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Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said the government will fast-track investments, strengthen skills training, and help businesses expand and hire more Filipinos as July labor figures indicated mixed results. The July 2026 Labor Force Survey (LFS) showed that 49.2 million Filipinos were employed, approximately 3.2 million more than a year earlier. Private establishments added 582,000 wage […]
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto announced that P50 million is set to be released through the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) to boost Bukidnon’s coffee industry, following his recent visit and discussions with local and indigenous coffee farmers. “Agad na tumugon si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa pangangailangan ng ating coffee farmers. Ang bilin ng Pangulo […]
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto inspected the ongoing construction of the Bukidnon Airport in Don Carlos town as the Marcos administration prepares to infuse an additional P300 million under the proposed 2027 national budget to complete the project next year. The new airport, under construction in Barangay Maraymaray, is designed to accommodate jet aircraft and give […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed four proclamations expanding two economic zones in Southern Tagalog and establishing two in Negros Oriental and Batangas, bringing to 46 the number of ecozones whose growth was spurred during his watch. “The presidential proclamations covering 46 ecozones are projected to bring in P141.2 billion worth of investments and generate close […]
The Marcos administration will boost protection for the 6.5 million Filipinos lifted out of poverty during the last two years, while creating more jobs, raising incomes, and lowering living costs of the middle class. “That is the marching order of the President: Support the middle class and prevent 6.5 million Filipinos from sliding back into […]
The government will fast-track projects and incentives that offer “a powerful draw” to semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) companies to invest in the Philippines. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has attached “a high national priority” in drawing in these high-impact industries to the country “so that Filipinos can benefit from great […]