The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Nov. 21, announced that its partner agencies had convened stakeholders from the education, training, and labor sectors to discuss future interventions for implementing the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF).(Photo from DepEd) Aligned with...
Senators hailed on Thursday, November 7, the signing into law of Republic Act (RA) No. 12063, the Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Framework Act, which is considered a significant milestone in the country's effort to address the perennial problem of job-skills mismatch.(Screenshot from...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to bridge ‘prospective business partnerships’ for targeted rollout of nuclear power projects in the Philippines during the country’s hosting of the International Nuclear Supply Chain Forum to be held in Manila this November.The event will bring together...
The US government is amenable to firming up an agreement on taking back ‘spent fuel’ that had already been irradiated once fissioned or burnt in reactor for nuclear technologies that American suppliers will be deploying to the Philippines.In a roundtable discussion with the Philippine media, US...
By Keith Sigfred AnchetaIn 2009, during the 15th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15), developed countries announced an ambitious climate finance goal—that developed countries would mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 to developing countries...
The Marcos administration's efforts toward fiscal consolidation may proceed at a slower pace, as economic managers are considering revising down their growth forecasts for the medium term, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Development...
The approved national budget of nearly P6 trillion for next year will accelerate the country’s economic growth amid looming drought and high inflation, the country’s economic team stressed.President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law the General Appropriations Act of 2024 which will...
The government will stick to its growth targets of 6.5 percent to 8 percent for the medium term, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said on Wednesday, Dec. 13.Balisacan told reporters that the highest range could still be reduced but there are no plans to...
The target ratio for the country’s debt as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the medium term is attainable, Department of Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said.In a panel discussion with the Philippines’ economic managers, Diokno said that the government’s target ratio will...
The adoption of the enhanced Land Sector Development Framework and Roadmap (LSDF) 2019-2040 has gained support and pledges from different organizations during the recent National Governance Summit.
With the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Land Management Bureau (DENR-LMB),...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., approved last December 16 the Philippine Development Plan for 2023-2028, with the following key macroeconomic targets: gross domestic product (GDP) growth ranging from 6.5 to 8.0 percent;...
The Philippines has signed an agreement with South Korea for a total loan worth 3 billion US dollars, which is earmarked for the country's infrastructure projects.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo and Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim In Chul signed on Wednesday...
