The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will undertake the restoration of the fire-damaged Manila Central Post Office with firm emphasis on integrity and heritage preservation to ensure transparency and protect the cultural significance of the historic landmark. The project was...
A major reshuffle in the transport sector’s leadership moved Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor D. Mendoza II to the top post of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), replacing Teofilo Guadiz III, who will now head the Office of Transport Cooperatives (OTC)....
Malacañang has announced the movement of leadership in three transport agencies—Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB), and Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC). In a message to reporters on Friday, Oct. 10, Malacañang said Special Envoy on...
Singapore-based ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has projected that the United States (US) tariffs imposed on its trade partners in the region, including the 19-percent duty on the Philippines, will be felt by the end of 2025. Such drag will serve as friction to gross domestic product...
Aside from lead cornerstone investors International Finance Corp. and Asian Development Bank (ADB), Maynilad Water Services, Inc. has signed cornerstone investment agreements with 10 more international and domestic institutions led by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, acting...
President Marcos has announced that the Office of the President (OP) has donated over P200 million to Cebu and other towns struck by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake last Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Marcos said on Thursday, Oct. 2, that the OP has donated P180 million to the provincial government of Cebu...
Malacañang said Wednesday, Oct. 1, that it respects the Supreme Court’s decision that voided the Bangsamoro redistricting laws and consequently postponed the first parliamentary elections in the region. In a statement, the Office of the President said the ruling, issued on Sept. 30, ensures that...
President Marcos has appointed former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. as special adviser and investigator of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI), Malacañang announced Monday, Sept. 29. In a statement, the Office of the President said Azurin will formally...
In less than an hour, a Senate finance subcommittee panel swiftly approved on Monday, Sept. 29, the Office of the Vice President 's (OVP) proposed budget for 2026, amounting to P902.895 million, for plenary consideration. This was after Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri cited...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The head of the Provincial Hospital Management Services Office (PHMSO) in Pangasinan has ordered increased security and restricted access measures within the premises of 14 provincial government-run hospitals. PHMSO head Dr. Tracy Lou Bitoy, in a memorandum issued on...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the preventive suspension and filing of administrative charges against Baguio City District Engineer Rene Zarate for allegedly tampering with project records and refusing to submit documents to the Independent...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) said Friday that it will deploy around 600 uniformed and plainclothes personnel to secure various activities on Sunday, including anti-corruption rallies. “There will be additional police personnel who will attend to traffic management,...
