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2027 proposed budget keeps ₱10,000 teaching allowance for over 1 million public school teachers
The Marcos administration’s proposed 2027 national budget sets aside ₱10.3 billion to ensure that every public school teacher in the country receives a ₱10,000 annual teaching allowance, the former chalk allowance, renamed to reflect the reality that most classrooms no longer use chalk, Budget…
DBM: 135,000 public school teachers to be promoted next year as 2027 proposed budget doubles career progression fund to ₱12 billion
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has set aside ₱12 billion in the proposed 2027 national budget for the Expanded Career Progression program for public school teachers, double the ₱6 billion allocated this year. fulfilling President Marcos’ directive that no teacher should retire at…
Even the smallest Filipino town benefits from the Marcos administration’s ₱7.2 trillion 2027 proposed budget: DBM
Even a fifth-class municipality, the smallest and poorest classification of local government unit in the Philippines, receives multiple streams of funding from the Marcos administration’s proposed ₱7.2 trillion 2027 national budget, Budget Secretary Kim Robert De Leon said Saturday. De Leon made…
In plain terms, the DBM explains how the government’s ₱7.2 trillion 2027 budget is divided
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) used a simple bilao—a winnowing basket—to explain how the Marcos administration’s proposed ₱7.2 trillion 2027 national budget is allocated. Roughly half of the budget goes to salaries and pensions, more than 20% to infrastructure, and the remainder…
‘Bawat Bayan Makikinabang’: Marcos administration’s ₱7.2 trillion 2027 proposed budget to benefit every Filipino in every corner of the country, says DBM chief
The Marcos administration’s proposed 2027 national budget of ₱7.2 trillion was built on one governing idea: that the money Filipinos contribute to government must find its way back to them as real, tangible services, Budget Secretary Kim Robert De Leon said Saturday. De Leon made the statement in…
Three tropical cyclones enhancing southwest monsoon: PAGASA
The southwest monsoon or habagat is being enhanced by three tropical cyclones inside and outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), PAGASA said. In its 5 a.m. advisory on Monday, August 31, PAGASA weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio said Tropical Depression “Pilandok,” currently inside…
New DOTr policy: all airports must have 2,100-meter runways to allow Airbus jets and lower airfares
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has set a new policy requiring all new airports to have a minimum runway length of 2,100 meters, enabling the operation of larger Airbus aircraft that can carry more than double the passengers of the turboprop planes currently limited to shorter runways—with…
Under Marcos admin, Bukidnon to get its first airport by December 2027
The Bukidnon Airport will be completed by December 2027, with the terminal building and a turboprop-capable runway finishing first, ending decades of reliance on the three-hour overland trip from Cagayan de Oro for residents of Bukidnon, Cotabato, and neighboring provinces, Transportation…
In 1.5 years, NAIA PPP generated more revenue than 30 years of government operation
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) concession agreement has already generated ₱75 billion for the national treasury in just one and a half years of private operation—dwarfing the approximately ₱30 billion that government management produced over 30 years, or an average of ₱1 billion per…
New international terminal coming for Davao Airport as CAAP allocates ₱1 billion for improvements
A new international passenger terminal building is under construction at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao, the busiest regional airport in the Philippines, as part of a ₱1 billion total investment allocated by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) for…
Night flights expanding as 24 PH airports now night-rated, with more being added to ease daytime congestion
Twenty-four Philippine airports can now handle night flight operations, with more being added including Cauayan Airport in Isabela, as the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) works to expand flight slots beyond daytime hours and ease the congestion that currently forces passengers…
Davao, Siargao, Bicol airports to be bundled for PPP, ensuring all three get private investment
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will bundle the Davao, Siargao, and Bicol airports together for a single public-private partnership tender, ensuring that all three airports receive private investment and development even if some are less commercially attractive on their own, Transportation…
CAVITEX C5 Link cuts Cavite to C5 travel from 1.5 hours to 15 minutes under Marcos admin
The CAVITEX C5 Link, opened under the Marcos administration, has cut travel time between Cavite and the C5 corridor from one and a half hours to just 15 minutes, benefiting residents commuting to Bulacan, Marikina, Katipunan, and Quezon City, Transportation Senior Undersecretary Steven Pastor said…
What used to take 2 hours from Manila to Tiaong, Quezon will now take 30 minutes once TR4 expressway opens
The Tagaytay-Nasugbu-Batangas Expressway segment known as TR4 is set to open by December 2026, slashing travel time from Manila to Tiaong in Quezon Province from two hours to just 15 to 30 minutes, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Transportation Secretary Giovanni “Banoy”…
Provincial buses now toll-free on all PH expressways under Marcos
Provincial buses are now exempt from tollway fees on all expressways in the Philippines under a policy directive issued by the Marcos administration, reducing overhead costs for bus operators amid rising fuel prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, Transportation Senior Undersecretary Steven…