Malacañang disclosed that the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC)—Maharlika Investment Fund's (MIF) governing body— held its first board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 3. (Photo courtesy of PCO) The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Thursday that the MIC Board met to discuss fund...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO) opened the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) Demonstration Farm on December 15 at Barangay Sapang Maragul, Tarlac City. TTM aims to boost the Philippines’ agricultural production, marketing capabilities, and food...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) reported that around P10.41 billion worth of illegal drugs were confiscated, and more than 27,000 barangays were cleared of narcotics under President Marcos' drug war in 2023. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Citing a...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is eyeing the establishment of more mobile command centers and training programs in a bid to further strengthen the disaster response in the country. OCD Administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno said the modernization program for the OCD was discussed during...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a 90-day preventive suspension on the driver’s license of a motorist whose sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into a bank in Quezon City on Dec. 28 and left at least one person dead and six others injured. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D....
Again, Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida V. Rueda-Acosta warned the public against a fake social media account using her name and that of her office for various unwarranted solicitations. Acosta identified the fake Facebook account as:...
Pacific Online Systems Corporation, the lottery unit of Willy Ocier-led Belle Corporation, reported two “game-changing” milestones in 2023. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said its first achievement is the successful launch of the first-ever official E-Lotto of...
RICE DONATION — Chairman Silvestre H. Bello III of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (seated, 2nd from left) and Resident Representative to the Philippines Wallace Minn-Gan Chow of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (2nd from right) sign the Deed of Donation and Acceptance recently for...
Taiwan has passed a minimum wage law that is set to benefit close to 124,000 Filipino factory workers, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said on Sunday, Dec. 24. MECO chairman and resident representative Silvestre H. Bello III said the new Minimum Wage Act affirmed the wage increase...
The Administration of President Marcos has renewed its commitment to further bring down the poverty rate in the country as it welcomed reports of a decline in poverty incidence in the first semester of the year. File photo The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said this after the Philippine...
LTO chief Asst. Sec. Vigor D. Mendoza II checks on the documents presented by a taxi driver during an operation conducted by the agency against colorum taxis and picky taxi drivers in Quezon City on Wednesday night, Dec. 20, 2023. (photo: LTO) Enforcers of the Land Transportation Office...
“Fake news.” The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) denied that President Marcos had issued a proclamation declaring a “special (half-working) day” on Friday, Dec. 22, throughout the country. Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said this after a copy of a document labeled...