DOTr breaks ground on San Fernando Bridge
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has started construction of the extradosed bridge component of the North-South Commuter Railway Extension Project (NSCR-Ex) in San Fernando,...
Fraudulent DPWH projects to cost engineers their licenses
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has signed an agreement with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to permanently revoke the professional licenses of employees found guilty of involvement in substandard or “ghost” infrastructure projects.
P200-B Animal Industry Law signed to modernize livestock sector
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act 12308, or the Animal Industry Development and Competitiveness Act (AIDCA), which allocates ₱200 billion over the next 10 years to modernize the country’s livestock, poultry, and dairy sectors.
World Food Day: The feast, the famine, and the fix
The world produces more than enough food. Yet 673 million people still go hungry. This is not a failure of farming—it is a failure of fairness.
Slower bank lending, liquidity growth still support economic expansion
Bank lending and domestic liquidity continued to expand in August, providing ongoing support to local output and economic activity despite a slight moderation in growth, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
