Latest in Office of the Executive SecretaryThe government is working to restore nearly 600 megawatts of lost power capacity in the Visayas after four power plants went on forced outage, with repairs expected to be completed within the next few weeks to months, a senior Palace official said Saturday. Undersecretary Erwin Sta. Ana of the…
The government is exploring new interventions to bring down rice prices after year-on-year rice inflation climbed to 15.6% in May, with bio-fertilizers and the expansion of Kadiwa centers among the measures being considered, a senior Palace official said Saturday. Undersecretary Erwin Sta. Ana of…
The government is eyeing a property owned by the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) in Bataan as the site for the country’s first Strategic Petroleum Reserve, with the Maharlika Investment Corporation set to help finance the initiative, a senior Palace official revealed Saturday.…
The government’s ₱10-per-liter fuel discount program for public utility vehicles has expanded from a pilot run in Metro Manila to nationwide coverage, with more than 5,000 gas stations now participating, a senior Palace official said Saturday, June 6. Undersecretary Erwin Sta. Ana of the Office of…
Philippine inflation slowed to 6.8% in May from 7.2% in April, but a senior official from the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) warned Saturday that the development is not a cause for celebration, as three key price drivers—oil, electricity, and rice—remain elevated and together account for…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is ensuring Filipino rice farmers have a steady and guaranteed market by requiring local government units to source the supply of his administration’s free rice program directly from local producers, bypassing traders and middlemen under the government’s Sagip…
The Marcos administration is pumping funds into major infrastructure projects across key government agencies to prop up the economy and sustain employment amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, ordering a catch-up plan to ensure all programs are delivered on time this year. Executive Secretary Ralph…
The Marcos administration will continue its fuel subsidy program for public utility vehicle operators for as long as oil prices remain elevated, with no fixed end date but projections running through the end of 2026, Malacañang said. The Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) said the Department…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants five graduating college students in every barangay across the country to each receive ₱20,000 in scholarship assistance, covering the non-tuition costs that continue to push near-graduates out of school despite the government’s free tuition law. The Office…
The Marcos administration’s Bagong Pilipinas Rice Program will distribute 10 kilos of free rice per tranche to low-income families across all provinces, cities, and municipalities starting this May, with the supply sourced directly from Filipino farmers under the government’s Sagip Saka…
The Marcos administration is rolling out ₱200,000 in financial assistance to each of the country’s 42,000 barangays under the “Bawat Barangay, Makikinabang” program, funded through the Social Civic Projects Fund of the Office of the President. Undersecretary Georgina Hernandez Yang of the Office…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the release of ₱200,000 to every barangay in the country under the program “Bawat Barangay, Makikinabang,” with the Office of the President targeting full distribution to all 42,000 barangays nationwide by June 30. Undersecretary Georgina Hernandez Yang…
The Office of the President has turned over the City of Manila’s share of the Bawat Barangay Makikinabang (BBM) Socio-Civic Projects Fund to Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso during a meeting at Manila City Hall on Wednesday, May 6. A representative from the Office of the Executive Secretary…
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