The Department of Finance (DOF) has bared the government strategies referred to as the Growth-Enhancing Actions and Resolutions (GEARs) plan that will ensure the country is on track to achieve a growth-enhancing fiscal consolidation, which in turn will foster an environment conducive to employment-generating investments.Under the GEARS plan, the DOF will act fast on investments…
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has assured the Marcos administration remains to creating a favorable business environment that could generate more job opportunities for Filipinos. NEDA made the statement following the recent release of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) results that showed an improvement in unemployment and underemployment rates for January. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) figures show the country posted an…
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…
PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT. Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor (right) presents a token to House Speaker Martin Romualdez after the opening ceremonies of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair in Calapan City on Saturday (March 9, 2024). Romualdez led the distribution of cash assistance to farmers but urged them to sell some of their rice harvests to…
SEALED. Lotte Scholarship Foundation chair Chang Haesun, Pangasinan Polytechnic College president Raymundo Rovillos, Pangasinan Governor Ramon Guico III and Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino (from left) pose for a photo after the signing of the memorandum of understanding for a scholarship program at the capitol in Lingayen town on Friday (March 8, 2024). Lotte allotted…
TERRITORIAL DISPUTE. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Tuesday (March 5, 2024) that one of their vessels sustained a minor damage after it figured in a collision with a Chinese Coast Guard vessel during a resupply mission for troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal. Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for…
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has expressed optimism that arrival of the high-level United States (US) trade and investment mission in the Philippines next week would improve the business partnerships of both countries. “There will be a high-level delegation comprised of 22 business delegates, C-level representatives from strategic sectors and the discussion next week is,…
University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea director Jay Batongbacal, a Filipino political expert, said China would be in trouble and stands to lose more if it imposes economic sanctions and engages in a trade war with the Philippines. Batongbacal pointed out that it is actually Beijing that benefits more from its trade ties with…
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the South Korean firm Miru Systems will sign Monday the joint venture contact for the Full Automation System with Transparency Audit/Count (FASTrAC) project or the 2025 automated election system (AES) worth P18 billion. The AES service contract signing will be held at the Palacio del Gobernador headquarters of the poll body in Intramuros, Manila. The Comelec has expressed gratitude to Miru Systems Co Ltd, Integrated…
DARAGA, Albay — Albay mayors, led by Polangui Mayor Adrian Raymond Salceda have conveyed their sincere thanks and appreciation to the Department of Health (DOH) for the opening of the Bicol Cancer Center in the Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center (BRHMC) in this town. The cancer center, a major facility of the BRHMC, was…
