Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is open to kick off the pilot run of its ₱20-per-kilo program after the 2025 midterm elections, citing complications with the 10-day spending ban. Last week, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued a memorandum order to...
(L-R) New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins and Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. hold a press conference in Makati City on April 30, 2025 after they signed the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement between both countries. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA...
Everyone is eligible to avail of the much-awaited P20 per kilo of rice in Cebu starting on May 1, Malacañang said. P45 well-milled rice is being sold at the Kadiwa store in the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) in Manila on Aug. 1, 2024. ( Arnold Quizol | MB File Photo) Palace Press Officer and...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has entered a partnership with the European Union (EU) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to launch a $6-million public finance facility over three years. In a joint statement released on Wednesday, April 30, the DBM said the program...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Wednesday, April 30, welcomed the appointment of lawyer Christina Faye M. Condez-de Sagon as Undersecretary, where she will concurrently serve as Chief of Staff to Secretary Henry R. Aguda. DICT / MB Visual Content Group In a...
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has instructed its security personnel not to touch passports during terminal entry and security verification, amid reports of alleged passport tampering. In an advisory, NAIA said its personnel are now mandated to reduce “unnecessary contact”...
President Marcos’ chief economic manager stated that the government’s current revenues are more than sufficient to cover its expenses even without imposing new taxes, as total tax collections grew by double digits to over ₱930 billion in the first quarter of the year. Tax collections climbed...
House Ways and Means Committee chair and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda welcomed Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto's withdrawal of the proposed tax increase on capital gains, which the lawmaker previously opposed. Salceda earlier objected to Recto's suggestion in the draft of...
A United States (US) trade mission of 37 American agricultural firms and associations will meet with Filipino importers on the sidelines of the delegation's visit to Hong Kong next month, as the US government moves to expand access to its key exports. The United States Department of...
The Marcos administration is ready to spend ₱10 billion to ₱12 billion to subsidize the upcoming pilot run of its ₱20-per-kilo rice program in the Visayas region and Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) stores, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. In a briefing on Tuesday, April...
Senator Imee Marcos has called on the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate several top government officials over their alleged roles in the arrest and detention of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Senator Imee Marcos In a press conference on Tuesday, April 29, Marcos said there are possible...
A House lawmaker says the Department of Health (DOH) should have the authority to set and approve the bed capacity increases of all its supervised hospitals across the country in a bid to deliver better quality healthcare to Filipinos. Currently, it is Congress that has the authority to decide...
