Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left), and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Facebook, PPAB) Administration critic, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said Friday, Aug. 4 that the huge confidential and intelligence funds in the 2024 National Expenditure...
Delegates from the Japan-Philippines Parliamentary Friendship League (JPPFL) paid a courtesy visit on Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City to reaffirm their commitment towards building a sustainable strategic partnership with the...
Addressing the challenge of the scarcity of potable water on Cobrador Island, the Department of Science and Technology - MIMAROPA (DOST-MIMAROPA) through the Provincial Science and Technology Office-Romblon (PSTO-Romblon) has launched there a Water Desalination facility, providing potable water for...
Ten local government units (LGUs) will be considered for the 60-million euro grant for local circular economy, solid waste management, and climate change mitigation measures. DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (Photo courtesy of PCO) Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said the...
Repurposing of plastic waste is the initiative the government wants to prioritize, stressing that many of the country's plastic wastes can actually be transformed for economic value. DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said that one of the...
Confidential and intelligence funds in the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 amount to P9.2 billion, with the lion's share sought by the Office of the President (OP). This was bared by Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman...
From left to right: House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Committee on Appropriations Chairman Zaldy Co. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez thanked the Department of Budget and Management...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Schools teach us the importance of understanding the five Ms of Management of an enterprise or organization — money, machine, material, method, and manpower. Of these five, I believe that manpower is the most vital resource of all. For...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it would push at the minimum the carryover of benefits that Filipino exports currently enjoy under the EU Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (EU-GSP+) into the proposed free trade agreement with EU. “We will ask for the inclusion of the EU-GSP...
The first dehydrator in the country capable of harnessing heat from a hot spring and is powered by solar energy has been funded by the Department of Science and Technology-MIMAROPA (DOST-MIMAROPA), addressing challenges in terms of electricity and fuel supply. *DOST Secretary Dr. Renato U. Solidum...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sternly warned establishments against violating the price freeze on basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) that took effect in areas affected by Typhoon "Egay". DTI S ecretary Alfredo E. Pascual reminded business establishments that the price...
Senator Mark A. Villar on Friday, July 28, lauded the Department of Tourism (DOT) for its major accomplishments in the past year. Sen. Mark Villar with Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco (O/S Mark Villar) “I would like to commend the DOT for their efforts in the past year. As stated by...