To guide schools in addressing learning gaps due to pandemic-related disruptions, the Department of Education (DepEd) is developing a learning recovery plan framework. Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte in June 2021. (DepEd Philippines Facebook page) “As...
Heightened domestic demand is expected to cushion the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the economy in the first semester of the year, First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) said in a joint report. FMIC and UA&P said that while Russian...
The government’s chief economic manager vowed to “redouble” their efforts in the final months of the Duterte administration to recover lost opportunities incurred by the economy during the prolonged pandemic. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said that their goal in the final quarter...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has hailed a new executive order adopting a 10-point policy agenda to accelerate the country’s economic recovery and help more Filipinos recoup the losses they sustained amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 21,...
Malacañang said that the government's new Ten-Point Agenda on Economic Recovery is not the Duterte Administration's exit plan from Covid-19 but is a part of making the country more resilient under the New Normal. Acting Presidential Spokesman and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar....
Ten petitions for wage increases have been filed in six regional wage boards according to a report this week of the Department of Labor and Employment’s National Wage and Productivity Commission (NPWC). The petitions have been filed in the National Capital Region - NCR, Region 3 - Central Luzon,...
The Philippines has adopted the ten-point policy agenda to accelerate and sustain the country's economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, taking a whole-of-government approach to align all economic recovery programs and measures of the national government. Bloomberg photo Executive Secretary...
Whether it’s a four-day workweek or a flexible work arrangement, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said the government's goal is still to keep the engines of the economy running. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Let's not lose sight of the goal," Concepcion,...
The next administration can vouch on two laws that can help spur the Philippine’s economic recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Tuesday. Drilon cited the newly-signed law that amends the 86-year old Public Service Act or Republic Act...
Former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday said he supports the proposal of Vice President Leni Robredo to fund a P100-billion stimulus package for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), calling it an “economist’s roadmap” to recovery from the...
As the nation marked the second anniversary of the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was announced that Metro Manila and 47 other areas will remain under the least restrictive Alert Level 1 until March 31. This move is beneficial to economic recovery. The full operation of...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is confident that strong domestic demand would withstand the adverse affects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict that threatens the country’s return to pre-pandemic levels within the first-quarter. At a virtual briefing on Tuesday, March 15,...
