Day: July 29, 2025

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has commended the introduction of the World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for the Philippines, covering fiscal years 2025 to 2031. He noted that this initiative would advance the government’s development agenda by focusing on health, education, job creation, and disaster resilience, bringing tangible benefits to ordinary Filipinos. According to Philippines News Agency, the announcement was made during a ceremonial event at the Malaca±an Palace in Manila. The CPF aligns with the priorities Marcos set out in his recent State of the Nation Address and the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028. Marcos emphasized the

Manila: Following marching orders from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla vowed to rev up the investigation into alleged corruption and misuse of public funds in government projects. ‘Ibibigay ko ‘to sa investigation side sa’min, sa mga nangyayari sa mga katiwalian na sinabi ng Presidente (I will give it to the investigation side of me, on what is happening with the corruption that the President talked about). We are going to go full blast on that. We will make sure that

San juan city: Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said Tuesday the Regional Development Council would begin crafting the protocol for the review of flood control projects. This is in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s recent directive that the Regional Project Monitoring Committee should conduct a review of flood control projects and determine those that failed, unfinished, or suspected to be ghost projects. According to Philippines News Agency, Marcos earlier stated that during his inspection in flood-affected areas last week, he personally witnessed some projects that were substandard and even collapsed. The President also

Legazpi city: The city government has undertaken a significant initiative by distributing over 21,000 school bags filled with essential supplies to elementary learners from public schools in 70 barangays. According to Philippines News Agency, Mayor Hisham Ismail announced that these school supplies were delivered to students from 44 public schools. The distribution program, supported by the 17th Sangguniang Panlungsod, aims to provide learners with necessary school materials, considering that some students currently use plastic envelopes as their bags. Each distributed bag contains six notebooks, a pencil eraser, and a pencil case. In addition to the school supplies, Mayor Ismail mentioned

San juan city: The Department of Tourism (DOT) is actively seeking investments from Japan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and other countries to enhance the tourism sector in the Philippines, as stated by Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, during the 2025 post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) conference, Secretary Frasco highlighted the government’s strategy to attract both international and domestic investments. This initiative is supported by the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) law, which aims to foster a favorable investment climate. Frasco emphasized