Former President Duterte borrowed P1 trillion in his final six months in Malacañang. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that the national government’s net borrowings hit P1.021 trillion from January to June this year. This amount, however, was 40 percent lower compared with P1.719...
The Government of Japan and UNICEF Philippines turned over 400 educational tablets containing digital learning materials in select mother tongues of Eastern Visayas to support at least 800 Samar and Norther Samar learners classified as non-readers and struggling readers. UNICEF Philippines Digital...
A total of 100 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members and supporters surrendered in Sulu on Saturday, July 30, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. DILG Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. led the formal surrender and acceptance of the former violent extremists (FVEs) in...
JOHN Lantungan, president of the Luneta Miner's Association Inc. in Itogon, Benguet, points to the area where a concrete retaining wall must be built. ITOGON, Benguet – Residents of this town, mostly pocket miners, have asked the government for help in repairing and constructing concrete...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has expressed interest to participate in the infrastructure program that the Marcos administration wants to pursue over the next six years. In a briefing, Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said the pension fund...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced it will grant emergency loan to assist members and pensioners in quake-stricken Northern Luzon. Hours after a powerful earthquake struck on Wednesday, July 27, Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager said the pension fund has...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that the implementation of big-ticket infrastructure projects should remain under the national government despite the Mandanas ruling. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangadaman said in an interview with reporters that the national government is...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Gov. Ramon V. Guico III suspended work in the provincial government at noon Wednesday, July 27, following the magnitude-7 earthquake hours earlier. Guico, in the order signed on his behalf by provincial administrator Melicio F. Patague, said this will enable employees to...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. introduced a bill that will mandate social media companies to require users to present valid government-issued identification cards or barangay certificate. (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Bill (HB) 129, or “An Act Mandating the Authentication of...
Benchmark interest rates for short-term debt papers posted mixed results as investors await President Marcos’ first state of the nation address (SONA). At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on July 25, the bellwether 91-day Treasury bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, dropped to...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Frogs and fishes are not “scientific solutions” to combat dengue-carrying mosquitoes, three government agencies said on Sunday, July 24. The departments of Health (DOH), Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Environment and Natural Resources...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has vetoed the proposed bill seeking to strengthen the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), citing various reasons, including the excessive remunerations for OGCC lawyers. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. vetoes the proposed bill...
