Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman defended the allocation of over P1.4 billion for the Office of the President’s local and foreign missions, including state visits, for the upcoming year. During a …
The Department of Tourism (DOT) will continue to use its new tourism slogan ”Love the Philippines.” Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco announced this Wednesday in an ambush interview at the 2022 …
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated that an increase in the country’s minimum wage could be adopted shortly to protect employees from the economy’s “rapid expansion.” According to the Presidential Communications …
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is examining the national budget for 2023 to support any economic stimulus measures. When asked if there …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) operations at the airports are in full force as the country approaches its first month of implementing its eased border restrictions. According to BI Port …
On March 1, the National Capital Region and 38 other locations were downgraded to Alert Level 1 by Philippine officials, indicating that the country had overcome the threat of the …
It is possible that in the latter part of 2022 or until 2023, the country’s economy will return to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. This was the National Economic and Development Authority …
Based on government data, the Philippine economy fell by 4.2 percent in the first three months of 2021. If the amount of economic losses during this period was added up, …
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday that the COVID-19 vaccination is the “only solution” to jumpstart the economy. The government started its immunization drive last week after the first batch of …
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that the Philippine economy has not yet recovered, which has been severely curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Araw-araw, we are losing P2 billion na pera na …
An expert from the University of the Philippines (UP) said Wednesday the country should not fully reopen its economy even if it flattens the COVID-19 curve. “We don’t necessarily recommend …
Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva said the world has now entered “a global recession” after meeting with the financial …
The Malacañang has released an end-of-year report that lists, at some length, the “key accomplishments” of the Duterte administration so far. The achievements include everything from successfully prosecuting the war on drugs …