Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo visits the National Resource Operations (NROC) in Pasay City on July 6, 2022. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo visited on Wednesday, July 6, the...
Budget reform will remain the top priority of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), newly designated Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said. During the turn-over ceremony of the DBM baton of leadership from Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Tina Rose Marie Canda at the department headquarters in...
President Marcos’ chief economic manager expects the country’s economy would grow this year at a much slower pace than the inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee’s (DBCC) target. In a briefing on Wednesday, July 6, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the economy, as...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the proposed Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport had carried substantial fiscal risks to the government. In an interview with ANC on Wednesday, July 6, Diokno affirmed former Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III’s call to the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said on Wednesday, July 6, that the government wants to accelerate the revival of the local mining industry to support the country’s economic recovery. After the industry was sidelined in the past couple years due to environmental concerns, Finance Secretary...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno clarified that President Marcos is not disputing the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) June inflation report, saying the chief executive only misinterpreted the data given to him. In a televised interview over ANC on Wednesday, July 6, Diokno explained...
Vice President Sara Duterte, who concurrently sits as Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, met with the officials of the agency on Wednesday, July 6, for a budget review. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) The meeting, held at the Office of the Secretary (OSec) Conference Room in DepEd Central Office...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) raised the need to promote alternative work arrangements amid skyrocketing fuel prices, as it also urged the government to immediately address the logistical constraints in the country. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio...
The appointment by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. of Enrique A. Manalo, a seasoned career diplomat, as secretary of Foreign Affairs has been received warmly both here and abroad, by dint of his exemplary performance of various high-level responsibilities over more than four decades of service. The...
While she recognized all the gains in education under the previous leaderships, Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 4, assured that improving the country’s basic education will be prioritized under her term as the Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary. Vice President and Education...
Professor Emeritus Leonor Briones on Monday, July 4, formally turned over to Vice President Sara Duterte the leadership of the country’s biggest bureaucracy: the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (left) with former Education Secretary Leonor Briones...
As she formally assumed the position as a Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 4, paid tribute to her predecessor Leonor Briones. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte (left) with former Education Secretary Leonor Briones during the...
