As the Department of Energy (DOE) grapples with escalating fuel prices driven by tensions in the Middle East, the government is exploring alternative fuel sources to ease the burden on consumers. During a joint press briefing with the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Tuesday, June 24,...
In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 's goal to ensure quality education for learners, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Mina F. Pangandaman approved another batch of teaching positions to complete the 20,000 teaching items for creation for 2025. Sec. Mina...
Geopolitical tensions are expected to send ripples to local fuel prices this week, with motorists bracing for back-to-back price hikes starting Tuesday. Seaoil, along with other fuel companies that met with the Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday, June 23, announced that they will implement a...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is now awaiting the approval of the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) for the government’s new incentives program for domestic electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, which is poised to attract ₱120 billion in capital investments. In a statement, DTI...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Monday, June 23, that the government has reached an agreement with oil companies for the staggered implementation of domestic petroleum price adjustments. In a statement, DOE Officer-in-Charge Sharon S. Garin said this measure was taken in response to...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pausing its plan to lower the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of imported rice next month, citing global market volatility driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East. The DA initially planned to lower the MSRP of five-percent broken imported rice...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the government is stepping up efforts to address long-standing logistical issues in the agriculture sector through the ₱27.7-billion farm-to-market bridges development program (FMBDP). Laurel confirmed in a statement that the...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is now empowered to enforce stricter compliance and impose potential liabilities on digital platforms and online sellers, whether local or foreign, following the full enforcement of the law aimed at strengthening safety measures in the e-commerce space. In...
The Department of Energy (DOE), in collaboration with the Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP), has released a guidebook to assist developers and other government agencies in pursuing offshore wind (OSW) projects in the Philippines. In a statement on Monday, June 23, the DOE unveiled...
The country’s grip on foreign direct investment (FDIs) appears to be slipping rapidly in the downstream oil sector, with industry insiders drip-feeding intel that American energy giant Chevron Corporation is already laying the groundwork for a prospective strategic exit – and that’s signaling...
The European Union (EU) reaffirmed its opposition to the country-wide bans imposed by the Philippines on areas affected by animal diseases, questioning their consistency with global standards and their impact on the importation of meat commodities. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO),...
If there’s a positive thing that ever resulted from the implementation of the mandatory Senior High School (SHS) level under the K to 12 program, it 's that the number of teenage pregnancies has significantly dropped. This was according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who cited data from the...
