Almost 900 container vans loaded with around half a million sacks of rice remain at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) despite the clearances issued by the Bureau of Customs, raising fears that it would result in artificial rice shortage and eventually lead to price increase....
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is batting for a higher 2025 budget for the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure the construction of more super health centers as well as...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives on Thursday, Sept. 19, deferred the plenary deliberation on the proposed P27.1-billion budget of the Department of Environment and Natural...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has assured Singaporean investors that the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) law will simplify doing business in the Philippines, streamline processes and reduce red tape....
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking additional funding from foreign partners to address critical issues faced by the agriculture sector, such as the lack of infrastructure. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. stated that the department is seeking funding from official...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture has endorsed funding for P1.2-billion worth of agricultural development projects in Northern Samar. These projects aim to boost the province’s agricultural sector and promote food security and were identified under the Provincial Agriculture and...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino warned Alice Guo that they could be detained in Sulu or Tawi-Tawi since she could be charged with Shiela Guo for committing a continuing offense before a local court. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino during the hearing of the Senate Committee on...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is making a bold promise to power plant investors that it will be extending utmost help so they can secure warranted permits with the national government agencies (NGAs) as well as with their host-local government units (LGUs) so that the P1.29 trillion worth of...
Reforms in the government’s budget process could significantly improve the country’s chances of achieving the coveted “A” rating status, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman explained that the Public Financial Management (PFM) Reforms...
In the first five years of its implementation, fuel marking added to government coffers a total of P988.8 billion in tax revenues, inching closer to the P1-trillion mark with one more year before the program's contract ends. The latest data obtained by Manila Bulletin on Tuesday, Sept. 17, showed...
Banks and other lending institutions are reportedly asking the Department of Energy (DOE) for a categorical definition and conclusive policy framework that shall serve as anchor to prospective financing of ‘transition coal’ projects that are still being allowed by the government for commercial...
In a record-breaking haul, the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) Task Force Kalasag (TFK), in collaboration with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), seized nearly P94 million worth of automotive-related products from a warehouse in Quezon City. In a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 18,...
