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DSWD completes aid to 1st batch of Marawi returnees

MANILA -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Wednesday that it has completed the distribution of assistance to 5,783 families who have returned to Marawi after the armed conflict...

AFP engineering units clear war debris in Marawi

MANILA -- Military engineering units are at the forefront of the debris clearing operation in Marawi City, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero said Wednesday. "Right now, we...

Marawi to be rebuilt during term of Duterte: Palace

MANILA – Efforts to rebuild Marawi City is now going full blast as the government aims to restore the battle-scarred city before President Rodrigo Duterte ends his term in 2022, Malacañang said...

P24-B earmarked for gov’t employees’ salary increase

Approximately P24 billion has been set aside in the 2018 proposed budget for the third tranche of salary increase for around 1.2 million civilian government workers, according to Secretary Benjamin E....

Reforms to boost infra spending pushed

MANILA -- The Philippines needs to amend some laws and undertake reforms as it ramps up infrastructure spending to boost the economy. Raoul Villegas, Director for Deals and Corporate Finance at PricewaterhouseCoopers...

President Duterte: Soldiers commended by ASEAN delegates

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday, November 22, said soldiers received praises from delegates who attended the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits held in the...

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