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Key government agencies met in Malacanang on May 14 for the regular assessment of the execution of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to speed up implementation of administration projects. Five agencies – DA, DOTR, DPWH, DepEd, DBM – handling big ticket programs tackled budget utilization issues to narrow the gap between disbursements and releases. Government […]
At the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Region II 2026 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries’ (ARB) Summit, House Speaker Bojie Dy reiterated the partnership between the House of Representatives and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in continuing to support Filipino farmers, stressing the importance of sustained government coordination in improving agricultural productivity and strengthening the livelihoods […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso pitched his city government’s in-city vertical housing program before hundreds of real estate practitioners gathered for the National Real Estate Association’s 30th NREA-DHSUD National Convention, saying thousands of families had already benefited—and vowing to keep building. Domagoso traced the roots of the program to his own experience growing […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is prepared to immediately enforce President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s executive order imposing a price ceiling on imported rice, a move aimed at cushioning consumers from surging food costs amid inflationary pressures triggered by the conflict in the Middle East. Executive Order No. 118 imposes a P50-per-kilo cap on […]
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) formally directed the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to submit a comprehensive incident report concerning the Red Alert and Yellow Alert declarations issued May 12-14, 2026 covering portions of the Luzon and Visayas Grids. The directive was issued following the personal visit of ERC Chairperson and CEO Atty. […]
Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno signed Customs Memorandum Order Number 06-2026, creating the Top Importers Office (TIO), advancing the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) commitment to faster, more transparent, and more efficient trade processes. The TIO will serve as the BOC’s central coordinating office and primary point of contact for top importers, exporters, and key third parties engaged […]
Senator Mark Villar voted in favor of and moved to co-author Senate Bill No. 1894, or the proposed Act Enhancing the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, emphasizing the urgent need to strengthen financial support mechanisms for Filipino students pursuing higher education. According to Villar, while the Free Tertiary Education Law has significantly expanded […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo raised alarm over the rising number of Filipinos suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), describing the illness as a “silent killer” that requires urgent government intervention. In his privilege speech delivered at the Senate recently, Tulfo stressed that CKD has become a major public health concern in the Philippines, with an estimated […]
Amid reports that many health facilities remain either incomplete or inoperational due to lack of coordination between the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units (LGUs), Senator Bong Go urged stakeholders to iron out differences for the sake of the poor and those living in remote locations. Go made the appeal during a public […]
Camarines Sur Representatives (CamSur) Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte have welcomed sustained action taken by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) to check the proliferation of fake news, as they lauded the PCO’s joint efforts with the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on checking disinformation and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes. The two […]