President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on newly appointed Filipino diplomats to promote and protect their country’s interests in the respective foreign assignments.
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Remarks and predictions on Q3 2022 GDP growth figures
By Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district) Chairman, House Committee on Ways and Means
I expect the economy to have grown between 7.5 to 7.8 percent, defying expectations and reflecting the overall shift in attitude from pandemic mode to endemic mode for COVID-19. This is upon our analysis of (1) data from the country’s traffic situation which is evidence of higher economic activity, (2) higher-than-expected OFW remittances, (3) the continuing boom in the services sector, especially the BPO sector and freelancing; (4) very good employment numbers in September; and (5) good tax performance, indicating that there is a growing tax base.
PH economy under Marcos shows signs of ‘exceptional strength’
MANILA – The 7.6 percent growth of the Philippine economy in the third quarter of the year showed that the economy under the administration of President
EU ambassador recognizes Salceda’s assurance to help upgrade standard of Pinoy seafarers
European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron has acknowledged the assurance of support made by Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, to help improve
DOE urged to allow immediate gas exploration in Recto Bank
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to immediately allow gas exploration in the Recto Bank waters by its service contractor for it to
Marcos supports MULA satellite project development
President Ferdinand R. Marcos has expressed full support for the development of the Multispectral Unit for Land Assessment (MULA) satellite project. In a recent meeting
DOJ starts deportation of ‘overstaying’ foreign nationals working in POGOs
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has started the deportation of illegally overstaying Chinese nationals working in Philippine Overseas Gaming Operations (POGO) firms. Six of them were deported home on
F2F classes to proceed amid Omicron XBB, XBC threats
The Department of Education (DepEd) said Wednesday the mandatory face-to-face classes will push through as scheduled starting November 2, despite threats of the new Covid-19 omicron XBB
Solon pushes SIM cards foolproof registration system
Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte has urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to work closely with local public telecommunications
BBM sees immense tourism value of aesthetically lighted San Juanico Bridge
President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ R. Marcos sees the newly inaugurated aesthetically illuminated 2.16-kilometer San Juanico Bridge linking Leyte and Samar in Eastern Visayas as an irresistible
