BETTER DAYS The Philippine National Police reported a rise in cybercrime cases during the first quarter of 2024. According to the police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG), there were 4,469 cases recorded from January to March of 2024. This was an increase of almost 22 percent from the 3,668 cases...
BETTER DAYS Over the past few weeks we have started seeing an alarming trend of schools suspending onsite classes because of extreme heat being experienced in various areas of the country. With temperatures reaching the high 30s and over 40 degrees Celsius, students and teachers alike have found...
BETTER DAYS There is growing excitement about the implementation of Republic Act 11981 or the Tatak Pinoy (TP) Act — the law that will pave the way for stronger collaboration between the government and the private sector towards the development of Philippine industries, sustainable economic...
Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto Sr. (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) The Marcos administration's vaunted Build, Better, More program will get a shot in the arm from the...
BETTER DAYS As we celebrate National Women’s Month, we look back to the accomplishments of Filipinas and the issues that are relevant to them as part of the continuous effort to promote women empowerment and gender equality. In the past year we were witness to several milestones for some...
Over 20 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects will be submitted for the approval of the National Economic and Development Authority’s Investment Coordination Committee’s (NEDA-ICC) this year. PPP Center Executive Director Ma. Cynthia C. Hernandez, during a press conference at the signing of...
BETTER DAYS Since the economy opened up after the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism has been a key contributor to the growth of the Philippine economy. Based on official data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, tourism made up 6.2 percent of the economy as measured by gross domestic product. The...
The government has started its market-sounding activity for the EDSA Busway Project, the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said Tuesday, March 12. The PPP Center and the Department of Transportation commenced the preliminary activity to engage potential stakeholders for the project. The...
BETTER DAYS More than 20 years have passed since Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) was enacted into law. Introduced by my father, the former Senate President Edgardo Angara, the GPRA was considered a world-class, landmark law for putting in place strong mechanisms to...
BETTER DAYS It is not often that we see the enactment of a law that was crafted with lofty aspirations and with a potential to be a gamechanger for our country. After five years of conceptualizing, continuous research and consultations, the Tatak Pinoy or Proudly Filipino bill is now a law...
The Philippines has better infrastructure development due to stronger bilateral relations with South Korea and it is bound only to further improve, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Thursday, February 29. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil Sadain met with executives from the...
The Marcos administration’s economic team removed 36 infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) but added 23 new projects under the Build Better More program, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The NEDA board, chaired by President Marcos, has reduced the number of IFPs from...
