Mandaluyong City, under the leadership of Mayor Ben Abalos, Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos, and the city council, was again recognized by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) as one of the top-performing local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) with excellent performance in Local Source Revenues and Yearly Growth of Local…
The Department of Budget and Management has approved next year’s budgetary requirement of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the scaled up implementation of “Walang Gutom 2027,” a flagship program of the Marcos administration. “At ang ating projected budget po next year, for the second half po ng ating implementation kasi mag-i-start…
ACQUITTED. Sotero Jacolbe Jr. (left) and his legal counsel, Attorney Vicente Andiano, leave the Regional Trial Court in Davao City on Friday (March 8, 2024). The court cleared Jacolbe of charges of murder over the slaying of radio broadcaster Eduardo Dizon in Kidapawan City in 2019. (Photo grabbed from Jacolbe Jr. FB Page) KIDAPAWAN CITY – One of…
By Kris Crismundo MANILA – ProPak Philippines, the annual international trade expo for the packaging industry, will hold its fifth edition at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on February 12 to 14, 2025. This year’s expo will bring together some 250 exhibitors from over 30 countries. The will showcase their packaging technologies and innovation…
MANILA — On July 24, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced a price freeze on basic necessities in National Capital Region following the declaration of a state of calamity by the Metro Manila Council (MMC) due to the devastating effects of Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon. “The price freeze, effective immediately, aims…
MANILA — The government is lumping up relief packages needed by local government units (LGUs) affected by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon (Habagat). President Marcos revealed this during an ocular inspection in Malabon City on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the Chief Executive presided over a situation briefing at the Presidential Security Command compound…
ROXAS CITY, Capiz — Members of the AGRACA Agrarian Reform Cooperative in Dumalag town praised President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for giving dairy buffalos for the Carabao-based Improvement Network (CBIN) Project of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center. The cooperative has received 50 dairy buffalos and is currently constructing a dairy box outlet—market development support…
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is set to adjust the rates of most of its benefit packages starting 2024, to enable its members to cope with the increasing cost of medical care, PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. said in a recent statement. “We want our members to feel the value of their benefits…
READING ACTIVITY. Learners from public schools in Albay participate in the World Read Aloud Day celebration organized by the Albay Provincial Library and Information Center (APLIC) at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall on Wednesday (Feb. 5, 2025). World Read Aloud Day is a global campaign that advocates for literacy and strives to make reading and writing…
BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank, remains steadfast in its commitment to providing more Filipinos with access to primary health care services—one of its core advocacies. Over the years, the organization has been rehabilitating rural health units (RHUs) nationwide, recently achieving a significant milestone with the turnover of its 200th rehabilitated…
