The Tingog Partylist on Friday, Nov. 5 lauded the decision of the House of Representatives to increase by P10 billion next year’s allocation for the implementation of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program amid the rise in unemployment in the country....
The Presidential Communications Operations Office has received major nominations under different categories in the prestigious 26th Asian Television Awards (ATA). (Photo courtesy of the PCOO) With about 50 categories, the ATA was launched in 1996. It is the Asian TV industry’s most significant...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started the construction of the Panguil Bay Bridge Project in Northern Mindanao. The construction of the bridge, which is 3.169 kilometers long, began by putting bored piles for the piers and abutments, according to DPWH Secretary Roger G....
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has underscored the importance of the “blended approach” or sustainable orchestration of grants, investments, and subsidies to make climate finance work for its beneficiaries. IMG_1313 During a ministerial dialogue on climate finance at COP26, Dominguez...
The Philippines and Indonesia have formed a new partnership establishing an Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM), the first of its kind in Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. At the COP26 in Glasgow, ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani...
The Duterte administration will amend the the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the build-operate-transfer (BOT) law to remove the “onerous,” “excessive,” and “undue” terms, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a statement, the NEDA said on Tuesday,...
With the Holiday Season coming, the Department of Agriculture has expressed confidence in having enough food supply for consumers. DA Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan said that there is no reason to worry regarding supply, as consumers normally buy more during the week between Christmas Day and the New...
The Philippines incurred billions of pesos in losses due to climate-related hazards in over a decade despite contributing only a meager to global greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Finance (DOF) revealed Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, that extreme weather driven by climate change cost the...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) urged the Senate to defer the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement pending the conduct of consultations with farmers. 42933 In a statement, the FFF pointed out that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has not...
Economic recovery is “not a horse race” among Asian peers, the Department of Finance (DOF) clarified after a number of analysts anticipated that the Philippines may likely become the last country in region to regain its pre-pandemic growth level. “I don't watch the projections for the...
The Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) has completed the five-storey multi-purpose building of the Philippine National Police (PNP) at Camp Crame in Quezon City. DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado marches with PNP Deputy Chief for Administration Police Lieutenant General Joselito M. Vera...
President Duterte has appointed Bernie Cruz as the new head of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Cruz, DAR's undersecretary for Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Office, replaced John Castrictiones, who resigned from his post for his aspiration to become a senator under the ruling...
