Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is bringing the “Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program” to five more regions in its third year of implementation in 2025. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the program will...
Cambodia’s Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Dith Tina signed the MOU at Malacañan Palace (leftmost) and Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel (rightmost) posing with the memorandum of understanding (PCO) The Philippines and Cambodia have entered into an...
The Marcos administration exceeded its programmed allocations by over half a trillion pesos in 2024, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Preliminary data from the DBM showed that releases from last year’s budget breached the ₱6-trillion mark as it hit ₱6.37...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday, Feb. 13, appointed Vivencio "Vince" Bringas Dizon as the new Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), effective next week. Dizon will replace Jaime J. Bautista who resigned to “give attention to his health”. Executive...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos witnessed the signing of treaties on extradition, legal assistance, and transfer of persons between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Photos from DOJ and DBM Facebook pages This developed on the sidelines of the 2025 World...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), newly-installed DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says he is "looking forward" to working with newly-installed...
The Philippines and Japan have formalized the latter's grant to provide Open Radio Access Network (RAN)-related equipment to the University of the Philippines. Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya signed and exchanged notes with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo on Wednesday,...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, February 11 rejected assumptions the criminal cases that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed against Vice President Sara Duterte will affect the impeachment proceedings. Escudero thumbed down such scenario during a...
Members of both Houses of Congress on Wednesday, Feb. 12, welcomed President Marcos and the Department of Education (DepEd)'s move to add 15,000 new plantilla positions to ensure that all schools across the country--regardless of size--have their own principals. The dearth of school leaders as well...
Following the launch of the third Green Energy Auction (GEA-3), the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that submitted offers for renewable energy (RE) technologies from qualified bidders exceeded the initial capacity target. In a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 12, the DOE reported that the total...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a temporary ban on the importation of animal commodities from Germany following a recent outbreak of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Under the DA’s Memorandum Order (MO) No. 8, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel emphasized...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has recorded 4,268 visitors from Cambodia in 2024, which is seen as a sign of the growing potential for tourism exchange between the two countries. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco and Cambodia's Minister of Tourism, His Excellency Huot Hak, signed an...
