BAGUIO CITY: Officials of the Cordillera Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) are urging local governments to maximize the use of the calamity fund to boost their resilience…
BUTUAN CITY: Government troops belonging to the 29th Infantry Battalion (29IB) of the 901st Infantry Brigade (901Bde) are pursuing remnants of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) after an encounter in the hinterlands of Barangay Salvacion, Butuan Ci…
MANILA: The government has allocated about PHP3 billion for the cash gifts to elderly Filipinos aged 80, 85, 90, 95, and 100 in the proposed 2025 national budget, a lawmaker said on Wednesday.
In a statement, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said the PH…
MANILA: Finance Secretary Ralph Recto on Wednesday met with senior Netflix officials on Aug. 20, 2024, to discuss the bill on value-added tax (VAT) for foreign digital service providers.
“[The] meeting went well. It’s part of consultations with stake…
BACOLOD CITY: Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, the national chairman of the League of Cities of the Philippines, expressed support for the campaign of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) against child abuse and human trafficking …
MANILA: Senator Loren Legarda on Wednesday lauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of the Blue Economy Bill on the third reading, saying the measure is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
Legarda, the principal autho…
MANILA: The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved on the third and final reading a bill prohibiting the option to substitute candidates who withdrew from the electoral race.
During the plenary session, a total of 195 lawmakers…
MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the Philippines was able to maintain its net creditor position in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Financial Transactions Plan (FTP).
In a statement on Wednesday, the BSP said the Monetary Boa…
MANILA: The new procurement law is key to stopping corrupt practices in the government, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Wednesday.
During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay, Pangandaman said the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA) or Republic Act (…