The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the government plans to ramp up the distribution of food stamps and expedite the importation of key commodities to prepare for the potential impact of El Niño. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said they will team up with the...
BUTUAN CITY – The government has released 88,124 family food packs (FFPs) to earthquake-affected families in Surigao del Sur. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga based here said they are still attending to the needs of families who are still in evacuation centers as...
A night of shared connections and camaraderie was held last Nov. 17, 2023, as the PCCR Alumni Association Celebrated the first One PCCR Alumni General Assembly and Fellowship Night, spearheaded by Philippine College of Criminology at Winford Resort Hotel and Casino Santa Cruz, Manila. The grand...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Marcos, has approved the P67.4 billion Dalton Pass East Alignment Road project in Central Luzon. Speaking during a palace briefing, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said that the 23-kilometer, four-lane...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) announced that President Marcos has extended the temporary reduction of tariffs on key agricultural products to mitigate the impact of the El Niño phenomenon on consumer prices. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said Malacañang has given...
Maya, the leading digital bank app in the Philippines, has launched Maya Stocks, the first retail investing service in the Philippines integrated in a digital bank app. In a statement, Maya said the app offers real-time transactions and instant earnings growth through its diverse wealth-building...
President Marcos was awarded climate and human mobility recognition by an international office for migration for his achievements in handling human mobility and migration as a whole, Environment Secretary Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) In a...
Securing a seat in the Loss and Damage Fund Board is a "very important development" for the Philippines as it will give the country a voice in managing the disaster fund, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Through a video message on...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The measure that seeks to create a dedicated agency to address all water-related problems has been overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Approved on the strength of 254 affirmative votes against only...
The goals laid down at the COP28 Global Stocktake had fallen short on the target for total phaseout of fossil fuels in energy systems, although there had been more aggressive commitments on deeper emissions cut as well as reinforcements on climate finance. In his closing speech, UN Climate Change...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Today is the last meeting of the Monetary Board of the BSP for the year 2023. Early this week, we wrote in GlobalSource Partners In Brief that the BSP must be at a crossroads on what to do next, whether to pause, or lift its policy rate by another 25 basis points. We...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao must ensure basic infrastructure to be able to encourage more investors, as creating more jobs and quality jobs for the people is needed to reduce the poverty incidence in the region, the National Economic and Development...
