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MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ groups will ask the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of Executive Order 62 that allows a 15 percent tariff on imported rice, down from the current 35 percent, until 2028.
(UPDATES) MALACAÑANG has ordered tariff cuts for rice and other key commodities in an effort to keep prices low and inflation under control.
MANILA, Philippines — The government has lowered the tariff on imported rice from 35 percent to 15 percent until 2028, which President Marcos’ economic managers believe could bring down the price of the staple to P29 a kilo.
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday signed Republic Act (RA) 12000 or the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act which consolidates the provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor under one administrative region.
MANILA, Philippines — The release of 2022 and 2023 performance-based bonuses for government employees will push through, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) clarified on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has issued an order seeking to streamline the government performance management and incentives system and align it with ease of doing business initiatives and international standards.
Will anomalies never end in the Bureau of Immigration? On Nov. 9, 2020 while the COVID pandemic was raging with no vaccine available, Rodrigo Duterte summoned over 40 BI employees to Malacañang to berate them over the so-called pastillas scam. This referred to the anomalous entry of foreigners mostly from China who ended up working in Philippine offshore gaming operator or POGO firms. The cash payments for facilitating the entry were reportedly handed over to BI personnel in rolled-up bundles resembling pastillas or local milk pastry.
The Department of Agrarian Reform's (DAR) Bureau of Land Acquisition and Distribution (BLAD) held a strategic planning activity in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte last April 24 to 26, to set the targets and orient stakeholders on the implementation of Executive Order No. 75, Series of 2019.