The Pasay City government and the Department of Agriculture (DA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to help 10 cooperatives in the city that were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano and DA Undersecretary for Consumer and Political Affairs Kristine...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday called on local chief executives in low-risk COVID-19 areas to allow schools in their jurisdiction to resume face-to-face classes in support of the government’s target reopening of in-person classes in...
Presidential candidate and Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday disclosed that a supporter of a fellow presidential candidate has asked him to stop “attacking” after he and running mate Senate President Vicente Sotto III maintained their campaign against “thieves” in government....
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now probing the tragic crash of a helicopter owned by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Real, Quezon on Monday, Feb. 21, that left a policeman dead and two police pilots seriously injured. (Photo from the Philippine National Police)...
The next elected Philippine president will pay the loans secured by the Duterte administration for the country’s pandemic response, the government’s chief economic manager said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “Looking realistically our situation, we have to pay for COVID. I mean, we cannot just have...
GROUNDBREAKING OF YOUTH CONVERGENCE CENTER - Mayor Benjamin Magalong leads the groundbreaking of the Youth Convergence Center and Indoor Sports Complex at the Baguio Athletic Bowl last Feb. 9. Also present were Rep. Marquez Go, Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan, and Councilor Levy Lloyd Orcaless who...
Positive government intervention will be needed to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)--which account for a huge chunk of the local labor force--recover from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator Panfilo Lacson Senator Panfilo Lacson, Partido Reporma...
Vice presidential aspirant Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday vowed to push for the creation of a database of farmers and other cottage industry players in the Philippines for the proper identification and distribution of government assistance. media Sotto said it is imperative for the...
Benchmark short-term interest rates rose on the back of higher inflation forecast of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and concerns surrounding Ukraine. At Monday's auction on Feb. 21, yields on short-term government debt papers, increased, with the returns on the 91-day Treasury bill up to...
Local government units (LGUs) COVID-19 response amounted to P118.9 billion as of end June last year, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported on Sunday, Feb. 19. According to the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), an attached agency of the DOF, of the combined spending of LGUs on COVID-19...
The Pasay City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) reported that only 18 barangays out of 201 have active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said that based on a CESU report, from the total of 21 active cases, the city recorded 10 new cases which is about...
The Colegio de Muntinlupa (CDM), the Muntinlupa City government’s educational institution for engineering, will be offering five new courses for the academic year 2022 to 2023. According to CDM, these five courses are: Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Bachelor of Science in Construction...
