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The Philippine present economic condition affirms the significance of the extension of the reduced tariff rates for agricultural commodities until 2024 which also helps with the challenge facing high inflation rate, food supply, African Swine Fever (ASF), and market impacts brought by El Niño.
MANILA, Philippines — State universities and colleges (SUCs) were granted a P21 billion increase in their overall budgets for 2024, according to publicly available budget documents, handing out a win to the widespread pushback against the government’s earlier plan to cut billions from state-run schools’ funding.
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.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 27) — Efforts are ongoing to finally settle the unpaid wages of 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who were left jobless after their companies went bankrupt in 2015 and 2016, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Several commuters and motorists are expected to experience heavy traffic on Wednesday as Filipinos are expected to return to Manila following a weekend break in observance of Christmas Day
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. enjoined employees of the agency to stay focused on the goal of ensuring food security next year as the Philippines faces the challenge of El Niño and threats of external price and supply shocks.
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 — While confirming efforts to reunify two factions of the once-ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) political party, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said his “side of the party is wary and hesitant.”