To lead the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos has nominated economist Arsenio Balicasan to return to his previous post. Read more here:...
Presumptive President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. would get P5.086 trillion national budget for 2023, almost a reenactment of the 2022 national budget of P5.024 trillion. The inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) approved on Tuesday, May 24, the proposed appropriations next...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has fired back at critics of the rice tariffication law (RTL), noting that contrary to claims, the reform helped both farmers and consumers since its enactment. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said that...
The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) will be helping the church-backed poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) in validating election returns (ERs). Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, May 16 that the Commission En Banc has approved, in principle, the additional honoraria for teachers and other members of the electoral boards (EBs). Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila...
The looming increase in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy rates caused the Philippines' benchmark borrowings yields to rise, prompting the Bureau of the Treasury to reject all tenders. At the Treasury bureau’s auction on Monday, May 16, the national government failed to raise P15...
Church-based poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), on Monday, May 16, said that it has now received more than half of the country’s election returns (ERs). PPCRV Command Center (Image courtesy of PPCRV) As of 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 16, PPCRV disclosed that they...
Leading senatorial candidates and party-list groups are already poised this week to be officially declared as the winners with their upcoming proclamations on Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19, respectively as announced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). But what happens to those with...
Muntinlupa’s newly elected leaders thanked the public for their support in the May 9 national and local elections. Mayor-elect and outgoing Rep. Ruffy Biazon, congressman-elect and outgoing Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, reelected Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac and new councilors attended their first flag...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the recommendation of retaining the Alert Level 1 status of the entire National Capital Region (NCR) from May 16 to 31, 2022, Malacañang said Sunday evening. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya gave the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Smartmatic a failing mark in handling this year's national and local elections. Kontra Daya Convenor Danilo Arao said their assessment in the recent general elections was “not really good.” “Kung...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has received nearly half of Election Returns (ERs) at 48.31 percent, it said on Saturday, May 14. PPCRV Command Center (Photo by Ali Vicoy) As of 10:30 a.m., the PPCRV has received 52,066 out of 107,785 of the total number of precincts. It...
