NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching orders to his “Build, Build, Build” team was clear from the onset: Finish as many projects as possible at the soonest possible time. Whoever gets the credit is none of our business. I recall when senatorial aspirant and former...
The Department of Finance (DOF) vowed the government’s quick return to fiscal consolidation following the massive spike in budget deficit and debt ratios due to the pandemic-induced recession. At the 2022 Bureau of the Internal Revenue (BIR) National Tax Campaign Kickoff on Thursday, March 3,...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is set to produce a training facility intended for power plant operations in Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. (Photo from TESDA / MANILA BULLETIN) TESDA said that Secretary Isidro Lapeña and SPC Island Power Corporation (SIPC)...
The Insurance Commission (IC) has placed another pre-need firm under conservatorship due to trust fund deficiencies, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Thursday, March 3. In a statement released by the DOF, the IC said the agency ordered Eternal Plans Inc. (EPI) to be placed under...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. slammed passport fixers anew as he debunked an applicant's suspicion that the difficulty in booking of appointments "is a ploy to enrich" fixers. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File photo/Malacañang) Locsin stressed on Wednesday, March...
The country's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, March 2 goes below 900, based on the Department of Health's (DOH) latest case bulletin. A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February...
Malacañang said the Department of Justice's move to endorse 250 cases of drug war deaths for investigation does not reinforce the allegations of human rights violations in President Duterte's war on drugs. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Instead, it shows that the country has a mechanism for...
Private companies were reminded to actively do their part in preventing infections of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in their workplace as 39 areas in the country started shifting to alert level 1 Tuesday, March 1. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Acting...
NEDA sees P9.4-B in weekly gains from Alert Level 1 By Chino S. Leyco The economy is estimated to gain an additional P9.4 billion per week as the country continues to move towards the new normal, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported. During President Duterte’s Talk to...
Malacañang has committed to keep the public posted as it weighs in on airing publicly the "special meeting" President Duterte will hold within the day, March 1, amid the escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia due to its sensitivity. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Acting Presidential...
Two years following its merger, state-run firm Philippine Guarantee Corp. (PHILGUARANTEE) spearheaded in its performance during the second year of the pandemic, with net income jumping by almost two-fold, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported. PHILGUARANTEE is the result from the merger of two...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is optimistic that the downgrading of COVID Alert in Metro Manila and other areas in the country to Level 1 status will have a big positive impact on the county's tourism sector. “The Department welcomes this development as it not only indicates that we are well on...
