The Makati City government announced on Monday, June 16, the passing of an ordinance granting an additional P1,000 in the cash incentive given by the city government to registered senior citizens of the city effective this July. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay inked City Ordinance No. 2025-104,...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has released cash incentives totaling P1.3 million to athletes who won medals in the recent Palarong Pambansa 2025 in Ilocos Norte. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, with Dr. Ramir Uytico, Department of Education-Negros Island Region...
CEBU CITY – Nine foreigners and two Filipinos were arrested after they were caught carrying bags filled with cash amounting to close to P500 million at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). BUNDLES of cash stuffed in seven luggages were recovered from nine foreigners and two Filipinos at...
Despite surging to ₱478.8 billion in the first quarter of 2025, the national government expects the full-year budget gap to stay within the ₱1.5 trillion target, citing expected non-tax revenues and a more balanced expenditure rollout in the coming months. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury...
The Marcos administration posted a ₱171.4-billion budget deficit in February 2025, as the government had spent more than it earned, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). February’s deficit reversed the over ₱68-billion seasonal surplus seen in the previous month. It was also higher...
BASCO, Batanes – LANDBANK, in partnership with the provincial government of Batanes, is leading this province’s shift towards a cash-lite economy by expanding access to innovative digital payment solutions. BUSINESS owners and vendors in Batanes now accept payments through a Quick...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has welcomed the rollout of the P10,000 cash gift to elderly beneficiaries of a 2024 law granting the bonanza to all senior citizens once they reach 80, 85, 90 or 95 years of...
The national government posted a ₱68.4 billion surplus in January 2025 as revenues outpaced spending, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). However, the January 2025 surplus was smaller than the ₱88 billion recorded in the same month in 2024. Last year, only January, April, and...
While the Marcos administration used 99 percent of funds allocated last year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) only used around two-thirds of their funds. DBM data showed that the national government’s notice of...
The government’s total revenue collections for 2024 reached ₱4.419 trillion, surpassing the ₱4.270 trillion target and marking the highest revenue effort in 27 years at nearly 17 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). The budget deficit narrowed slightly by ₱5.7...
President Marcos assured Filipino senior citizens that the government is doing its best to promote their welfare as he cited their invaluable contribution to society. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as he led the inaugural nationwide simultaneous...
Nine people split around P1.8 million in cash reward after they provided information that led to the arrest of most wanted criminals, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday, Nov. 21. PNP-Intelligence Group director Brig. Gen. Westrimundo Obinque said that the nine arrested wanted...
