After 2 mos, EO creating panel on inflation signed
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. finally created a new interagency committee to keep the country’s inflation within the government’s target.
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. finally created a new interagency committee to keep the country’s inflation within the government’s target.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is considering the local production of submarines to boost the country’s maritime security.
The Duty Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC) is reportedly set to start the mass retrenchment of its workers next month as part of its ongoing restructuring plans, according to a labor group.
WITH the government’s “unilateral” review of trade unionists’ killings, the Philippines now faces the risk of being flagged among the worst countries for labor in the next Internal Labor Conference (ILC) next month.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is eyeing pre-shipment inspection (PSI) of agricultural commodities to combat smuggling and the spread of diseases.
The President made the pronouncement after it was recommended by Société Générale de Surveillance SA (SGS) Vice President George Bottomley and Managing Director Cresenciano Maramot during their meeting last Thursday.
Under the proposed scheme, the quality as well as the sanitary and phytosanitary import permits of the Philippines-bound agricultural products will be checked prior to being transported from their country of destination.
The said goods should also be paid prior to their shipment.
“Before they (agricultural commodities) are shipped, they will be inspected to check if they have the right weight quality and record from their destination so these will no longer be done in the Philippines,” Marcos said in Filipino during the meeting.
Based on UN Commodity Trade data, there was a 20.48 percent discrepancy in the reported values of agricultural products, which were imported by the country from 2010 to 2021, resulting in revenue losses for the government.
The discrepancy for swine meat (fresh, chilled or frozen) was higher at 41.89 percent compared to that of edible vegetables, roots and tubers, which was only at 34.74 percent.
The President ordered the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to study the possible implementation of PSI.
“There is also the need to conduct cost analysis first to make sure that no added burden will be imposed on consumers,” the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) said in a statement.
The expense for the PSI, SGS said, should be shouldered by the exporters.
SGS is a Swiss firm, which specializes testing, inspection, and certification of commodities.
The country contracted its services from 1986 to 2000. It is currently being tapped by DOF to help in the country’s fuel marking program.
Government agencies will soon adopt water conservation programs as the country braces for the looming dry spell from El Niño in the coming months.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday announced it will take custody of the 149 children from a private orphanage in Quezon City, which was temporarily shut down due to protocol violations.
FOLLOWING the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of the end of the global health emergency from Covid-19 earlier this month, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the country will now shift its priorities from pandemic response to economic development.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the country would be weathering the worst effects of climate change by ramping up government spending for mitigation and adaptation initiatives with help from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
AMID the ongoing reforms in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the country’s military is now better prepared to face the challenges posed by the country’s “evolving” security environment.
LABOR and employer groups failed to forge a consensus on proposed wage hikes during the National Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (NTIPC) held by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) last week.
NO less than the Senate has debunked the claims of employers opposing the pending legislation granting workers a P150 pay hike, according to labor groups.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. shortened the fixed term and adjusted the compulsory retirement age of several key military positions under a new law.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government will open the sugar importation market to all traders as the country is set to import between 100,000 and 150,000 metric tons (MT).
THE country is eyeing to attract around 52 million overseas visitors from 2023 to 2028 by becoming a “tourism powerhouse” with the implementation of its National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP), according to the Department of Tourism (DOT).
The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) is on track in reaching its target of registering at least 100 million subscriber identity module (SIM) cards.
The country will remain open to foreign tourists despite a recent uptick in Covid-19 cases, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT).
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the 15-year extension of the Malampaya Service Contract No. 38 (SC 38), in a move to ensure stability in energy supply when the contract expires on February 22, 2024.
WHEN they attend the forthcoming National Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (NTIPC) meeting this month, labor groups will renew their push for the inclusion of worker representation in the presidential interagency committee that will look into alleged abuses in the sector.
Around 20,000 people in areas affected by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro will receive P110 million worth of government aid, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
THE massive protests over the highly unpopular legislation that France passed, raising its retirement age from 62 to 64 to save its pension system, may be a window to a similar future in the Philippines, with its own “ticking time bomb” in its pension scheme.
TO help prevent the exodus of Filipino healthcare workers, a labor group has urged lawmakers to consider expanding the coverage of the bill granting a 75-percent wage increase for government nurses to also cover those in the private sector.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday gave assurances there will be no “rice crisis” during the start of El Nino this year.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday defended its new guidelines in the nationwide mainstreaming of the use of “biofertilizers” against allegations it is “flawed.”
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday tried to rally support for the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct (COC) between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, citing the “concerning” developments in the South China Sea.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday urged member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to provide support to nano businesses.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called for solidarity to combat international crimes and the growing impact of climate change at the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and its related meetings in Indonesia.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is now eyeing to sign new trade and investment deals and bilateral agreements with the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR).
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said existing bilateral agreements between countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and those with China are hampering the negotiations for the creation of a maritime Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea.
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