THE National Government said the functions it will immediately devolve to local government units (LGUs) are local infrastructure projects, basic healthcare, social welfare, and agricultural extension. The so-called “small-ticket” items to be shed by the National Government point to a prioritization of activities to be handed over to LGUs rather than a full-scale devolution by […]
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40 cops, soldiers to augment local police in Talisay for celebration of city’s annual fiesta
FORTY police personnel and soldiers will be deployed in Talisay City in the lead up to the celebration of its annual fiesta in honor of Sta. Teresa de Avila on October 15, 2022. According to Lieutenant Colonel Randy Caballes, head of the Talisay City Police Station, the additional police officers will come from the Provincial […]
Senator asks Labor dep’t to partner with LGUs to penalize firms violating 13th month pay law
A SENATOR has asked the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to partner with local governments to be able to penalize companies that fail to release the mandatory 13th month pay of workers. Under Senator Raffy T. Tulfo’s proposal, local government units (LGUs) will get authority to withhold the annual business permit renewal of a […]
Peso may decline vs dollar on expectations of faster Sept. inflation
THE PESO may weaken anew versus the dollar this week amid expectations of faster September inflation. The local unit closed at P58.625 per dollar on Friday, gaining 34.5 centavos from its P58.97 finish on Thursday, Bankers Association of the Philippines data showed. Week on week, the local unit also shed 12.5 centavos from its P58.50 […]
Consolacion to assess real estate properties
THE joint inspection team of the local government of Consolacion will conduct reassessment of its real estate properties.The local government announced through its social media post that its joint inspection team, composed of the Mayor’s Office, Municipal Assessor’s Office and Municipal Engineering’s Office, will conduct reassessment after Governor Gwendolyn Garcia ordered all municipal assessors in […]
Senator asks peers to review contradictions in gov’t enforcement of Corporate Recovery law
A RESOLUTION that seeks to review the government’s enforcement of a law that extends fiscal relief to local and foreign corporations in the Philippines has been filed at the Senate. Senator Ana Theresia N. Hontiveros-Baraquel in Senate Resolution 219 called on her peers to convene as an oversight committee to review the rules that enforce […]
House bill filed mandating gov’t to buy local farmers’ produce for relief, feeding programs
A BILL has been filed in the House of Representatives mandating the government to purchase produce from local farmers for calamity relief operations and school feeding programs. House Bill 3382 seeks to ensure that national agencies and local governments prioritize available local supply when sourcing food requirements for social services. “It is only fitting to […]
DoF urges private partners, LGUs to back P1-T water security plan
THE government’s water security plans for 2030 are expected to require investment of P1 trillion, too large for the Treasury to undertake by itself, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said, inviting the participation of the private sector as well as local governments and overseas funders. “Last year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) introduced […]
Absence of port, dock construction budget reflects devolution — DBM
LOCAL government units (LGUs) are now on the hook for the construction of 36 new ports and docks in the wake of devolution, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said, in noting the absence of such funding in the 2023 budget. “Per Section 17 B item 8 of the Local Government Code of the […]
Housing agency seeks bigger budget
THE DEPARTMENT of Human Settlements and Urban Development asked congressmen on Thursday to give them P36 billion more to help solve the country’s housing backlog. The agency seeks to partner with local governments building a million houses yearly until 2028, Human Settlements Secretary Rizalino L. Acuzar told a House of Representatives hearing. Local government would […]
DILG favors bigger education fund
THE DEPARTMENT of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday said it favors a proposal to increase the annual real property tax by 1 percentage point to cover a special fund for education, with reservations. The special education fund given to public schools should be used to improve learning quality, such as building school infrastructure […]
Fire bureau questioned on fees
THE BUREAU of Fire Protection (BFP) has failed to release local governments’ share in fire inspection fees worth P300 million as mandated by law, a lawmaker said on Monday. Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy asked bureau officials to submit a breakdown of the fees to the committee on appropriations. The Fire Code of the Philippines mandates […]
DOH: Cebu City mask DEFIANCE seTS bad precedent; Gwen: it’s AUTOnomy
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, expressed concern over the possibility of Cebu City setting a bad precedent in refusing to adhere to the protocols set by the national government in regard to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) response, after its mayor lifted the mask mandate in the city.Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, […]
Budget cut for local gov’t support sought
A CONGRESSMAN on Thursday sought to cut the P28.9-billion allotment for local government support funds next year. Quezon City Rep. Franz S. Pumaren told a budget hearing the budget had increased by 61% from this year. This is unnecessary given that local governments have been getting a bigger share in national taxes. The Department of […]
Diokno urges LGUs to embrace greater role post-Mandanas
LOCAL government units (LGUs) will be expected to take on a greater role in guiding the economy to a recovery, after LGUs gained a greater share of funds from the National Government in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Mandanas ruling, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said. “When the pandemic hit, LGUs had to assume […]
Analysts: ‘Learning poverty’ could spur labor crisis
By Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, Reporter THE COUNTRY’s so-called learning poverty could spur a workforce crisis if not resolved soon, according to education experts. “If learning poverty in the country will not be urgently addressed, our future human resources will be a major challenge to our economic development,” Jerome T. Buenviaje, dean of the University […]
Bohol government mulls fish buy-up program to tame prices
THE BOHOL provincial government is considering a buy-up program with local fisherfolk to address the rising prices of fish since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and worsened in the aftermath of typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette, in mid-December last year. Provincial Administrator Aster C. Caberte, in a recent episode of the local government’s […]
Storm Florita leaves trail of floods, landslides, crop damage
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter TROPICAL storm Florita, with international name Ma-On, exited the Philippine area Wednesday morning, leaving more than 2,000 families affected and a trail of flooding, landslides and damaged crops in northern parts of the country. In a Wednesday midday news briefing, Social Welfare Undersecretary Marco M. Bautista said the typhoon […]
Peso climbs vs dollar as RTB offer starts
THE PESO rebounded versus the dollar on Tuesday on the back of the government’s ongoing retail bond offering. — BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO rebounded against the greenback on Tuesday on preference for the local unit amid the government’s retail Treasury bond (RTB) sale and ahead of a likely weaker US durable goods report. The […]
Gov’t told to talk to local gov’ts on cash aid after weekend chaos
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE government should coordinate with local authorities after chaos marred its aid payout to poor students, experts said at the weekend, amid spiraling oil and food prices. The government has not learned from its experiences during the coronavirus pandemic, Maria Ela L. Atienza, a political science professor at […]