DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge (DOH) Maria Rosario Vergeire...
(DSWD FACEBOOK PAGE) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo assured on Wednesday, July 20, that the 1.3 million beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who will be removed from the list of recipients will be properly informed. “When we...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has called for "heightened attention" to the current geopolitical events and post pandemic changes in the international financial system. The chief economic manager manager of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration made this call even as he expressed...
About 1.3 million Filipinos have been delisted as beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as they are no longer considered "poor," Malacañang said. Beneficiaries of Pantawid ng Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles...
Public infrastructure spending increased in May this year driven by the ongoing two railway projects, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported on Tuesday, July 19. Based on the DBM's May disbursement performance report, the government’s infrastructure and other capital outlays...
Making school uniforms non-mandatory isn’t enough to make education accessible as students also need financial aid, Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel said. File photo of college students roaming around the campus before the pandemic. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) This, after...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said interdisciplinary coordination of three catalysts --Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) -- will drive economic growth and address global risks and challenges. During the recent 44th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), NEDA’s response...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte wants President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to simply call her “Inday Sara” after the latter was jokingly confused about whether to call her “VP-Secretary” or “Secretary-VP.” Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to continue its digitalization initiatives in expanding the country’s capital market and to support economic growth. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, said on Tuesday, July 19, that his marching order to...
Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma allayed fears of government workers of being booted out of job following the proposal of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to all agencies to initiate belt-tightening measures amid the economic crunches that the country is continue facing. The...
The Marcos administration will continue pursuing a whole-of-nation approach in mitigating climate risks, committing the Philippines to be at the forefront of global climate action, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. At a recent G20 high-level breakfast discussion on climate change mitigation,...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Newly-appointed Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said all the right things during an early morning interview with DZRH anchor Deo Macalma on July 11. Inclusivity in OFW deployment, dialogues with different labor and labor recruitment groups, support for the government...
