Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual visited the MRO facility of Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) on Jan. 30, 2023 to welcome the arrival of the first reactivated Lufthansa A380 at the LTP MRO facility in Villamor Airbase. The Lufthansa Aircraft that arrived in the country from Frankfurt,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the national government is looking at selling euro-denominated retail bonds targeted at overseas Filipinos. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the Bureau of the Treasury is studying the possible domestic issuance of retail treasury bonds (RTB) in euro...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved the implementation of seven infrastructure projects worth P154.72 billion, including a cancer center for the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) announced. In a...
This early, Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Almario believes that his erstwhile colleague Rex Gatchalian could become "the best secretary DSWD has ever had". Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Almario (left) and DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) Almario, in a statement Thursday,...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila has called out US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit and activities in the Philippines by saying such actions “escalate regional tension and undermine regional peace and stability.” In a statement, the embassy accused the US of continuing to “step up its...
The United States is not attempting to establish permanent military bases in the Philippines, US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 2. (L-R) United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. hold a...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Thursday, Feb. 2, that it has constructed a new bridge that made travel in the town of san Luis in Aurora easier and more comfortable for local residents. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, Regional Office 3 Director Roseller...
A special election is not yet certain in Valenzuela City after First District Representative Rex Gatchalian vacated his post on Tuesday, Jan. 31, to be the new secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia talks during a press conference...
Newly appointed Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian asked critics to give him a chance and that he will prove himself deserving as head of the department. Valenzuela City 1st district Rep. Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) "Natapos ako bilang nine years na mayor and...
Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire is the kind of person the government needs to head its health agency. DOH UNDERSECRETARY and Spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire. (MB photo) (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) Thus, said Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto...
Valenzuela City First District Representative Rex Gatchalian is the new secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). (Screenshot from Presidential Communications Office) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. swore in Gatchalian on Tuesday, Jan. 31, as shown in a video...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has is pushing for the improvement in connectivity in at least 94 key tourist destinations in the country. During the plenary session on economic transformation at the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028 forum Monday, Jan. 30, Tourism Secretary Christina...
