Tunneling on P488.5-B Metro Manila Subway starts today By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Tunneling work on the P488.5-billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) started Monday, Jan. 9, as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the launch of the first of six tunnel boring machines (TBM) at the subway's depot in...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Friday, Jan. 6, that it respects the decision of the Las Piñas court that acquitted the son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla of illegal drug charges. In a statement, PDEA said the Las Piñas City Regional Trial Court Branch 197 has...
The Department of Industry (DTI) has estimated that about $13.76 billion worth of renewable energy (RE) projects, majority of which were generated during the recent visit to China by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., are in the pipeline and in varying investment stages. Trade and Industry...
Unemployment rate in November fell to its lowest level in over 17-years, signaling the strong recovery of the economy from the prolonged pandemic, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday, Jan. 6, that the level of...
The Philippines and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen the established strategic cooperative relationship by focusing on the growth of electronic commerce between the two countries. The agreement was signed by Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual and Chinese...
The Department of Finance (DOF) announced that Manila and Beijing have signed four individual loan agreements, with an aggregate amount of $201.8 million, bringing the cumulative loan commitments with China for ongoing infrastructure projects in the Philippines at $1.06 billion. The loan agreements...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government can now better manage the skyrocketing consumer prices following President Marcos’ order extending the reduced import duties on key commodities. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno welcomed the extension of the low Most Favoured...
The conduct of random drug test in all the 478 jail facilities it runs is how the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is supporting the government's anti-illegal drugs campaign. BJMP chief Jail Director Allan Iral said they maintain close coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
The government has decided to upgrade existing facilities and replace affected equipment as the "immediate course of action" after its Air Traffic Management (ATM) system broke down on New Year's Day, affecting some 361 flights and stranding 65,000 passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International...
The government will build the next Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Bohol to provide convenience to the growing number of tourists visiting the island province, which is home to the world-renowned Chocolate Hills and one of the world’s smallest primate – the tarsiers. Tourism Secretary Christina...
The country’s 2022 tourism industry generated P208.96 billion ($3.68 billion) in revenues, a whopping 2,465 percent increase from 2021, with 2.65 million international visitor arrivals as of end this year and setting the stage for a more vibrant 2023, the Department of Tourism reported. In a...
2023 budget to address immediate concerns—DBM By Chino S. Leyco The spending priorities of the Marcos administration’s first national budget for the new year, amounting to P5.268 trillion, is the starting point of the eight-point socioeconomic agenda in the near term. This aims to address the...
