Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Saturday, Dec. 9, welcomed the recent OCTA Research “Tugon ng Masa” nationwide survey that named the Department of Education (DepEd) as the country’s most trusted and top performing government agency. Vice President and Education...
Although President Marcos received a 77 percent job performance rating, while Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte was not far behind with 76 percent, the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) September 2023 survey said that both leaders suffered a drop in their...
Top leaders of the House of Representatives on Thursday, November 2 took turns commending Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for his exemplary leadership saying he has become the true embodiment of the “House of the People” due to his people-centered and pro-poor advocacies. Former...
The national government's budget deficit was nearly halved in July owing to strong revenue collection, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The fiscal deficit, which arises when government expenditures exceed revenues, amounted to P47.8 billion in July 2023, a 45 percent decrease compared...
Government-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) will create regional procurement hubs to fast-track the project implementation of the country's 121 electric cooperatives (ECs). According to NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda, the planned regional procurements would be part of...
An official from the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, July 11, explained the delay in the release of the 2021 performance-based bonus (PBB) for public school teachers. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Education) DepEd Undersecretary Michael Poa decried the use of the word “delay”...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be issuing a circular to outline the audit parameters on the performance of system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as a concessionaire of the country’s power transmission network. On the sidelines of the ongoing Philippine Onshore...
Chinese martial arts Shaolin Kungfu is coming to the Philippines. The Chinese Embassy in Manila made the announcement on Wednesday, May 31, as China and the Philippines continue to advance their exchanges, especially on people-to-people ties. The performance of the thousand-year old martial arts...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) forthrightly stated that it is amenable to the ‘audit call’ by the Department of Energy (DOE), granted that these are carried out within the legal bounds of its concession agreement with the government as well as its franchise...
Following the series of transmission facility-induced rotational blackouts in the Luzon and Visayas grids, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that a two-tiered follow-through audit on the performance of system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be carried out –...
Globe Telecom Inc. ended 2022 with ₱158.0 billion consolidated service revenues, a modest 4 percent increase year-on-year, resulting in net income of ₱34.6 billion or 46 percent higher than 2021. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Feb. 7, Globe noted that the year 2022...
The Muntinlupa City government was recognized during the recent 2022 Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Performance Audit Awards held by the Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region (DILG-NCR). Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac presented to Mayor Ruffy Biazon the certificate of...
