President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. knows first hand how jam-packed a President’s schedule is. After all, he had witnessed this with his father and namesake, the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from Presidential Communications Office) But...
After admitting that the country is facing a water crisis, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, March 28, identified further problems in the country’s water sources and management. During a media interview following the Pag-IBIG Fund Chairman’s Report at the SMX Convention...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the Marcos administration would support the modernization of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said Tuesday, March 28, that the government has allocated...
Malacañang said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) would propose the necessary policy recommendations to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in two months -- the time when the study on Executive Order (EO) No. 138 is expected to be completed. Communications Secretary Cheloy...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is planning to pursue 25-year concession arrangement under the privatization plan of the 932-megawatt Agus-Pulangui hydropower facilities in the Mindanao grid. “We have a plan - the plan is for concession agreement,”...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda underscored the importance of developing sustainable water management and renewed her call for safeguarding the resilience of the country's water resources as a global water crisis challenges the world. "Water is life, and it affects everyone. As the theme...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has moved to May 16 this year the sale of the 165-megawatt Casecnan hydropower facility instead of March 28. According to PSALM President Dennis Edward A. Dela Serna, the asset-seller firm has yet to finalize the Water...
The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and the University of Houston’s (UH) C.T. Bauer College of Business formally signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the first-of-its-kind double degree undergraduate program in the Philippines. Enrolled students will get a Bachelor of Science in...
According to the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority of the Philippines (FPA), “pesticides are any substance or product intended to control, prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest directly or indirectly.” Legally, all commercial pesticides are required to have a label to inform the buyers...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it has lined up several initiatives aimed at achieving open government and ensuring fiscal transparency. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said she is supporting the promotion of open governance and fiscal transparency, which is...
Road infrastructure in known tourist destinations in the country will receive higher funding from the national government this year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the government plans to construct, reconstruct,...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has alloted P42.84 billion for agriculture as it vowed to help in boosting the country’s farm output in line with the Marcos administration’s plan of making the agriculture sector as one of the main drivers for growth and employment. In a statement,...
