The Makabayan bloc, particularly Bayan Muna Party-list, wants to conduct a House probe on the "outrageous and highly condemnable" arrest of suspected Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) member, Dr. Maria Natividad Castro. (Photo from Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) and the University of San Carlos (UCS) are collaborating to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of a low-cost ventilator system for tropical indoor environments to mitigate the spread...
The Philippines will soon launch its maiden $500-million green bonds in the offshore debt markets to help raise funds for the country’s clean energy projects and other sustainable initiatives, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said in a statement...
Bayan Muna Party-List Rep. Carlos Zarate slammed the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “Oplan Baklas” which sees the removal of posted campaign materials not compliant with the poll body's regulations. Bayan Muna Rep.Carlos Isagani Zarate (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Nakita natin kung...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate wants the Office of the Ombudsman and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into the Department of Agriculture's (DA) alleged pro-important policy for what he described as "economic sabotage". (Office of Bayan Muna...
The Department of Finance (DOF) lauded the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for making significant strides in improving the ease of doing business in the Philippines through its digital transformation. In his report to DOF Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, SEC Chairperson Emilio B. Aquino...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is confident that Japan’s commitment to help the Philippines’ infrastructure development and other initiatives will stay beyond President Duterte’s term. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III expressed his confidence following the Philippines and Japan 12th...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has collected P119.07 million in fees and penalties through its web-based system that allows cashless payment of business registrations, fees, and other charges. SEC Chairman Emilio Aquino said the fees and other charges collected through the Electronic...
The Philippines and Japan will hold another high-level meeting on infrastructure development and economic cooperation this week, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. Via teleconferencing on Wednesday, Feb. 16, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III will chair the Philippine side, while...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said that failure to file an income tax return (ITR) was not a violation under the 1977 National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) as failure to file tax returns has become a punishable offense only in 1992. Dominguez issued this clarification Friday, Feb. 11,...
The governments of the Philippines and Japan signed a P112.87 billion loan agreement, the second tranche funding for the construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project, the country's first-ever underground railway. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, on behalf of the Philippine government, and...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has directed the government’s two main tax agencies to further fortify their respective systems against hacking and other cyber threats amid increasing number of scams perpetrated online against financial consumers. Dominguez said the Bureau of Internal...
