SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture-Region 1 which is based in this city has a new regional executive director. Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) She is Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan, also a certified public accountant, was named to the post on Monday, August 8....
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said on Thursday, Jan. 27 that BA.2 or "stealth Omicron" is the dominant sublineage that has caused community transmissions of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) In Laging Hand...
Collections of locally sourced revenues (LSRs) slightly dipped in the third-quarter, as provinces, cities, and municipalities continue to rely heavily on their respective internal revenue allotment (IRA) shares to fund operations and programs. In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez...
The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) continued to carry out its role of helping improve the fiscal position of the local government units (LGUs) by professionalizing the country’s local treasury service. In a statement Monday, Oct. 25, Niño Raymond Alvina, BLGF executive director, said...
Real property valuations of local government units (LGUs) are not increasing fast enough to keep up with the market values of land in the country, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. During the virtual Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) webinar Thursday, Oct. 21, Jose Antonio Tan III, ADB...
The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCIEERD) warmly welcomed Niñaliza Escorial as its new Deputy Executive Director. IMG_20211013_113046 The DOST-PCIEERD said Escorial, a registered chemical...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the National Nutrition Council (NNC) conducted a dialogue with the local chief executives (LCEs) on Wednesday, August 4, in a bid to enhance the link between the national government and its local counterpart in attaining a sustainable...
Most local executives remained heavily dependent on income they received from the national government to fund their operations, data from the Department of Finance’s (DOF) Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) revealed. Based on the latest operating income reports submitted by local...
The Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST PCIEERD) has extended P43 million worth of research and development grants to 14 startup firms. (DOST PCIEERD) DOST-PCIEERD Executive Director Dr. Enrico...
