The celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples Day is a chance for the nation to know more about the key role of the indigenous peoples in preserving the country's culture, Malacañang said. (Photo courtesy of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
Interest rates for long-term Philippine debt papers declined despite weaker economic growth performance in the second quarter. At a Bureau of the Treasury auction on Tuesday, Aug. 9, yield on the reissued 10-year bonds with a remaining life of six years and five months fetched at 5.791 percent,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the local jobs market has continued to improve, citing positive figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) June 2022 Labor Force Survey results. In a statement Tuesday, Aug. 9, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that while the June...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of additional funding for the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) financial assistance to individuals and families in “crisis situation.” In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 9, Budget Secretary Amenah F....
Trade deficit accelerated last June as country’s purchases of goods from abroad outpaced the rise in sales of locally-made products, but the National Economic and Development (NEDA) just shrugged off the widening trade gap. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Tuesday, Aug. 9, that the...
The number of unemployed Filipinos inched up in June as job seekers joining the labor force increased, but the unemployment rate was steady at 6 percent, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Monday, Aug. 8. Based on the June 2022 round of PSA’s Labor Force Survey, there...
Angels in the United States. This was how US State Secretary Antony Blinken regarded Filipino nurses in his country as he hailed them for their work ethic. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (right) during their meeting in Malacañang on Saturday, Aug....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has sought the United States' help in improving the country's research and innovation in agriculture. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and US State Secretary Antony Blinken talk about a wide range of issues during the latter's courtesy call on...
Malacañang is monitoring the situation of Filipinos in Taiwan amid China's military drills in waters around the self-ruled island. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of Office of the Press Secretary) "Sa ngayon mino-monitor natin ang sitwasyon, so magre-react na lang po tayo...
Malacañang will have to study the situation of leadership claims in the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) before clarifying the matter, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of the Office of Press Secretary) Angeles said President...
The Japanese government has vowed continued support to the Philippine government’s infrastructure push under the Marcos administration, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Friday, Aug. 5. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa...
(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has issued the updated guidelines on the implementation of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) that will expedite the release of aid to families and individuals in difficult circumstances needing immediate support....
