The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, Dec. 4, emphasized the Cybersecurity Bureau's plan to establish an additional 15 Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT) by 2024. DICT Secretary Ivan John E. Uy at the Philippine CERT Conference 2023. (DICT...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno urged the setting up of a new collective quantified goal (NCGQ) of a minimum $100 billion per year on climate finance to strengthen countries’ climate action. Climate finance is described by the UN as financial resources and instruments...
The attractiveness of the Philippines in terms of renewable energy (RE) investments had climbed notches higher, with the Bloomberg NEF Climate Report ranking it as one of the top five globally. The Philippines had clinched the fourth spot in the Bloomberg NEF report, next to the major markets of...
BORONGAN CITY – Surfers and surfing enthusiasts from across the country joined the 2nd National Surfing Summit and Surf City Festival in this city. The National Surf Summit was held from December 2 to 3 alongside the annual Surf City Borongan competition to create a synergistic platform that...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Sunday, December 3 expressed his sadness on the death of two Filipino nationals who were executed in China on Nov. 24, 2023 for drug trafficking offenses. But Dela Rosa, who was the chief implementer of the previous Duterte administration’s...
The group in charge of handling the Bangsamoro regional government's relations with the national government said the bombing in Marawi is a major setback to peace efforts in the area. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the explosion that occurred at a state university in Marawi City on...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay says Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. ought to be praised for linking up with the country biggest producers of palay (unhusked...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to amend the 57-year-old Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, or Republic Act (RA) No. 4670. In a statement, Gatchalian said that the bill sought to address new and persisting challenges that public school teachers face because of the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is hopeful that the government's plan to tackle climate change will improve how the country provides information with organizations that grant funding for climate-related initiatives. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the Philippines’ Nationally Determined...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno underscored the necessity of reevaluating mining tax regulations to fairly capture a proportionate share of revenues while also fostering continued investment in the sector. At the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Diokno emphasized the mining...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has expressed support for the modernization of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), particularly the strengthening of the country’s hazard mapping. Sen, Alan Peter Cayetano, chairperson of the Committee on Science and Technology,...
Two Filipino nationals were executed in China after being convicted for drug trafficking, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Saturday, Dec. 2. DFA withheld the identities of the two nationals for their privacy, but it said they were arrested in 2013, convicted in 2016, and...
