A demographic partnership between Manila and Tokyo has become more feasible following the enactment of economic liberalization measures that opened wide the Philippines to foreign investors, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. During his recent meeting with Japan Minister for Foreign Affairs...
A flicker of interest in science is all that it takes to spark a passion that turns citizens into scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, inventors, and innovators. (Photo from DOST's Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña's Office) This was according to Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary...
With his term ending in two months, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III boasted one “proud tradition” in the Department of Finance (DOF): policy continuity despite changes in political leadership. At the dinner hosted by Dominguez for former DOF secretaries, he said that under his watch...
In line with its efforts to promote transformative learning in education, the Department of Education (DepEd) enjoined students, teachers, and parents to engage and experience game-based learning. (Image courtesy of DepEd) “This gamified tool captures the attention of our young learners because...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones urged the personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) as well as the learners who are registered voters to use their conscience when voting for the country’s next leaders in the upcoming elections. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Photo courtesy of...
More than 647,000 personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) will serve as poll workers during the election day on May 9. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Given this, DepEd assured that it will provide support and necessary assistance to the participating personnel as part of the agency’s...
Two months before his term ends, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III thanked on Friday, April 29, his fellow workers in the Department of Finance (DOF) for their “excellence, passion and commitment.” On the occasion of the DOF’s 125th anniversary, Dominguez lauded the department’s...
If reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros is given the power to fire someone from the government today, she will sack Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Hontiveros said this when asked to name a government official she will fire if...
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is not bowing down to pressure as the interagency body stood firm on its decision that the work-from-home (WFH) setup for registered information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) firms was only temporary. In a statement on Thursday, April 28,...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the robust growth of the Philippines’ now fully reopened economy, buttressed by reforms that “widen the horizon for investments,” makes it the best place in the region to do business. With Japan-based debt watcher Rating and Investment...
A budget of P2.910 billion has been allocated for the implementation of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education (UAQTEA) this year, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said Wednesday, April 27. TESDA With this, TESDA said, only 53,377 existing learners...
The Japanese government has extended another loan to the Philippines for the Covid-19 recovery programs, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced on Tuesday, April 26. Tokyo and Manila signed a 30-billion yen, roughly P12.3 billion, in support of the Philippine government’s continuing efforts to...
