PBBM seeks SEC help to promote PH as ‘investment destination’

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to help his administration promote the Philippines as a “safe...

PBBM to make sure MIF would be ‘professionally managed’

HIV meds arriving soon amid shortage due to increased use

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) said the unstable supply of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antiretroviral drugs in treatment facilities could be attributed to unprecedented increase...

PBBM grateful over Switzerland’s continued support for BARMM

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to the Swiss government for its commitment to continue providing support for the development...

DFA to transfer OFW assistance work to DMW in July

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will formally turn over on July 1 its assistance-to-nationals (ATN) functions for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the...

Zubiri signs Maharlika Fund, 2 other enrolled bills

MANILA – The recently ratified Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill is now set to be transmitted to Malacañang for signing into law by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr....

Congress to receive 2024 budget plan a week after PBBM’s SONA

MANILA – The Executive Branch will likely submit to Congress the proposed PHP5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 a week after President Ferdinand R. Marcos...

Plane ‘shortage’ forces PAL to cancel 8 int’l flights Wednesday

MANILA – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Wednesday canceled eight international flights from Manila to some Asian destinations as several of its planes are grounded. These...

DOH rolls out bivalent Covid-19 vax jabs for HCWs, elderlies

PBBM: PH soil ‘under threat,’ innovative strategies needed

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday stressed the need to implement innovative measures to address the “growing problem” of degradation, acidification, and pollution...