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When the tariffs on meat, rice and corn were first lowered in 2021, the promise was lower prices of these commodities. While runaway inflation has been arrested, prices have not fallen below the promised pre-2021 levels.
MANILA, Philippines — Discrimination against LGBTQ+ persons cannot be sufficiently addressed by a "special" government body led by non-experts in gender equality and human rights, an LGBTQ+ rights advocate said on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — A budget amounting to P1.408 billion has been allocated for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s domestic and international travels in the coming year, based on the Republic Act No. 11975 or General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2024.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos’ 11 foreign trips this year have drummed up over P4 trillion in investments or 148 projects as of Dec. 21, according to monitoring done by the Department of Trade and Industry.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has ordered national government agencies to complete the list of functions and services to be devolved to local government units (LGUs) and to finish the study on the full devolution initiative by the first quarter of 2024 in line with the implementation of the Mandanas-Garcia ruling.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged Filipinos to remember the genuine meaning of Christmas and become an instrument of hope and light for those in need this holiday season.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed all national government agencies (NGAs) to come up with a list of functions that should be devolved to the local government units (LGUs), Malacañang said on Monday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy performed well in 2023 despite lingering external challenges, due largely to the administration’s business-friendly measures and continued public spending as well as President Marcos’ active promotion of the country as an attractive investment destination in his foreign trips, according to the government.