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By: Samuel P. Medenilla
Questions regarding the Marcos administration's strategy to meet economic growth targets amid tightening fiscal space, its allocations for flood control and anti-insurgency efforts, and plans to reduce the cost of living went unanswered during the Office of the President's (OP) budget deliberation at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, after the OP was once again granted “parliamentary courtesy.”
By: Samuel P. Medenilla
President Ferdinand Marcos said the government has allocated P300 million to repair the Aquino bridge, which was damaged due to strong flow of the Tarlac River from the heavy rainfall from the Southwest Monsoon during the weekend.
By: Samuel P. Medenilla
MALACAÑANG said President Ferdinand Marcos is not violating the law for maintaining several “over-acting” Cabinet members.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will consider the delicate balance of generating government revenue and public interests before deciding on the Department of Finance (DOF) proposal updating the Motor Vehicle Users Charge (MVUC), which will drive up the cost for motorists, according to Malacañang.
MALACAÑANG will step up implementation of measures to shield vulnerable sectors from the expected spike in cost of living as the peso further weakened, dropping to a record low of 62.5 against the dollar last Wednesday.
DESPITE the death of two Filipino seafarers, from a “security incident” in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it will not impose a blanket deployment ban in the waterway.
By: Samuel P. Medenilla, Claudeth Mocon, Jovee Marie
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos said Friday disadvantaged learners may study for free in private schools and technical-vocational training institutions after he signed Republic Act 12325 amending the Universal Access to Quality Education.
By: Samuel P. Medenilla
PRESIDENT Marcos’ infusion of a fresh P1 billion funding for Project Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (Noah) will bolster government’s capacity to respond effectively to typhoons and floods made worse by climate change. Executive Director Mahar Lagmay of the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (Upri), said that with the…
By: Samuel P. Medenilla
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on local government units (LGU) to emulate the solid waste management initiatives of Marikina, which he said is a good example of a circular economy, to rid trash from their waterways as the government ramps up its anti-flooding campaign.
MALACAÑANG rejected the claims made by Vice President Sara Duterte linking the weakening of the peso to the alleged mismanagement of the Marcos administration.
