GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay As I write this column, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal have been placed under a “bubble” in an attempt to prevent a further surge in the number of viral infections caused by COVID-19. The Department of Health (DOH) has...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday maintained that President Duterte is the driving force behind the unabated spate of killings and human rights abuses in the country because he continues to promote a culture of violence and impunity. Senator Leila de Lima (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO /...
The Duterte administration borrowed a record P2.74 trillion last year to bridge the ballooning budget deficit induced by the coronavirus pandemic, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The national government’s gross borrowings accelerated by 170 percent in January to December last year to...
In a bid to boost the country’s fisheries output, the Philippine government is amenable to the private sector’s proposal to set up aquaculture sites within protected areas and dams across the country. This came two weeks after advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan started pushing for the crafting of...
The Duterte administration has borrowed P741.59 billion from foreign creditors last year for the country’s coronavirus response, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Data from the DOF’s International Finance Group (IFG) showed that the government has contracted a total of $17.06 billion,...
The Philippine government has released a revised set of water discharge protocols for Magat Dam, one of the biggest dams in Asia, to avoid a repeat of unprecedented flooding that drowned Cagayan province during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses last year. It was last week, during the congressional...
Under the Food and Drug Administration Advisory number 2021-0104, FDA issued a memo last January 21 that there is no FDA certified Covid-19 test kits for self administration. photo from freepik.com The memo reminds "all healthcare professionals and the general public are advised not to purchase and...
An aquaculture firm is now awaiting the approval of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for its unsolicited proposal to breed and harvest fish and other seafood products in Pantabangan Dam, one of the largest dams in Asia. This, while the advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan started pushing for...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) National Tobacco Administration (NTA), which currently operates a state-owned meat processing facility in Ilocos Sur, will set aside P10 million to augment the facility's operations. This, according to DA, is hoped to help stabilize the supply and price of pork...
Food and agriculture exporters from other countries selling their products to the Philippines save millions of money because of the government's lenient food safety regulations, a local exporter said. Norberto Chingcuanco, co-convenor of Tugon Kabuhayan, said that while local exporters...
The Philippines and Hungary signed three memorandum of understanding and agreed to push further bilateral economic relations with targeted sectors for cooperation, particularly startups, at the recent Second Session of the Philippine-Hungarian Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation held in Makati...
You are still worried about the unseen virus. You don't want the hassle of a long drive and the weekend traffic. You can't stand (or you don't want to spend) the numerous antibody tests. So, what's the best to do this weekend? Where can you walk and enjoy fresh air at the same time? Where can you...
