The World Bank (WB) has reiterated its strong support for the Marcos administration in its quest to achieve its vision of becoming a prosperous, inclusive, and poverty-free society by 2040. *File photo* World Bank Managing Director for Operations Anna Bjerde said this as she concluded her two-day...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to open up its education-related data for analysis so that the government can address learning loss in the Philippines, brought about by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, more effectively with the help of...
If there is one sector that could truly help us recover from the dire effects of the pandemic and truly help bring employment and opportunities for the majority of Filipinos, it is tourism. Tourism is not only about presenting our best beaches and newest hotels, it is not just about showcasing our...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is proposing amendments to the Grid Code to ensure the country’s power system can efficiently absorb gigawatt-scale but variable renewable energy (RE) capacities. In a presentation to the media, NGCP Vice President and Head of...
Last week, I had the privilege of learning more about the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) National Cybersecurity Plan with Secretary Ivan Uy and Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Dy. I am impressed with their initiative and commend the Philippines for taking steps to...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – The Abra Police Provincial Office has been conferred the institutionalized status for their effective implementation of the PNP Peace and Order Agenda for Transformation and Upholding the Rule of Law (PATROL) Plan 2030. The Abra PPO received a certificate and a Silver Eagle...
MAMBAJAO, Camiguin – Saying they didn’t want a repeat of an enormous damage brought by Mount Hibok-Hibok’s last eruption in 1951, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the provincial government of Camiguin conducted the four-day workshop on the formulation of a contingency plan...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made an assurance that the government's rightsizing plan is not aimed at terminating employees but to serve as a tool to upskill and reskill the current government workforce. Marcos stated this during [a sectoral...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is proposing to the executive branch a rather detailed action plan that he believes would help mitigate the impact of El Niño, or the dreaded dry spell, to the country. Salceda, who also chairs the House technical working group (TWG) on measures creating a...
Malacañang said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) would propose the necessary policy recommendations to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in two months -- the time when the study on Executive Order (EO) No. 138 is expected to be completed. Communications Secretary Cheloy...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered his development committee to further study the previous administration's order in the implementation of the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling on the correct share of local governments in national taxes. Department of Budget and Management (DBM)...
The headline is a question because it remains to be seen if our country is truly serious in becoming a tourism powerhouse. Words, plans, even a President’s directive are all “niceties,” but are we truly ready to match the tourism prowess of Bangkok, Bali, or Hong Kong? Are we putting money...
