The Department of Finance (DOF) will review the proposed amendment to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) to ensure that the debts from the National Food Authority (NFA) do not inflate. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that the law is working, however, he noted that some tweaks should be done to...
Senior Philippine and United States government officials held a dialogue to discuss areas of collaboration in the advancement of labor rights. DOLE Undersecretary Benedicto Ernesto R. Bitonio Jr. expressed the Philippines' appreciation for the reestablishment of the Labor Working Group as a...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that the national government will expand the authorized capital stock of the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) to P1 trillion. Recto told reporters that the amendments to the charters of the two major state-run banks Landbank and the Development Bank of...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left) and Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin and Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman aren't thrilled with the prospect of...
Cervical cancer is a serious threat, ranking as the third most common cancer among women, following breast and colorectal cancers, according to the Department of Health (DOH). (Photo from DOH) Nonetheless, the department underscored that preventive measures such as the HPV vaccine and early...
Senator Raffy Tulfo (Senate PRIB) Senate Committee on Energy chairman Senator Raffy Tulfo questioned the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) over their failure to regularly monitor power plants amid frequent outages....
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued around 8,000 alien employment permits (AEP) to foreign workers employed in licensed internet gaming operators in the country from January to April this year. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma made the clarification following earlier reports...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday, May 14, provided a P4.99 million Green Bio-Hydrogen to Energy Laboratory in Cagayan de Oro to help find sustainable energy solutions in Northern Mindanao. (The Green BioH2E research team at Xavier Ateneo Cagayan setting up and keeping an...
Antipolo City 2nd Rep. Romeo Acop (PPAB) The House Committee on Transportation learned from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Monday, May 13 that the agency wasn't amenable to terminating its land transportation management system (LTMS) contract...
Qualified uniformed and civilian government workers are set to receive their mid-year bonus starting May 15, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman announced. “I am pleased to announce that our civil servants will receive their mid-year bonus this year. We know...
BACOLOD CITY – Sagay City in Negros Occidental will soon have a training center for the livelihood projects of farmers association to ensure their economic resilience and mitigation of the effects of climate change to the local agriculture industry. THE construction by the Department of...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, May 13, assured the public that there is still time to implement the online voting system for the upcoming 2025 elections. (Photo from DICT) "Well to be honest, it will take a while because I want to manage the...
