National Irrigation Administration (NIA) acting chief Eduardo Guillen has admitted to senators that there was indeed corruption within the agency. This as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, on Thursday, August 24 grilled the NIA over the hundreds of unfinished and substandard irrigation...
BAGUIO CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation arrested a suspected drug pusher and seized shabu worth more than P1 million in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, August 23. The NBI identified the suspect as Yasser Rangaig Pangadapon, 20, a resident of Barangay San Roque, this city,...
The government is targeting to distribute all electronic or digital copies of the national ID (ePhilID) by the end of the year as the progress of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) project has caught the attention of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Photo from PhilSys National...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 23, recognized the bravery and heroism of the country’s special operations forces, saying they play a vital role in securing national sovereignty. Vice President Sara Duterte at the graduation ceremony of Navsocom's SEAL SQT...
While the dream of rice being bought at P20 per kilo is still unattainable, the government believes improving Filipinos' purchasing power is "a good direction" to take now. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the goal to bring down the price of rice...
Withdrawing from business deals with China amid the situation in the West Philippine Sea is not the way to go for the Philippine economy. NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan (Photo courtesy of PCO) National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan made the statement in a...
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan expects that speeding up government spending during the second half of the year could improve the country’s growth rate by the end of 2023. NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan (Photo from the Presidential Communications...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has formally laid down to Congress a whopping P70 billion budget to achieve the goal of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for nationwide electrification of all Filipino households within his term. NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the government must first ensure that the momentum of the country's growth is not affected adversely before approving any fare increase in public transportation. File photos (RTVM, Manila Bulletin) NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)may need to evaluate the suspended reclamation projects at Manila Bay for their possible impact on the economy and society, Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said on Wednesday, Aug. 23. NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan speaks to the media about the...
(Unsplash) Did you drink a glass of milk this morning? Chances are, it wasn't locally sourced. House Deputy Majority Leader and Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez was shocked to find out from the National Dairy Authority (NDA) Tuesday, Aug. 22...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) It took nearly half a day for the House Committee on Appropriations to terminate or complete its deliberation on the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA), an agency...
