Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) visits the northern frontier's maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Department of National Defense (DND) has cautioned...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has indicated that the Marcos administration may need to adjust its economic growth targets due to the lower-than-expected expansion recorded last year. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto emphasized the need for the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) to...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto is reminding Filipinos to fulfill their tax duties diligently, underscoring their crucial role in the country's development. At the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) National Tax Campaign Kick-off event, Recto stressed the importance of both the tax agency and...
A United Nations Security Council meeting UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world is entering "an age of chaos" with a deeply divided Security Council unable to address critical issues such as the Israel-Hamas war. With the war in Gaza...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (below, third from right) visits the northern frontier's maritime defense outpost in Mavulis Island in Itbayat, Batanes on Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. During the 13th National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board Meeting last Jan. 26, 2023, NEDA presented the Philippine Development Report 2023 (PDR 2023) to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM). The PDR 2023, an...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. and Armed Forces chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., with Northen Luzon Command head Lt. Gen. Fernyl Buca, inspected critical facilities in Batanes province on Tuesday, February 6. DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. leads a...
With rice prices soaring, the head of President Marcos' economic team said that their main focus is to lower inflation and protect the purchasing power of the Filipino people. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said he was “encouraged by the further drop in the Philippines’ headline inflation to...
Following its directive to immediately remove administrative tasks from teachers , the Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed that manning the Early Registration desks in public schools would be left to non-teaching staff and personnel. The Department of Education (DepEd) said that teachers are...
A former finance chief said that the Philippines stands alone in the Asian region with Constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership, emphasizing the need to ease these restrictive economic provisions. Former Finance Secretary Margarito B. Teves said the Philippines trails behind its Southeast...
LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental – The feasibility study for the Mindanao Railway Project-Phase 3 is under way after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the joint venture of an Indian consulting company and a law firm signed a consultancy contract on Sunday, February 4. DOTr Secretary Jaime...
The only Filipina Muslim member of President Marcos’ Cabinet expressed optimism about the future of Mindanao, emphasizing the need for national focus and unity to ensure its bright prospects. Amid calls to separate Mindanao from the Philippines, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, who is also...
