Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, June 9 expressed belief that any amount of disinformation and historical revisionism would change the facts that the coco levy funds that were intended to develop during the time of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos were plundered. Hontiveros made...
President Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 172, implementing the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP), as he cited the need to increase coconut farmers' overall productivity and income. Farmers unhusk coconuts in a remote villages of Piklt, the top coconut producer in...
To provide a strategic roadmap to improve the delivery and quality of basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) on June 3, Friday, launched the Basic Education Development Plan 2030 (BEDP 2030). (Image courtesy of DepEd) “BEDP is part of the administration’s efforts to ensure that...
Recognizing the importance of looking at the future of education in the country and establishing a more holistic and comprehensive approach to planning, the Department of Education (DepEd) will launch its Basic Education Development Plan (BEDP) 2030. (Image courtesy of DepEd) To be officially...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has recognized the role of innovation in the country’s structural transformation and transition to high-income country status. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said that transition to high-income country...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Dec. 7, appealed to economic leaders as she highlighted the importance of a “trustworthy, empowering, and agile” government and took pride in her work over the past five years. Vice President Leni Robredo delivers a message during...
The Philippines has renewed its commitment to the international community to adopt anticipatory action to prevent or mitigate potential disaster impacts even before such crises happen. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. delivering his remarks during the virtual high-level humanitarian...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) was focused on ensuring the sustainability, resiliency, and inclusiveness of the country's tourism industry as the core of its recovery plan for 2022. Department of Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat discusses the agency's proposed P3.79 billion budget for the...