# Business lauds comprehensive SONA The private sector seemed to agree with President Marcos that “the state of the economy is sound and improving” and lauded the comprehensive report to the nation, but disagreed with the president on how to further ease doing business in the country, stating...
BACOLOD CITY – The Aklan Police Provincial Office emerged on top of the Police Regional Office-6 Civil Disturbance Management Competition recently. “This is for the unpredictable crowds, the potential for violence while being able to delicately balance between control and respect for human...
BEYOND BUDGET * * *Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.* These past few weeks have been hectic. Aside from doing the usual office tasks, such as attending meetings and budget preparation activities, I was invited to grace, as guest of honor and keynote speaker, three graduation...
BAGUIO CITY – The installation of a rain harvesting and water filtration system of a shopping mall here will cut the daily demand from the local water utility by at least 175 cubic meters. Environment Management Bureau (EMB) in the Cordillera Region officer-in-charge Jean Borromeo also urged...
BENCHMARKING JAPAN'S TECHNOLOGY -- Governor Daniel R. Fernando (5th from left) with Dr. Reghis M. Romero II, former Presidential Special Envoy to Japan (seated second from left), Bulacan Environment and Natural Resources Officer Atty. Julius Victor C. Degala, Norzagaray Mayor Ma. Elena L. Germar;...
Senator Cynthia A, Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on environment has urged the public to revolutionize waste management through the circular economy. Sen. Cynthia Villar (File photo) “Instead of the traditional 'take, make, dispose' model, a...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman addresses local budget officers during the Budget Forum of the Association of Local Budget Officers (ALBO) in Region 3 held at the Bulacan State University e-Library Amphitheater on Monday, June 19, 2023. (Photo from the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government is looking to build water impounding facilities outside Metro Manila to manage the country's water resources and protect coastal communities. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) This as Marcos tasked...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered all government agencies to strictly implement water conservation measures to avert a possible water crisis. Through Memorandum Circular No. 22, dated June 7, Marcos directed the Water Resource Management Office (WRMO) and its network of agencies...
The Makati City local government spearheaded the 15th CityNet Disaster Cluster Seminar on Wednesday, June 7, as part of its efforts in promoting climate change awareness and sustainability and forging relationships with other cities around the globe in creating disaster risk reduction (DRR)...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested three men for dumping human waste in a creek in Barangay Puting Kahoy, Silang, on Wednesday, June 7. Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspects as April C. Estrelles, Marlon N. Alegria, and Abner Flores Baal Jr. Initial investigation by Silang...
BEYOND BUDGET *Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.* When I was given the honor to serve our country as budget secretary, I already knew my “why.” It was to make a positive difference and push for fiscal reforms through policies and action. Recently, I wrote about how an open...
