Despite the improving pandemic situation in the Philippines, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Tuesday, March 15 urged the government to strengthen measures against other threats to the country’s economic recovery, particularly the soaring oil and gas prices brought by the Russia-Ukraine conflict....
Philippine economic recovery is “firmly on track” and is expected to speed up following further relaxation of mobility restrictions and continued policy support, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said. The regional macroeconomic surveillance organization said on Friday, March 11,...
As the number of schools allowed to hold limited face-to-face classes gradually increases, the Department of Education (DepEd) has developed a Learning Recovery Plan Framework. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) In a virtual press briefing on Friday, March 11, DepEd Assistant Secretary for Curriculum...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Wednesday urged the government to provide more investments in agriculture sector to enable the Philippine economy to recover against the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the past two years. While the country was badly hit by the pandemic, many...
NATIONAL VACCINATION DAY. Health Secreatary Francisco Duque inoculates a teenager with COVID19 vaccine during a ceremonial vaccination to mark the start of the National COVID-19 Vaccinaton Day at Marikina Sports Center in Marikina City, November 29 2021.In order for the country to meet it...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres As the world moves ahead to mark International Women’s Day, the clock on women’s rights is moving backwards. All of us are paying the price. The cascading crises of recent years have highlighted how women’s leadership is more crucial than ever. Women...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion stressed anew the importance of allowing children to return to schools and employees to their offices to the restoration of the Philippine economy to normalcy. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion (Screenshot from PTV)...
NEDA sees P9.4-B in weekly gains from Alert Level 1 By Chino S. Leyco The economy is estimated to gain an additional P9.4 billion per week as the country continues to move towards the new normal, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported. During President Duterte’s Talk to...
The country’s economic managers — meeting last February 24 in the inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — announced the government’s readiness to provide “targeted assistance” and relief to sectors directly affected by the...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda has called for the stricter implementation of environment and entrepreneurship-related laws, which she says can help the country in its economic recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Loren Legarda (Photo from Loren Legarda's...
Editorial Are we there yet? It seems that we are on the road journeying toward the new normal. With low cases of COVID-19, an efficient vaccination drive that has now reached minors, and backed up by data showing decreasing projections, some parts of the country, such as the National Capital Region...
The next administration should pursue the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) or Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) aggressively as a chance to continue with the infrastructure development to spur the country’s economic recovery after a two-year fight with the COVID-19 pandemic, former senator and...