House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) If harsh penalties can deter people from committing certain crimes, then the newly-enacted Anti-Financial Accounts Scamming Act (AFASA) delivers such punishment in spades. House Speaker...
The success of the recently concluded MICE Conference (MICECON) 2024 highlights Clark Freeport Zone as a forerunner in the MICE industry. Held at the SMX Convention Clark from July 10 to 12, 820 delegates from various sectors and academe attended the convention, making MICECON the biggest gathering...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – The Davao Oriental Provincial Council is reportedly delaying the approval of the resolution authorizing Gov. Niño Sotero Uy to accept a 160,000-kilogram rice donation from the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office. UY (Keith Bacongco) According to Silvestre H. Bello III,...
By working closely with the venue host Clark Development Corporation (CDC), this year's MICECON of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) embraces technological innovation alongside diversity and inclusivity to redefine the MICE landscape in setting new approaches and executions of MICE events in the...
The utopian dream of the Marcos administration to achieve 100% household electrification on or before the end of its 2028 tenure will yield economic benefits summing up to P315 billion, according to the Department of Energy. In a presentation to the media, Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina L....
National Economics and Development Authority Arsenio M. Balisacan said that the P35 wage hike in Metro Manila will not greatly impact the economic growth as well as employment numbers. During a press briefing in Malacañang, Balisacan said that around 40,000 to 140,000 workers may be affected by...
President Marcos has designated a lot in a village in Tarlac as a special economic zone. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Under Proclamation No. 623, the 297,719-square meter property located in Barangay Baculong, Victoria Tarlac will be known as the Victoria...
Senator Imee Marcos has called on the National Economic Development Authority to publicize the details of its board meeting that led to the government’s controversial decision to cut the tariff on imported rice to 15 percent up to 2028. Sen. Imee Marcos attends Thursday’s hearing of the...
Thailand on Thursday, July 4, lauded President Marcos' economic governance for the Philippines as he expressed his hope that Thai investments would be supported in the country. "I expressed my admiration for economic performance of the Philippines under President Marcos Jr. that has...
President Marcos' economic managers are set to convene with business journalists in an upcoming briefing, offering a comprehensive overview of the administration's economic policies and initiatives in response to the current economic challenges. The Economic Journalists Association of...
Filipino individuals had a higher total income last year, exceeding the target range set in the government’s Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Based on the World Bank report, NEDA stated that the country’s gross national income...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is considering including children in their first 1,000 days in the government’s cash grant beneficiaries to avoid stunting and other nutrition issues. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan told reporters that the cash benefit from the Pantawid...
