Motorists will have to brace for fresh round of financial pain next week as pump prices are anticipated to rise by a relatively significant level that will inch close to P1.00 per liter for gasoline and diesel products, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the industry...
With Filipino households facing hikes in rice prices, the Department of Science and Technology– Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) on Friday, Jan. 19, suggested finding affordable and nutritious alternatives. Photo from Unsplash According to the Expanded National Nutrition...
(Courtesy of DOLE) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched a series of nationwide service caravan on Thursday, Jan. 18, in honor of household workers or “kasambahay”. The activities “aim to bring government services closer to kasambahay by teaching them and their employers...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has been in talks with the consortium-members of the Malampaya gas field project on prospects of retaining the oil-linked gas pricing formula in the targeted new gas sale and purchase agreements (GSPAs) that shall be cemented for the 15-year service contract extension...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported that the armyworm infestation has minimally affected the local onion farmers, further justifying the government's decision to temporarily halt onion importation. Data from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) showed that out of the 10,217 hectares of onion...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Individual membership application makes total sense for House Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin as far as the Philippine Health Insurance Corp....
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to include the regulatory body on the e-Gov Super App. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) announced that the national government plans to borrow from small Filipino investors in the first three months of the year to cover its budget shortfall. In statement on Friday, Jan. 19, the DOF has stated that the Bureau of the Treasury is preparing to issue another...
The feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) fund is seen teetering on deficit by February billing, hence, that prompted the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to re-impose next month the collection of the P0.0364 per kilowatt hour (kWh) subsidy for the qualified renewable energy (RE) projects. “As the...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has urged Congress to work with the Department of Finance (DOF) to quickly pass key reforms necessary to lower the government’ budget deficit and debt levels. Recto, who served as a legislator in both the upper and lower houses, said that the DOF is currently...
DMW Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo J. Cacdac and DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco sign an agreement under the Balik Bayani sa Turismo that will provide free trainings for OFWs who woulkd decide to return back to the country for good. (photo: DMW) The Department of Migrant Workers...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) temporarily banned the importation of poultry products from Japan after the outbreak of avian influenza. In a statement on Thursday, Jan. 18, the DA said it issued a memorandum to block Japanese poultry like eggs, day-old chicks, and other products until further...
