5-year plan to help PH compete globally on ‘even basis’ – PBBM

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos The Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2023-2028 will enable the Philippines to compete globally on an “even basis,” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Made this statement in his speech  Thursday, at the International Trade Forum at the Shangri-La The Fort in Taguig City. which bannered the theme  “Empowering Philippine Export Industries,” Marcos said the PEDP 2023-2028…

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BBM: Gov’t can help Mayon evacuees

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said  the government is “sensitive” to the needs of Albay residents displaced by Mayon Volcano’s ongoing eruption and will tap all its available resources to help them. “Whatever is needed, we will have to provide,” he told media reporters on the sidelines of the International Trade Forum at the Shangri-La The Fort in Taguig City, when asked…

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Salceda: Speaker Romualdez “is a doer,” mobilizes P33M initial aid package for Albay as soon as Mayon alert level was raised

House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district) on Wednesday lauded Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for “prioritizing the people of Albay in time of dire needs”, proving that he indeed “is a doer” by mobilizing an initial aid package worth P33 million, “at the first sign that we needed help.” 

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Free rides offered by LRT-1, LRT-2, MRT-3 on Freedom Day

The three railway services in Metro Manila – LRT-1, LRT-2 and MRT-3 will offer free rides to passengers on certain hours on June 12 when the Philippines celebrates its 125th Independence Day. This year’s Independence Day celebration theme is “Kalayaan, Kinabukasan, Kasaysayan” (Freedom, Future, History).  The free rides will be available from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 5:00 pm.m. to 7:00…

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US turns over to Palawan a fully equipped disaster relief shelter it built in Puerto Princesa

The United States formally turned over to the Palawan provincial government a fully equipped disaster relief shelter worth P17 million built by its Naval Engineers, popularly known as Seabees. The US Embassy in Manila said Friday the facility was built by their Seabees for residents of of Luzviminda in Puerto Princesa City as part of Washington DC’s efforts to strengthen alliance and…

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Gov’t economic managers project State revenues to reach P3.73T in 2023, P6.62T in 2028

Economic managers of the Marcos administration project government  revenues to reach P3.73 trillion in 2023 and P6.62 trillion in 2028. The projection released last Friday is higher than last year’s forecast that revenues for 2023 and 2028 would be P3.63 trillion and P6.59 trillion, respectively. “This is reflected in our strong fiscal performance for the first four months of the…

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DMW: We want new deployment opportunities for OFWs

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is currently in the process of signing memoranda of cooperation with several countries  that are desirous to hire more Filipino healthcare and skilled workers. DMW Undersecretary for Policy and International Cooperation PY Caunan told media reporters Friday that among the countries that have expressed interest in hiring Filipino workers are Hungary, Austria and Portugal in Europe, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar…

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Albay placed under state of calamity

By Connie Calipay  LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) or (Provincial Board) has approved in last Friday’s special session a resolution declaring the entire province under a state of calamity due to the increasing restiveness of Mayon Volcano. Vice Governor Baby Glenda Bongao, SP presiding officer, said the declaration is needed to enable the affected local government units (LGUs) to…

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Salceda thanks Gatchalian for quick DSWD response, ‘full support’ to request of 10k food packs for Mayon evacuees

House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district) has conveyed his sincere thanks to Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian for quickly responding to his request for food packs for the 9,829 families evacuated from the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) and 7-kilometer danger zone around Mayon Volcano. The…

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