Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says the House isn't being vindictive in its probe on the initial high cost of Covid-19 test packages during the early days of the...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) There might have been overpricing in the procurement of Covid-19 test kits by the Department of Health (DOH) through the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and...
Image from Frepik According to the Department of Health (DOH) report, in the Philippines, cervical cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer, claiming the lives of 12 Filipinas each day. It leads to over 4,000 untimely deaths annually and puts about 40 million Filipina women and children at...
The Department of Finance (DOF) announced that government revenues have already achieved half of the target for the year in the first semester, indicating a promising outlook for meeting the full-year goal. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that a total of P2.13 trillion in revenues was...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to issue an amended Circular that will simplify the award of petroleum service contracts (PSCs) to interested investors in the country’s upstream oil and gas industry. In a draft Circular that was furnished to the relevant industry stakeholders, the energy...
After six months in office, President Marcos' chief economic manager continued to assert that there was no need for new tax proposals to enhance the government's revenue collection. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto reiterated his stance at a forum with business journalists on Monday, July 8,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has forecasted a potential P5 per kilogram decrease in the average price of rice by August, attributing this drop to reduced import tariffs. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said on Monday, July 8, that by lowering the tariff on imported rice from 35 percent to...
(Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has renewed her push for the passage of House Bill (HB) No. 207, which aims to restore Philippine History as a separate subject in the high...
Incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Senator Sonny Angara said that he will be talking to employers and industry groups in a bid to improve the K-to-12 curriculum as well as the employability of Senior High School (SHS) graduates. "Kakausapin din natin ang mga employers and industry...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that inflation is expected to remain within the target band of two percent to four percent this year following its contraction in June. Recto said that implementing whole-of-government interventions, such as cash grants and tariff rate cuts, will ensure that...
President Marcos said the government needs "to do something else" to ensure better employability for graduates, citing that the K-to-12 curriculum failed to provide good results in terms of employment. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos recognized that...
Senator and incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara (Senate PRIB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Juan Edgardo...
