Context Dispatch
PBBM, DepEd sustain hiring of over 7,000 Administrative Support Staff to ease teacher workload
In line with the President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. administration’s commitment to take care of teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to renew and hire 7,062 school-based Administrative Support Staff under Contract of Service (CoS) across eligible public schools nationwide.
Speaker Romualdez calls slower Feb inflation ‘great news’
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez welcomed the unexpected deceleration in February inflation, calling it “great news for every Filipino family.” Inflation slowed to 2.1% in February, below the lower end of the central bank’s 2.2%-3.0% forecast, a sign the economic policies of the Marcos administration are working. “This proves that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s economic team is getting the job done,” he said. Romualdez said the administration is unwavering in its focus on stabilizing prices, ensuring food security, and protecting the purchasing power of Filipinos. The House of Representatives is fully supporting these efforts by passing laws to lower food costs, stabilize energy prices, and create more jobs. “The past few years have been tough, but numbers don’t lie—our economy is getting stronger,” Romualdez added. “This is the result of sound leadership, strong policies, and the resilience of the Filipino people.”
House agri chair seeks stricter watch on rice price manipulation
With the March-to-May rice harvest season approaching, House Agriculture Committee Chair Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga has called for intensified government monitoring to prevent unfairly...
DA inspects misdeclared frozen fish
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. led an inspection on Monday of one-and-a-half dozen container vans suspected of being loaded with hundreds of tons of frozen fish, but was declared by importers as processed plant-based commodities. A earlier spot check conducted by the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry and the Bureau of Customs on two of the 19 40-foot container vans revealed boxes of frozen mackerels locally known as tamban, and frozen round scad-locally known as galunggong rather than the frozen fried taro sticks, sweet potato balls, and assorted food products from China, as declared in the shipping manifest.
BOC offers voluntary payment option for seized goods
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has informed owners or claimants of imported goods, including recently seized luxury cars, that they can opt to settle the correct duties and taxes through voluntary payment. BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio said that the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) allows claimants a 15-day window from the implementation of the Letter of Authority (LOA) to make such payments.
