Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) The impending institutionalization of the Department of Economic Planning and Development (DEPDev) fulfills a key mandate of the Constitution after nearly four decades. Thus, said Albay 2nd...
DKT Philippines Foundation's SODEX or Service Outreach and Distribution Extension Program Mobile Clinic was launched in Binangonan, Rizal on Wednesday, May 8. SODEX mobile clinic The bus is equipped to perform free bilateral tubal ligation on women and non-scalpel vasectomy on men. Family-planning...
The lack of confidence in raising children due to rising prices of goods and services is compelling Filipino couples to delay or deprioritize childbearing, a recent study conducted by the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) has disclosed. The same study, according to CPD Executive...
Sen. Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito backed initiatives for regional housing development, calling for increased government-private sector collaboration during the 31st National Developers Convention. Photo from the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc.'s (SHDA). Ejercito, who...
The Department of Health (DOH) and its partners highlighted the importance of family planning among Filipinos and underscored the urgent need to be more aware of its benefits. Healthy Pilipinas FB page As part of the culminating activity for the celebration of Family Planning...
The Department of Energy (DOE), German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and other partners are collaborating on a training program that will simplify the implementation of renewable energy (RE) electrification for off-grid areas or sites that are...
The National Economic and Development (NEDA) expects slower growth for next year due to substantial external and internal headwinds. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the economy would likely grow above seven percent this year, but it is expected to expand at a much slower...
Having been married for more than a decade, Vice President Sara Duterte surely has something to impart to newlywed couples who are starting their journey into married life. A couple enjoys the spectacular view of sunset in Manila. (Czar Dancel / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) As the guest speaker...
The Pasig City local government met with representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), and the PATH Foundation Philippines Inc. (PFPI) to discuss the possible implementation of Project BUILD. Project BUILD...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 3, reminded the staff and personnel of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to always be “noble” and serve with a “selfless purpose”. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) 2023 Planning Conference...
The proposed 44.8-hectare New Clark City Central Park has recently bagged the SEMEC Gold Award for the Analysis and Planning Category of the 2022 Singapore Landscape Architecture Awards. The award, which recognizes the New Clark City Central Park’s sustainable and inclusive design, was presented...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has called for a swift enactment of the planned sovereign wealth fund to enhance the newly approved blueprint for the socioeconomic development of the country. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the proposed Maharlika...
