President Rodrigo Duterte has conferred the Order of Lakandula with the Rank of Grand Cross (Bayani) to outgoing Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III for his exemplary service to the nation. The Order of Lakandula recognized Dominguez’s help and contribution to the success of President...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the achievements of the Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) would help guide the new administration to achieve the country’s long-standing goal of attaining lasting peace and prosperity in Mindanao. During the presentation of its second progress...
Less than two weeks before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends, the government sealed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) biggest infrastructure loan package that would connect Metro Manila and Calamba in Laguna through a railway system. At a signing ceremony witnessed by President Duterte...
Carlos Yulo finished with a silver medal in the individual all-around and qualified to two more apparatus finals in the 9th Asian Senior Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar Thursday. Photo from Asian Gymnastics Union The two-time world champion tallied 83.767 to come in behind eventual champion...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has clarified that there is no double taxation in the imposition of value-added tax (VAT) in the electric power sector. Reacting to recent statements made by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III explained that the Electric...
Carlos Yulo advanced to the final in two apparatus while leading the individual all-around after Day 1 of the 9th Asian Senior Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar Wednesday. MB File Photo The two-time world champion and Tokyo Olympian spearheaded the final qualifiers in the floor exercise with...
The Government of the People’s Republic of China will finance the construction of a P19.32 billion two-way, four-lane bridge connecting Davao City and the Island Garden City of Samal in Mindanao, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. In a statement on Tuesday, June 14, the DOF said the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima welcomed the remarks of incoming National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos who expressed her disapproval of red-tagging, which has become rampant under the Duterte administration. De Lima said she hopes that the next administration could properly address the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, is not registered with the Philippines’ securities and banking regulators. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Thursday, June 9, said Binance is not registered with the Securities...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III sees the appointment of retired University of the Philippines (UP) professor Clarita Carlos as national security adviser (NSA) and former Congressman Conrado Estrella as Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) secretary as ‘’excellent choices.’’...
For Clarita Carlos, a civilian like herself is actually a better fit for the position of National Security Adviser (NSA), instead of, say, a person with a military background. Retired UP Professor Clarita Carlos (right) meets with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos on June 8, 2022 (BBM Media Bureau)...
National Security Adviser (NSA)-designate and retired University of the Philippines (UP) Professor Clarita Carlos favors the continuation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) under the incoming Marcos administration. Retired UP Professor Clarita Carlos (left)...
