Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo intends to shift away from the "costly Build, Build, Build" program of the current administration to build "smarter" infrastructure supporting emerging industries in the country if she succeeds in her 2022 bid. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP)...
President Duterte has welcomed the third quarter year-on-year increase of 7.1 percent in the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP), calling it a "beautiful blessing". President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing on November 15, 2021. (Malacañang photo)...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Friday said he remains optimistic with the country's economic resilience as the Philippines’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 7.1 percent in the third quarter of 2021. With this figure, Go lauded the economic managers of the Duterte...
President Duterte has underscored the importance of promoting digital literacy to facilitate the inclusion of vulnerable groups in the digital economy amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this intervention during the 2021 APEC...
While Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo believes that the most vulnerable sectors, particularly the workers, must be prioritized, she also wants to create an environment where businesses thrive. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) If she wins the presidency in 2022, Robredo said...
Economic growth increased more than expected in the third-quarter, fueling optimism that the Philippines is on pace to return to its pre-pandemic levels before President Duterte’s term ends, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
“For the good of the economy” – this seemed to be the primary motive and collective interest that pushed the 17 mayors of the National Capital Region to finally agree on lifting any curfew restrictions, which started yesterday, Nov. 4, 2021. This came after a year and a half of varying curfew...
Partido Reporma chairman and standard bearer Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has called on the Filipino youth to consider agriculture-related courses to boost the country’s agricultural development, which has been taking a back seat in favor of blue and white collared jobs. Lacson said students,...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion urged the government's pandemic task force to downgrade the National Capital Region (NCR) to Alert Level 2 because the Philippines will "lose a lot" if this move will not happen. Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17,...
More than three-fourths of the country’s economy remain under heightened restrictions, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said, warning this prolonged-quarantine period will not come without consequences on future generations. Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in March last...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is close to securing the approval for the Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe), a P10-billion project to be funded by World Bank. The project, which will run for seven years, is the first World Bank project to be implemented with the Bureau of Fisheries and...
Speaking Out Ignacio R. Bunye Believing that all our efforts will be for naught if the environment we live in has already been damaged beyond repair, Ayala President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA) , formally announced last week the conglomerate’s commitment to take the lead in...
