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Oct 31, 2024 · MANILA – Malacañang bared the list of regular holidays and special non-working days for 2025. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Proclamation 727 on Oct. 30, declaring holidays for next year. A copy of the proclamation was made public Thursday. According to the issuance, the following…

Dec 30, 2024 · MANILA – The year 2024 is one for the books in terms of the Philippines' push to improve its defense capabilities, protect territorial integrity and forge stronger partnerships with allies in the midst of evolving security challenges and threats. With the integration and full operation of the…

Dec 11, 2024 · MANILA – The bicameral conference committee on Wednesday approved the final version of House Bill No. 10800 or the proposed PHP6.352 trillion 2025 national budget. The measure retained the PHP733 million budget for the Office of the Vice President. Senators and members of the House of…

Nov 7, 2024 · MANILA –The Philippines remains one of the fastest growing economies in the region despite the slowdown in the third quarter of the year, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said on Thursday.Philippine economic growth settled at 5.2 percent in the third…

Oct 2, 2024 · MANILA – The Philippine economy successfully navigated multiple external headwinds in recent years and is expected to grow by over 6 percent next year, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said. In a briefing at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas office in Manila on Wednesday, IMF Mission…

Sep 25, 2024 · MANILA – The House of Representatives on Wednesday night approved on the third and final reading the proposed PHP6.352-trillion national budget for 2025. With 285 affirmative votes, 3 negative votes and zero abstention, the chamber approved House Bill 10800 or the 2025 General Appropriations…

2 days ago · Sea turtle hatchlings released in Currimao bay January 29, 2025, 9:15 pm LAOAG CITY – At least 35 baby sea turtles from a guarded hatchery in a village in Curimao, Ilocos Norte were guided back to the wild Wednesday. Engineer Erickson Biag, Currimao municipal environment officer designate, told the Philippine News Agency in a phone interview that village officials of… Read More

Apr 25, 2024 · MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has extended the engagement of contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers in the government whose contracts are set to expire by the end of this year. In a news release Thursday, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Marcos issued…

2 days ago · DA mulls NFA rice buffer stock release amid high prices January 29, 2025, 3:11 pm MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to release 150,000 metric tons of National Food Authority (NFA) rice stocks to mitigate high prices and address potential food security emergencies. In a press release on Wednesday, the plan involves distributing around three million 50-kilogram… Read More