PBBM: PH ON THE ROAD TO POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

The Philippines has shifted its focus from recovering post-pandemic to transforming its economy, which would increase local production and bring in more investment, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday. Speaking during the 10th Asia Summit in Singapore, President Marcos recalled the lessons the Philippines has taken from the COVID-19 pandemic, including the need…

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PBBM OUTLINES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIF AT 10TH ASIA SUMMIT IN SINGAPORE

Putting up the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is the government’s way of tapping the country’s reserve for investment without increasing borrowings, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. told an Asian regional summit in Singapore.  President Marcos also outlined MIF investment opportunities in the Philippines. “We looked internally and saw what are the reserves that we have…

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DICT TARGETS NATIONAL DIGITAL ID RELEASE BY YEAR END, SEEKS ADD’L BUDGET TO GO AFTER CYBER SCAMMERS

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) targets to deploy national digital identifications (IDs) by the end of the year following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s instruction to fast track its issuance after several delays. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Wednesday, DICT Secretary Ivan Uy said that, like the rest of the…

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PBBM ON COMPLETION OF IRR OF THE NEW AGRARIAN EMANCIPATION ACT : ‘BEST EVER GIFT I RECEIVED’

The completion of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act (NAEA) is the best birthday gift he could ever receive, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. remarked on Tuesday. The agrarian reform department presented to President Marcos the IRR of the NAEA, or Republic Act No. 11953, after signing the two-year…

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DSWD TO FINISH DISTRIBUTION OF LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE TO RICE RETAILERS ON SEPTEMBER 14

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) targets to finish the distribution of livelihood assistance to affected rice farmers by Thursday, September 14, in response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s order to expedite the payout and in compliance with the election period spending ban.  In a press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, DSWD…

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PBBM urges IPOPHL to collaborate with WIPO to strengthen PH’s IP regime, boost innovation

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) on Monday to work with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and its partners in crafting programs that will strengthen the country’s IP regime and boost innovation. In his remarks delivered by Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual for the World Intellectual Property…

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