Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno was not bothered about rumors that he was on his "way out" of the Marcos administration, saying his reported replacement, who is currently a House lawmaker, is a friend. On the sidelines of the Pilipinas Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 22, Diokno shrugged off...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera, as the Philippine Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) Leader, chairs the ASEAN Inter-Sectoral Consultation to enhance the Regional Guidance on Strengthening the Role of Social Work and...
Lawmakers grilled a Department of Budget and Management (DBM) official on Wednesday, Feb. 22, about how much the government would need to spend to create the proposed Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR). Malasakit at Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Anthony Golez Jr. (Photo from House of...
In line with his ongoing rightsizing efforts, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Department of Finance (DOF) 's One-Stop-Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and Duty Drawback Center (OSS Center), Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, February 22, confirmed the nomination and ad interim appointment of 15 senior officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) including the country's ambassador to New Zealand. The CA confirmed Kira Azucena as Philippine ambassador to New...
There is, so far, no discussion on whether or not the government would duplicate the Senate's inflation relief aid to its employees in the executive department and to the public. Citizens gather in front of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) along Legarda Street, Manila, after...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) assured its support for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) digitalization initiative in its system of governance. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman made the statement at the recent conduct of consultation on BARMM...
The Department of Health (DOH) was asked to find a way on how to properly dispose the reported millions of expired doses of procured and donated Covid-19 vaccines in the country because of its potential risk to public health and safety. “Any discussions on this? What do we do with these? What do...
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo was recognized as Heroes’ Notable Female Government Leader of the Year. DICT Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo named as Heroes' Notable Female Government Leader of the Year (Photo courtesy of DICT) For the DICT...
The Philippines recently formed an alliance with Japan, seeking to fulfill its “mutual interests” in the field of information and communications technology. To formally begin this alliance, the two nations – through the Department of Information and Communications and Technology (DICT) and...
For a Filipino, a meal is not complete without rice, so much so that our country is among the world’s top rice consumers. Even with this high demand, the equation seems off — our country, which was once the world’s top rice producer, is now among the top importers surpassing Japan and the US....
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Feb. 20 a total of 895 new Covid-19 cases were recorded during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are currently at 128 which is 19 percent lower than the cases on Feb. 6 to Feb. 12. DOH recorded...
