Importers have denied reports of a significant increase in cement imports, warning that additional import restrictions could drive up prices for the essential construction material. In response to the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) motu proprio initiation of preliminary safeguard...
A congressman has called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to implement a food security emergency for up to three months only and to prioritize the purchase of rice from local farmers. While AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee supported the government’s announcement of a food security...
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has alerted the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to withhold the release of 19 container vans unloaded at Manila’s South Harbor after a spot inspection revealed a misdeclaration involving imported frozen mackerel. BPI Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said the shipments...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco and Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III lead the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the construction of the first Tourist Rest Area in Lingayen, Pangasinan on February 13, 2025. (Photo: DOT) The Department of Tourism (DOT)...
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...
