The intensified cooperation between the Philippines and Indonesia on energy will greatly help the country address its energy security goals – primarily in the transition period when need for coal plants as well as the increasing shift to liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel will still bridge domestic...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is bullish on the country's improving unemployment numbers due to the government's robust strategy for creating jobs and driving investments. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno expressed confidence that achieving an unemployment rate of four percent...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has created a technical working group (TWG) to devise regulations aimed at securing stability in the supply and pricing of essential staple items and key commodities. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. announced the formation of a task...
The Department of Science and Technology's Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) is planning to build a new facility at the DOST South Complex in Bicutan, Taguig City, to promote a safer and more innovative future. Photo from DOST-FNRI The DOST-FNRI said its current building is located...
Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has created a special team assigned to craft the rules and regulations on the procurement and stockpiling of agriculture products in a bid to stabilize their supply and prices in the markets. In creating a Technical Working Group...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) reported that cyber incidents in the country increased by 62.44 percent last year. Photo credit to Unsplash. The country's Cybersecurity Bureau-National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT) handled 1,834 incidents as of December...
The Philippines and Indonesia concluded their dialogue to review accomplishments on mutual collaboration and interest, with both sides anticipating even more auspicious future outcomes. Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Indonesia Foreign Affairs Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) imposed a ban on the importation of all poultry products from Belgium and France in response to the recent outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds in these European nations. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo will be having a busy schedule in the first month of the year as he is set to meet two foreign top diplomats in Manila and fly to at least three countries to raise the Philippines' position on various global issues. Manalo will sit down with Indonesian...
To improve expenditures on agricultural infrastructure and mechanization as well as boost farm modernization and productivity, the Department of Agriculture (DA) sought recommendations from the regional agricultural and fisheries councils. In a statement on Monday, Jan. 8, Agriculture Secretary...
President Marcos has signed the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act, also known as Republic Act No. (RA) 11976, last Jan. 5, marking a significant step in the modernization of the Philippine tax system and the reinforcement of taxpayer rights. Here, the Department of Finance outlined the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) reported a substantial increase in dividends remitted by state-run companies last year, with over half of the total amount came from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Data from the DOF showed that government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) sent a total...
