Unemployment down to 4.3% in January 2025

THE COUNTRY'S unemployment rate declined to 4.3 percent in January 2025, down from 4.5 percent recorded in January 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday.

PBBM OKs inclusion of pregnant, lactating women to 4Ps grant expansion

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday approved the proposal to expand the coverage of the government‘s conditional cash grants to the poorest and vulnerable sectors, by including pregnant and lactating women to ensure the health of children in their first 1,000 days.

NEDA Board OKs P30.5-B school building resiliency project

THE NATIONAL Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board, which is chaired by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has approved the PHP30.56-billion project to rebuild and reconstruct calamity-hit school facilities outside Metro Manila.

PH economy grows by 5.7% in 1st quarter

THE PHILIPPINE economy grew by 5.7 percent in the first quarter of the year, surpassing other major economies in the region.

NEDA chief spells out benefits of AO 20

NATIONAL ECONOMIC and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan has spelled out the need and benefits of implementing the Administrative Order (AO) 20 signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. last April 18, which eases the importation process for agricultural products.

DOLE sees more regional wage boards to grant pay hike

THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday said it expects more regional wage boards to grant minimum pay hikes for private sector workers.

PBBM imposes mandated rice price ceilings

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation to impose mandated price ceilings on rice in the whole country, in light of the surge in its retail prices.

PBBM’s Build Better More program gets P1.148T in 2024 NEP

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr.’s Build Better More Program will get PHP1.418 trillion of the proposed PHP5.768-trillion 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) submitted to the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Marcos OKs P9-T flagship infra projects under Build Better More

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. has approved 194 high-impact infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) worth PHP9 trillion, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) announced Thursday.

Marcos: Gov’t to persevere until it ends poverty

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday welcomed a report showing that the country’s employment rate is slowly getting back to the 2019 pre-pandemic levels.

Villar moves for alternative mode of transportation

SENATOR MARK Villar has filed a measure seeking for an alternative mode of transportation as among the solutions to traffic congestion and at the same time contribute to a healthy environment.

Gatchalian pushes for institutionalization of NEDA

SENATOR SHERWIN Gatchalian on Sunday urged the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to come up with a long term economic plan to secure the economy as he also moves for institutionalizing the almost 50-year old planning agency.

Government support vital for innovation to flourish

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - To ensure growth in the country’s national and regional innovation ecosystems, the government must be involved in creating policies and allocating proper funding for our innovators, said National Economic and Development Authority Regional Director Mylah Faye Cariño.

Construction of new Zambo airport pushed

WHILE SOME politicians are claiming credits for the proposed new international airport here and other national government infrastructures, unknown to the Zamboangueños, the project is being pushed by Mayor Beng Climaco even when she was a member of the City Council.

Zambo now working to stimulate economy

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT of Zamboanga is now working closely with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the Covid-19 Recovery and Rehabilitation Plan in an effort to stimulate the economy which was severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Beng shoots down water rate hike

MAYOR BENG Climaco rejected a proposed water rate increase by the Zamboanga City Water District, saying, it has to first improve utility services and ensure clean supply of potable water to residents, among other woes locals have raised against the ZCWD – a Government Owned and Controlled Corporation.

P73-million water projects for Zambo released

THE NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) awarded over P57 million for the conduct of a feasibility study of the Zamboanga impounding dam project on top of a P16 million grant from the Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat (Salintubig) program on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).