Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Feb. 21, warned local chief executives not to hire public school teachers based on favors and patronage, where one gets hired based on political and family ties. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the 2023 General Assembly of the...
Vice President Sara Duterte has urged the new members of the Lakas - Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) to continue working for the welfare of the people they serve. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of OVP) Speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of the new members of the Lakas-CMD on...
Around 15 personnel from the Local Government Unit of Tampilisan in Zamboanga del Norte have finished training on a technology that converts solid wastes into useful products, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo courtesy of DOST) In a statement, DOST stated that they have...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that given the increase the increase in national tax allotment (NTA) shares, local government units (LGUs) will see a stronger exercise of autonomy once the full devolution is implemented. In a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 15, Budget Secretary...
Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Monday, February 13, urged the Marcos government to consider coming up with a counter measure that will cushion the impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) before pressing for its ratification. The veteran legislator proposed that the...
The Department of Budget Management (DBM) said the national government will help capacitate local government units (LGUs) in the process of devolution of government services until full implementation. In a statement on Monday, Feb. 13, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandama said the DBM will conduct...
A progressive fisherfolk group warned Friday, Feb. 10, that the planned establishment of “fisherfolk settlement areas” could lead to “massive” displacement of local fisherfolk and their families. Fisherman (Pixabay) In a press statement, the fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
BUSINESS TALK By PCCI CHAIRMAN WILLIAM S. CO The Philippines’s corn production needs to double to meet local demand and ensure that it will be unaffected if there is a global supply imbalance. With the current situation, the country is in a very vulnerable situation that when global corn supply...
Local farmers and livestock workers will soon benefit from the sustainable corn development program to be launched by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as part of the government's food security commitment. Corn (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a bid to ensure sufficient food grains, the agriculture...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon launch the Optimization and Resiliency In the Onion Industry Network (ORION) Program in a bid to help the local onion industry improve its production and eventually lead to an ample supply of the agriculture product in the country. Onions (Mark...
An inter-agency project “worth emulating” was how Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers described Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s initiative to put up anti-illegal drugs offices in Cebu’s 22 major seaports. (From left) Surigao del Norte Rep.Robert Ace Barbers and Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the mayors, vice-governors, vice-mayors and Sanggunian members in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to submit and pass their local annual appropriation ordinances within the prescribed period. DILG-CAR Regional Director...
