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...
The government approved the country’s blueprint for socioeconomic development over the medium term, and extended the tariff reduction on key commodities until next year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M....
Former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia categorically said that the planned Maharlika Wealth Fund is “not wise.” In a radio interview, Pernia said that before proceeding with the Maharlika, there must be clear assessment as to where the economy stands at present. He urged the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) cited some gains in making family planning methods more accessible to Filipinos—ten years after the passage of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 or the RH law. More Filipinos have used family planning methods based on the 2022...
No farmer from the Visayas will be left behind. Magsasaka Party-list nominee Robert Nazal Jr. Magsasaka Party-list nominee Robert Nazal Jr. made this guarantee to farmers as he led a Visayas-wide territorial and sectoral leaders' strategy planning held recently in Bacolod City. “We support the...
