The passage of the proposed Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Act and the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act of 2023 could help accelerate infrastructure spending to 10 to 12 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) as early as next year, Finance Secre…

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday warned of significant volcanic smog or “vog” active forming over Taal Caldera and its surrounding areas as degassing of the Taal Main Crater continues. In an advisory issue…

Some local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have allotted financial assistance and secured insurance benefits for hog raisers affected by swine deaths caused by African swine fever (ASF) and hog cholera. In this provincial capital, the cit…

Government agencies headed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) are taking necessary actions to prepare the agriculture and fisheries sector ahead of the looming El Niño phenomenon this year. In a statement Wednesday, the department reported that the…

The amendments being made to the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11291 or the Magna Carta of the Poor will significantly bolster the government’s efforts to uplift the lives of millions of impoverished Filipinos, Senator …

The Russian Embassy has led a double event for the birth of its most celebrated poet Aleksandr Sergeev Pushkin and the Russian Language Day, bringing to Manila a cultural performance from Moscow. Every 6th of June, the nation celebrates the birth of P…

The new heads of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) and Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) took oath on Wednesday. In a ceremony at Malacañan Palace in Manila, Presiden…

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-sponsored Strengthening Private Enterprises for the Digital Economy (SPEED) targets 20,000 small and medium enterprise (SMEs) to be onboard electronic commerce within the five-year period of t…