A new ferry system for the Pasig river
We have long had some ferry boats providing transportation up and down…
P6K clothing allowance for gov’t workers
Civil servants will receive higher clothing allowance this year amounting to P6,000…
It’s the old SSS pension issue all over again
When President Benigno Aquino III in January, 2016, vetoed the P2,000 pension…
Duterte looking for ‘win-win solution’ to SSS pension hike
President Duterte is looking for a “win-win solution” to resolve the impasse…
Duterte signs P3.35-T 2017 nat’l budget
The signing of the Republic Act 10924 or the General Appropriations Act…
Progress should not merely trickle down
THE country’s economy is fast growing with a higher Gross Domestic Product…
4 Cabinet members confirmed
The 25-member Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed yesterday the appointments of four…
The top gov’t priority: reduction of poverty
AMONG the most noted accomplishments of the previous Aquino administration were the…
Assurance on DAP speeds up confirmation
WHEN Secretary Benjamin Diokno of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)…
Measly budget for coco farmers hit
The proposed 2017 P1.42 billion budget of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)…
Gov’t urged to review 4Ps
Senator Cynthia Villar yesterday called for a review of the conditional cash…
P4.7B OK’d for AFP retirees, widows
In commemoration of National Heroes Day, President Duterte has ordered the release…
Specific budget items, not lump sums
THE Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Priority Development Assistance Fund…
