Department of Science and Technology Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) have made significant contributions in improving the quality of life and help deliver services to the people more effectively and efficiently. However, concerns have been raised whether AI would take job...
Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (PAFMI) sees importation as a band aid solution or the “the best route to take” at the moment as Severe Tropical Storm Maring destroyed a significant amount of corn output. Otherwise, consumers will have to deal with an increase in the price of animal...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has disallowed another set of tax credit certificates (TCCs) granted to several textile companies, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a report by the COA Special Audits Office to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, the commission said it has disallowed new...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III urged workers to report employers that are imposing a "no vaccine, no salary" policy as he reiterated that the practice is illegal. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) In a virtual media briefing...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said Monday assured on Monday, Oct. 18, of sufficient agricultural products to sustain in the coming days until farmers are able to recover from the calamity amid the devastation wrought by tropical storm "Maring" last week. “Ang nakikita natin...
The proposed reform of the Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) pension system will only apply to new entrants in the service to ease the ballooning budget burden of the government, the Department of National Defense (DND) disclosed Monday, Oct. 18. (File photo by MANILA BULLETIN) DND...
The country’s agriculture sector has sustained nearly P2-billion damage from Severe Tropical Storm Maring, but losses are expected to further rise. Photo from Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas In the latest report of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Maring’s damage and losses to farm sector...
The government is expecting P492.4 billion worth of investments if the oil and gas service contracts (SCs) to be awarded under the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP) designed by the Duterte administration will eventually reach commercial development and production phases....
The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law will not be affected by the government’s increasing expenditures for coronavirus treatment. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the Duterte administration has proposed P80 billion for...
Opposition presidential aspirants are urged to undo the Philippines’ reliance on imported food, which was allegedly worsened by the pro-importation policy of the Duterte administration. “Public servants especially at the national level must address the most basic need of Filipinos: food. Yet,...
Online purchases and orders via phone calls/SMS of senior citizens (SC) and persons with disabilities (PWDs) must be granted the mandatory discounts as provided under the law, according to two joint memorandum circulars (JMC) prepared by government agencies led by the Department of Trade and...
State-owned companies dividend payments were slashed by more than half in the first nine-months of the year, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) revealed. The DOF reported it collected P53.1 billion from government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) in January to September, lower by 60...
