Senator Loren Legarda on Sunday, October 27 called on local chief executives to make a strategic shift in disaster risk reduction and management to bolster the country’s resilience to disasters and natural calamities. Legarda said that following the widespread devastation wrought by severe...
The Philippines, the United States, and Japan have started discussing ways to strengthen economic resilience in the face of economic coercion. Senior government officials from the three countries on Friday, Oct. 25, held an informal trilateral discussion in Manila to strengthen close coordination...
Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. is urging the...
President Marcos has reminded government officials to always keep in mind that there are people still struggling in flooded areas due to typhoon Kristine, telling them to respond to them as quickly as possible. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a situation briefing on the effects of...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said it is closely monitoring typhoon-hit regions and will immediately offer loans to eligible members and pensioners once an area is declared under state of calamity. “GSIS is monitoring other areas in the Bicol Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA,...
Additional revenues generated by the national government from privatization of its idle assets jumped 472.5 percent to P3.12 billion as of end-September. The latest Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) data on Thursday, Oct. 24, showed privatization proceeds almost quintupled from P544.88 million in the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has yet to receive a formal extradition request from the United States for Apollo Quiboloy, the agency’s top diplomat said. Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) Pastor Apollo Quiboloy faces senators for the first time during the public hearing of the Senate...
The Philippines is the World Bank's fifth-biggest borrower for the second-straight year, coinciding with the first two years in office of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The World Bank's latest Annual Report disclosed on Oct. 18 showed that in fiscal year 2024 covering the period July 1, 2023 to...
By DERCO ROSAL Interest rates on short-term government debt continued to increase for three consecutive weeks due to falling oil prices, relatively strong investor demand, and anticipation of the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cut taking effect on Oct. 25. At Monday’s auction, Oct 21, the Bureau...
A new transportation hub, set to rival the scale of the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), is in the works in Quezon City, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced. In a statement, the pension fund said on Monday, Oct. 21, that four government agencies have joined...
Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Abalos Team) Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. has stressed the...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allocated a near P3 billion in emergency loans to aid its members and pensioners in regions affected by recent calamities. In a statement, the pension fund for government workers said over P2.8 billion has been earmarked for...
