A 15-megawatt solar power plant to be put up in the northern tip of Cebu province will boost the government’s power supply generation capacity, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said Wednesday.
In a statement, Marcos welcomed the latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report, which showed that headline inflation further eased to 2.78 percent in January 2024, the lowest since the 2.3 percent recorded in October 2020.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday sought an inquiry into the recent cyberattack on some Philippine government websites, including those involved in safeguarding the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
In a statement, ULAP, representing the collective interests of local government units and officials across the nation, said it supports prioritizing investments in key sectors such as infrastructure, education, healthcare, social protection, technology, and livelihood development as a strategic approach to create jobs, improve living standards, and enhance the overall quality of life for the Filipino people.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Friday commended the leadership of the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) for organizing financial literacy sessions, saying such initiatives encourage more investments that would help improve not just Filipinos’ lives, but the national development as a whole.
This was the assurance made on Thursday by Senator Sonny Angara who will lead the subcommittee that will discuss the measure under the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes.
In a statement, Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, Vietnamese President Pham Minh Chinh, and Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue believe the Philippines is in good hands under Marcos’ watch.
House Ways and Means Committee chair, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, said the Q4 and full-year gross domestic product (GDP) figures point to robust private sector long-term investment, with gross fixed capital formation being at a "very strong" 8.1 percent.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday urged the Vietnamese business community to consider the Philippines as an investment hub for their expansion plans.
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