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Senator Win Gatchalian urged local government units (LGUs) in the country to help lower down transportation and logistics that are ultimately affecting food inflation amid surging food demand related to Christmas and New Year festivities.
THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board is set to approve another extension of reduced tariffs on rice, pork and corn, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan indicated on Wednesday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued last Tuesday, November 28, Executive Order No. 48 adjusting the dividend rate of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) for calendar year 2022 to strengthen its capital position and comply with central bank’s regulations.
(UPDATE) THE government has issued the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the streamlining process for the construction of telecommunications and internet infrastructure in the country, Malacañang said. Executive Order (EO) 32, issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on July 4, institutionalizes a set of streamlined guidelines for the issuance of permits, licenses, and certificates for the construction of telecommunications and internet infrastructure, including those relating to the installation, repair, operation, and maintenance of such facilities. The EO also mandated the creation of a technical working group composed of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, Anti-Red Tape Authority, National Telecommunications Commission, Department of Public Works and Highways, and Department of the Interior and Local Government to formulate the necessary rules and regulations within 60 days. Under the IRR, a unified application form will be adopted, and preformatted form building permit applications shall be prescribed in all cities and municipalities.
MANILA, Philippines — The reorganization in the Department of Agriculture is now in full swing as newly installed Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. wants to introduce reforms in the DA, according to farmers’ group Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI).
THE National Amnesty Commission (NAC) said it is waiting for the Senate and House of Representatives to concur with the four proclamation orders of President Marcos Jr. before they can start accepting and processing applications for amnesty of rebels and separatist members.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 15) – Lawyers, law students, and priests filed a petition on Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to order Vice President Sara Duterte, Congress, and the Commission on Audit (COA) to provide documents showing how the Office of the Vice President (OVP) spent its 2022 confidential funds.
MANILA, Philippines: A petition seeking the declaration of the confidential and intelligence funds unconstitutional has been filed before the Supreme Court.