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The President in his fifth SONA laid out priorities such as a better transportation system and even a rocket ship launch in the future. Analysts say the speech lacked concrete financing plans.

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President Marcos vetoed nearly P92 billion. Experts say the real problem won't go away.

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In its latest attempt to capture the Indian travel market.
The Philippines is targeting to tap India's travel market as part of its initiatives to boost tourism. According to Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco, the agency is already in talks with the Indian government to launch chartered flights between ...
Including what happens to his Senate seat.
Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara has been a high-profile legislator for two decades and counting. Now, he is set to embark on a new role as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd).Angara's appointment comes on the heels of ...
NIR includes Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Thursday afternoon, June 13, signed into law the bill establishing the Negros Island Region (NIR), uniting Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor into one administrative region.This took place during the inauguration of the Cebu-Negros-Panay ...
The Government AI Readiness Index prepared by Oxford Insights has some answers.
Over the past years, the conversation has shifted to artificial intelligence (AI). From the emergence of generative AI to the regulation in the European Union and more, AI is here to stay, and with that comes more government responsibility to ensure that ...
But the report points out there are limited opportunities for the public to engage in formulating and implementing the budget.
The Philippines is, apparently, the most transparent among all Asian countries in disclosing where public funds go. For some, this could be seen as a "surprise" improvement, given controversies hounding the government on the use of appropriations. But according to global nonprofit ...
"Our goal is to promote connectivity not only to Manila, but also to our tourism destinations, such as Cebu and Clark,” Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco says.
One way to jumpstart tourism is by expanding access to countries with high spending power. This is how government officials look at Brunei - which is why they are planning to introduce direct flights to Bandar Seri Begawan, this time from Clark, ...
Unfortunately, we haven't seen it peak just yet.
Philippine inflation has gotten much worse than we expected. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority and national statistician Dennis Mapa, the Philippines posted a 7.7-percent spike in October 2022. The last time we say this kind of number was back ...
The Marcoses have a standing contempt order that stems from a lawsuit for human rights violations during Marcos Sr.'s rule.
This week, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., together with his economic team, will be meeting with world leaders and businessmen during his first U.S. visit as the country's head of state. He is set to speak before the 77th United ...
A project during her father's presidency.
Sen. Imee Marcos on Sunday called for the revival of the Nutribun Feeding Program implemented during the administration of her late father, saying it should complement ongoing government programs to address undernutrition among children.Marcos led the simultaneous pilot testing of the ...
According to a June 26-29 survey.
Around 2.9 million Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger in June, a slight decrease from two months prior, results of a Social Weather Stations survey released on Saturday showed.Some 11.6% of 1,500 adults polled from June 26 to 29 ...
Another push to rename NAIA. 
There's another push to rename Ninoy Aquino International Airport. This time, it's coming from Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr, who has filed House Bill 610 to rename Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Ferdinand E. Marcos International Airport. Teves ...
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