MANILA: Newly appointed Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian is planning the full digitalization of the agency’s systems, processes and programs and services as one of his major priorities to improve DSWD operati…
Continue ReadingCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The city government has reported a 36 percent increase in its business tax collection in December 2022, the highest in the last five years.”It can be attributed to the increase in the gross sales of businesses in the city as busine…
Continue ReadingMANILA: Sixth-seeded Philippines bowed to top-ranked Poland, 1.5-2.5, on Wednesday and fell into a tie for third place after four rounds in the FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities at the Crown Plaza Hotel on Wednesday in Belgrade, Serbia.N…
Continue ReadingMANILA: The operations of the University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) in Manila will not be privatized, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) director general and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisa…
Continue ReadingNAGA CITY: A total of 2,184,287 domestic and foreign tourists were recorded to have visited this city in 2022, up by 260 percent from the 839,724 tourist arrivals registered in 2021.This was reported Friday by Alec Santos, Naga City Arts, Culture and T…
Continue ReadingMANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday met with the board members of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to discuss projects funded through partnerships with the private sector and the Official Development Assistance (…
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