The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) expects that the national government's budget deficit would widen in the latter part of the year, driven by catch-up spending. In the DBCC mid-year report, the inter-agency body responsible for determining the government's macroeconomic...
Sen. Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito backed initiatives for regional housing development, calling for increased government-private sector collaboration during the 31st National Developers Convention. Photo from the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc.'s (SHDA). Ejercito, who...
Senator Cynthia Villar questioned on Wednesday, October 25 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) for the clinical trials of an African Swine Flu (ASF) vaccine conducted even before it was even approved for commercial use. Sen. Cynthia A. Villar presides...
Senator Chiz Escudero has expressed his support for the partial payment to the state universities and colleges (SUCs), since the government, while looking at ways to reimburse, cannot pay in full the demand of the SUCs due to budgetary constraints. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero presides over the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo said on Thursday, Oct. 19 that the Philippine government will do everything in its power to ensure the safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel amid its war with Hamas. “May mga ayuda ring ibibigay para sa mga nakabalik na sa bansa at scholarship mula...
Sen. Cynthia Villar believes that the country's heroes, fishermen as well as farmers ought to be given support through important policies and laws. She made the statement during the World Bread Day, World Food Day, and the World Pandesal Day celebrations held at Kamuning Cafe in Manila....
MUMBAI (AFP) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Monday, Oct. 16, he would not "dismiss out of hand" recent calls for him to stay in the post past the end of his scheduled term in 2025. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (AFP) The German...
After conducting an ocular inspection and personally speaking with residents, Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said on Monday, Oct. 16 that he is prepared to call the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) a cult. (SENATE Prib photo) "Talagang lumalabas na kulto ito (It really shows that this is a...
With the country still euphoric over the success of Team Philippines in the last 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, Philippine Paralympic Committee President Mike Barredo urged Filipinos to also support the national para athletes as they compete in the 4th Asian Para Games opening in the same Chinese port...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the irregularities they observed in Sitio Kapihan, where the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the so-called Socorro "cult" was based, were worse than they expected. This was after her staff together with the Senate Committee on Public Order...
MUMBAI (AFP) -- Only 10 countries are now capable of staging an Olympic or Paralympic Winter Games under existing criteria due to climate change, according to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. (AFP) Natural...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, Oct. 13 emphasized how local government units (LGUs) have greater agility to respond to challenges on the ground in terms of improved delivery and quality of education. Gatchalian made the statement amid the celebration of the local government week this second...
