The adoption of the enhanced Land Sector Development Framework and Roadmap (LSDF) 2019-2040 has gained support and pledges from different organizations during the recent National Governance Summit. With the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Land Management Bureau (DENR-LMB), together...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., approved last December 16 the Philippine Development Plan for 2023-2028, with the following key macroeconomic targets: gross domestic product (GDP) growth ranging from 6.5 to 8.0 percent;...
The Philippines has signed an agreement with South Korea for a total loan worth 3 billion US dollars, which is earmarked for the country's infrastructure projects. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim In Chul signed on Wednesday...
A Quezon City congressman has filed a measure that's in line with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s declaration during the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly that food was “the very basis of human security". Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas (Facebook)...
The Department of Fiannce (DOF) vowed to work with Congress for the passage of priority reforms under the Marcos administration’s Medium Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) that aims to steer the country back to a high growth trajectory. In a statement on Friday, Aug. 19, Finance Secretary Benjamin E....
House officials led by Speaker Martin Romualdez discussed with Depaetment of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Thursday, Aug. 4 the Marcos administration’s Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF), which is seen to consolidate fiscal management and resource mobilization toward the fulfillment...
The House of Representatives, on Monday, Aug. 1, adopted House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 2 which expresses the lower chamber’s support for the Marcos Administration’s Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF). The House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Read:...
The Department of Finance (DOF) unveiled the government's first-ever medium-term fiscal framework (MTFF) aimed at reducing the deficit, promoting fiscal sustainability, and enabling robust economic growth. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the economic team has submitted the MTFF to...
The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), signed a legal framework program that will allow Rohingya refugees to enter the country and receive their tertiary education here. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. signs the legal framework for the Complementary Pathways (CPath)...
Incoming Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno wants to put in place a formal fiscal plan that will take control of government expenditures, set clear borrowing and revenue programs, as well as design policies to manage budget deficits in the next six-years. Diokno, who is currently governor of the...
EDITORS DESK Johannes Chua It started with promises and ended just like that — with more promises. A few weeks ago, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or COP26 opened in Glasgow brimming with hope and optimism; it was even dubbed as mankind’s “last chance” to...
People drive to a temporary COVID-19 testing site in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/File) WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A new national testing strategy, which will test people with faster results and provide greater certainty, reassurance, and less disruption to everyday lives, will...
