September, 2024

• 16 September

  NEDA: Implementation woes stall ODA-funded projects

  

  The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has flagged 45 projects with official development assistance (ODA) funding as problematic, amid delays from implementation challenges, including right-of-way (ROW) acquisition issues. In its 2023 ODA portfolio review report, the NEDA said 58 of the 77 ongoing Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)-approved ODA-funded projects were assessed as of the fourth quarter of last year, …

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• 16 September

  Mexico’s historical roots intertwine with Phl

  

  By Joni Gesmundo Mexican Independence Day is a celebration that brings the entire nation together in a display of unity, pride and tradition. Every September 16, Mexico commemorates one of the most pivotal moments in their history—emancipation from Spanish rule. Unlike Cinco de Mayo, which is often confused with this holiday, Mexican Independence Day marks the true beginning of the …

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• 16 September

  NIA transfer to OP key to achieving food security target

  

  National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Eduardo Guillen on Thursday said the agency’s transfer to the Office of the President (OP) is crucial in realizing the administration’s target to achieve food security. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. earlier ordered the reorganization and transfer of the NIA from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to the OP under Executive Order No. 69. During …

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• 16 September

  ‘Gov’t not reviving e-sabong’ – Tengco

  

  Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco said the government has no plans to revive online sabong (cockfighting) operations. “I want to make this clear, and ulitin ko po ito. Wala pong marching orders ang Pangulo, Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, sa pagre-reopen ng e-sabong. (I want to make this clear, and I will repeat it. The President, …

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• 16 September

  GSIS members’ data safe despite security breach

  

  The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on Friday assured its employees, members, and pensioners that their personal information remains secure following a confirmed security incident involving a compromised administrator account on a test computer. “We assure our employees, members and pensioners that the protection of their information is of utmost priority. GSIS is implementing needed measures to protect our systems …

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• 16 September

  Probers to dig deep into alleged POGO mass graves in Porac

  

  Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday said investigators will look into the circumstances of uncovered mass graves in Porac, Pampanga apparently arising from operations of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). “Yung organized crime nila, lumipat dito, nagdala ng lagim, kaya nga yan ang isang dahilan kung bakit nangayaw na ang Pangulo (Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.) sa POGO kasi …

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• 16 September

  A call for accountability, not politics

  

  The House appropriations committee’s decision to slash the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2025 budget by nearly P1.3 billion—down to P733.198 million from the requested P2.037 billion—comes as a direct response to Vice President Sara Duterte’s repeated refusal to address critical questions about her office’s budget utilization.  This significant budget cut signals more than a mere funding issue; …

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• 16 September

  PBGEA urges Senate to ratify FTA with South Korea

  

  AFRAID of losing the South Korean  market, the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association Inc. (PBGEA Inc.) is urging the Senate to ratify the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with  SoKor.  The FTA removes tariffs on bananas to boost exports and to compensate for losses caused by the Panama disease that has been dampening production. “If we are not able to …

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• 16 September

  Sen. Villar wants more suppliers of ASF vaccines

  

  Senator Cynthia Villar lashed out  on  the limited supplier of vaccines against the African Swine Fever (ASF), which led to the slow inoculation of hogs and  caused huge losses for the industry and skyrocketing pork retail prices. Sen. Villar, who heads the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food,  also urged President Marcos to declare a state of national calamity of …

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• 16 September

  Philippines is one of top 10 global aquaculture growers: FAO report

  

  The Philippines is one of the top 10 countries in the world that accounted for a chunk of the global aquaculture production in 2022, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).  In the 2024 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (Sofia), FAO said global fisheries and aquaculture production …

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