GOV’T REVENUES. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman attends a press conference after the 185th meeting of the inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) at the DOF Podium on Friday (June 9, 2023). Pangandaman said the government revenues are projected to reach PHP3.729 trillion in 2023 and PHP6.622 in 2028. (Photo from DBM FB …
Read More »PBBM to new DOH Chief: Craft COVID exit plan, focus on TB, HIV cases
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has instructed Dr. Ted Herbosa to craft a COVID-19 exit plan for the country and focus on tuberculosis and HIV cases, the new Health Secretary said Thursday. Herbosa, a former Special Adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19, said this was among the marching orders …
Read More »Marcos: No shift from China to another superpower
ALL SMILES. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gamely poses for a selfie with Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian (in blue suit), Association for Philippines-China Understanding chairman Raul Lambino (left) and other guests during the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding ceremony on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Alfred Frias The Philippines has not shifted …
Read More »ASEAN naval drills up in SCS
Bloc’s first-ever joint exercises to focus on maritime search and rescue Southeast Asian nations have agreed to hold their first-ever joint military drills in the South China Sea, Indonesian officials said Thursday, as tensions grow over China’s increasing assertiveness in the region. “We will hold joint military drills in the …
Read More »Albay under state of calamity
THE provincial government of Albay has placed the entire province under a state of calamity, due to Mayon Volcano’s increasing restiveness. An announcement was made on the information office on Friday with the provincial council issuing Resolution 0607-2023, after conducting a special session that was live streamed on their Facebook …
Read More »Jobless rate improves in April
UNEMPLOYMENT dropped in April from a month earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. The country’s jobless rate declined to 4.5 percent from 4.7 percent in March but underemployment — which counts those looking for more work or an extra job — registered an uptick to 12.9 percent …
Read More »Alert Level 3 raised over Mayon:‘ Hazardous eruption’ possible
ERUPTION LIKELY. This handout photo shows Mayon Volcano spewing white smoke as seen from Legazpi City on June 8, 2023. Hundreds of families living around Mount Mayon in central Albay province are expected to be moved to safer areas after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised a ‘hazardous …
Read More »Non-monetary benefits eyed for soldiers
Amid grumbling over a government plan to cut military pensions, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Thursday that non-monetary benefits that soldiers and their families get would entice them to stay longer and wait for their mandatory retirement from the service. Teodoro was addressing concerns that military personnel would opt …
Read More »MIAA exec apologizes as power outage hits NAIA Terminal 3 anew
MIAA officer in charge Bryan Co (Photo courtesy of MIAA) MANILA – The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) apologized to the public on Friday afternoon as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 experienced a power outage anew. “Again, we would like to apologize to all the passengers and stakeholders here at …
Read More »Why this is the indictment that could harm Donald Trump
Donald Trump said late Thursday he’d been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents, touching off what could be the worst of a number of legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House. Newest charges more serious, more sweeping than earlier accusations. This is …
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