House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez said President Duterte's final State of the Nation Address (SONA) is bereft of any details on how the Philippines can move forward after the COVID-19 pandemic. Rodriguez lamented that he didn't hear Duterte elaborate his specific plans on how the nation could...
A good balancing act between maintaining the country’s economic recovery and protecting Filipinos against the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez speaks during President Duterte's pre-recorded public briefing on Saturday, July 24, 2021....
Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, July 23, appealed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to exclude manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies from the imposition of value-added tax (VAT) on local inputs. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez (center) inspects the face...
The government incurred hefty foregone revenues due to fiscal incentives enjoyed by favored enterprises one year before the landmark congressional approval of the corporate recovery and tax incentives for enterprises (CREATE) law. According to the report submitted by the Department of Finance -...
President Duterte said it was about time that the world thought of having internationally recognized vaccination certificates to restart economies that have reeled from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte delivers his Intervention at the Asia-Pacific...
President Duterte will join fellow Asia Pacific leaders in a virtual summit on Friday to tackle the region's pandemic response as well as measures to boost economic recovery. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will participate in the 2021...
True to its commitment, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) brought its mobile material recovery facility (MMRF) to Barangays San Isidro and Pio del Pilar in Makati City on Wednesday, July 14 as part of its one-two punch against the solid waste problem in the metropolis. MMDA...
A speedy release and spending of government appropriations could boost the Philippines' credit outlook, senators said on Tuesday, July 13. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said the downgrading of the Philippines' credit outlook to negative was...
With the new coronavirus variants threatening to derail global recovery from the pandemic, President Duterte has appealed anew to the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible. President Duterte receives his second dose of Sinopharm vaccine on July 12, 2021. (Malacañang) The President said he...
Fitch Ratings has revised the Philippines’ outlook to “Negative” from “Stable” due to the national government’s weakening fiscal finances brought about by the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. Fitch Ratings Building In a statement released Monday evening, July 12, the London-based credit...
12.4M vaccinated; 1.4M total cases; 1.380M recovered; 25,650 deaths; continue mask-handwash-social distance protocol From ECQ to GCQ to ECQ – that’s how NCR, later the NCR-Plus, fought COVID-19 from June 2020 to June 2021 The surge in number of COVID-19 cases in March 2021 started the NCR-Plus...
The government will embark on an information campaign to highlight its recent achievements as well as the economic recovery program ahead of President Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) later this month. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the 51st Cabinet meeting in Malacañang...
