The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has submitted for deliberation the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to the House of Representatives in a turnover ceremony on Monday, Aug. 22. DBM Secretary Pangandaman (left) turns over the 2023 NEP to Speaker Romualdez (Photo from Speaker...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will submit to Congress the Marcos administration’s first full-year 2023 proposed budget next week. At the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) forum, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the proposed P5.268-trillion...
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...
President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has unveiled his administration’s priority programs and projects for his first full-year budget anchored with the goal of economic reconstruction. In a directive to incoming Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, Marcos wanted that his 2023 National...
As the country seeks to fully vaccinate 90 million individuals by the end of June, National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special Adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa disclosed they are now in talks with the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) for the possibility of making Covid-19...
As restrictions ease in 39 areas under Alert Level 1 status, the government looks to boost its efforts in vaccinating individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, March 2. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for...
UniTeam Alliance senatorial candidate and former congressman Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro on Friday vowed to prioritize measures that aim to spur Philippine economic recovery following a two-year fight with the COVID-19 pandemic. The former Tarlac representative said reviewing the National...
Vaccine hesitancy is no longer the concern for some senior citizens who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since they argue that they're bound to die anyway. A senior citizen getting his booster shot at SM Center Muntinlupa vaccination site of the Muntinlupa City...
Senatorial aspirant and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday urged the national government to set a higher target for job creation through its “Build, Build, Build” program. Escudero pointed out the government’s infrastructure program has received a massive...
The restrictions that were recently implemented to curb the mobility of the unvaccinated individuals in the country have forced more people to get inoculated in the provinces, the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP). In a news briefing, LPP president and Marinduque Gov. Presbitero Velasco...
The government has administered more than 2.5 million doses during the second round of the "Bayanihan Bakunahan" in some areas from Dec. 15 to 18, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 20. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site...
The conduct of the second leg of the national vaccination drive in some regions in the country will be postponed due to a weather disturbance that is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
