Most local executives remained heavily dependent on income they received from the national government to fund their operations, data from the Department of Finance’s (DOF) Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) revealed. Based on the latest operating income reports submitted by local...
Amid whispers of a possible stab at the senatorial race in the May 2022 national polls, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III appears to be eyeing an active stint as chairman of the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Government Group instead. (File photo/...
President Duterte has expressed his gratitude to the Japanese government for its assistance in the country's quest for progress through infrastructure development. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Duterte made the statement as he led the inauguration of the 18-kilometer portion...
The national government will prioritize the vaccination of four million government employees and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) until August to realize its goal of achieving herd immunity by year-end. (Photo from DepEd/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday night, July 12,...
Malacañang found nothing wrong with the airing of the meeting of the administration party on a government media station. According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, state-owned People's Television Channel 4 covers "newsworthy" events like the assembly attended by President Duterte. Duterte,...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is scouting for government workers who have a great talent for songwriting to join their National Songwriting Contest as part of its 121st anniversary celebration in September this year. Civil Service Commission (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The CSC said cash...
The distribution of financial assistance in the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus showed that the local chief executives and the local government units (LGUs) can be trusted with the delivery of government’s aid to vulnerable sectors amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday said the public should keep tabs on the Duterte administration’s “debt spree” as the Philippines reached a high record of P11-trillion in borrowings. “With a record-breaking P11.07-trillion in debt, the Duterte administraiton continues to be on...
The feud between President Duterte and Senator Manny Pacquiao is not yet over. The President has raised the tax evasion complaint hurled against Pacquiao, saying the boxing icon owed the government P2.2 billion in back taxes. Turning the tables on the senator, Duterte argued that if a person...
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) recommended against the proposal to mandate local government units (LGUs) to allot 10 percent of their internal revenue allotment (IRA) to the agriculture sector starting next year. “ is not recommended since not all LGUs have agriculture and...
The Japanese government on Tuesday announced the signing of a Y687 million (about P308 million) grant aid to the Philippines for the provision of cold chain transport and ancillaries to facilitate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the provinces. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines...
The decision on whether or not to accept vaccination cards as an alternative entry requirement for fully vaccinated travelers rests with the local government units (LGUs), Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. A medical worker administers a Sinovac jab during the...
