A business leader believes that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s push to open the economy and create jobs pushed the country's employment rate to pick up. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. said this after noting that...
The country’s exports could possibly reach $240.5 billion by 2028, more than double the $113-billion level expected this year, by lifting the land ownership ceiling for agricultural investors, attracting major global players, scaling up exports of primary products, and integration of all players...
Aiming towards a flood-free Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto announced that the local government has formed a primary flood control committee that is tasked to create the city’s first ever Comprehensive Flood Control Master Plan. Sotto made the announcement during the inauguration of the two new...
The implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) next year is expected to improve the country's Internet speed. (Headway/ Unsplash) Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez who noted that P1.5 billion worth of funds have been allocated to the Department of Information and Communications...
A ranking congressman is pursuing a new retroactive retirement plan for the country’s foreign service officers in an effort to upgrade their pensions when they reach old age or suffer some other disability. 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is eyeing the Port of Davao as one of the alternative logistics hubs in South East Asia. This was discussed by Port of Davao District Collector Erastus Sandino Austria during the visit of Singapore Ambassador to the Philippines Gerard Ho. photo: BOC During the meeting,...
A new study has revealed that there is an “alarmingly high prevalence of insufficient physical activity” among Filipino children and adolescents, with only 15.4 percent meeting the global physical activity recommendation. This is according to the Youth Physical Activity Report Cards released by...
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) targets to fully implement its 10-year Maritime Development Plan (MIDP) by 2028 to boost the Philippines’ maritime industry by 100 percent. This will increase the sector's contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from P720 billion to date...
Metro Manila mayors and other government agencies have agreed to fully implement a comprehensive traffic plan to ease congestion in the National Capital Region (NCR) in anticipation of improved economic activities in the next five years. Lawyer Romando Artes, acting chairman of the Metropolitan...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has assured Malacañang that the Marcos administration’s development plan will be ready for implementation beginning next year. In a briefing with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. last Nov. 15, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M....
The current administration is expected to present the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023 to 2028 next month. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan , who also heads the National Development and Economic Authority (NEDA),...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) lauded on Thursday, Nov. 10, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) for its major contribution to the successes of the National Action Plan on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (NAP P/CVE). In a statement, the DILG...
