" is by no means mandatory, but it would still be good for local business establishments operating amid the current public health crisis to try to acquire one. A restaurant staff cleans a table in preparation for the resumption of dine-in service last April 30, 2021. (Ali...
At least 500,000 Filipinos could regain their jobs once the reopening of personal care establishments and indoor dining in restaurants are allowed by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Trade and Industry) If this...
Toy manufacturers from Hong Kong are considering of investing in the Philippines as they showed strong confidence in the country. This was disclosed by the officers and members of the Toys Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong (TMHK) who joined an online information session with the Philippine...
Philippine garment factories expect to receive new orders worth up to $500 million from top global fashion brands as they start transferring production orders from troubled Myanmar to the Philippines and other Asian countries. Photo credit: (Philexport News and Features) Foreign Buyers Association...
In preparation for the proposed transition of Metro Manila from General Community Quarantine (GCQ) to Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ), DTI Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Ruth Castelo and DTI Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) Director Ronnel Abrenica led a special...
