The Philippine government is seeking grants and loans from foreign governments to be able to fill the shortage of hundreds of thousands of classrooms nationwide. Department of Education Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said Thursday that grants from other countries or foreign governments as well as...
Road infrastructure in known tourist destinations in the country will receive higher funding from the national government this year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the government plans to construct, reconstruct,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. asked government agencies and private sector partners involved in his administration's housing project to always follow the rules, saying the program's success depends on their cooperation. Marcos said this as he led the groundbreaking of Camarines Sur's...
The Philippines has called on the donor countries of the United Nations to "redouble their efforts" and fulfill their commitments for the least developed countries on debt structuring, debt relief, and financing for development. Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Multilateral and...
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), among the top priorities of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is to develop a national infrastructure, including AI R&D centers under the AI R&D framework for 2019–2029. DOST said that it has been collaborating with numerous...
Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss told the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) that the Holy Land can assist it in cybersecurity as the two countries vowed to strengthen their collaboration. The Israel Embassy in the Philippines said this after Fluss made a courtesy...
The Philippine economy is spared from the high-profile collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Wednesday, March 15. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said local banks have no exposure to the problems faced in the US financial sector in the aftermath of...
The Department of Health (DOH) once again emphasized the importance of practicing safe sex to minimize the risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Safe sex means to use protection such as the wearing of condoms and knowing the sexual history of your partner before engaging in a sex...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is accepting nominations for the 2023 “Natatanging Pamilyang Pilipino” (NPP) awards in recognition of exemplary Filipino families who have made significant contributions to nation-building and the development of the family as the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, March 15 called on the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to step up efforts on raising the youth’s awareness on the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education,...
More than three million farmers have been benefiting from the country's coconut expansion project which earns $2 billion every year, an official of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) disclosed on Tuesday, March 14. In a “Laging Handa” briefing, PCA Deputy Administrator Roel Rosales...
Over 100 people were reported to have gotten sick following the oil spill in the coast of Oriental Mindoro, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary and Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that 122 people have fallen ill. Most of the cases experienced headache and...
