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The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco secured the second ranking among the Marcos administration’s top-performing cabinet officials, as revealed in the latest “Boses ng Bayan” performance assessment conducted by RP- Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) from September 20-30, 2024. With a job performance rating of 92.7%, Frasco shares a […]
The House of Representatives adopted House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 31, a measure supporting the proposal for the creation of a Cabinet Cluster for Education to ensure the cohesive and coherent implementation of education laws, policies, reforms and regulations among the departments, bureaus, commission and offices in the executive branch of government. HCR 31 also urges […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa expressed full support for Vice President Sara Duterte’s decision to step down as head of the Department of Education (DepEd), saying this is a choice that considered Filipinos’ best interest. “I have known Vice President Sara [Duterte] since she was little, and I have always admired her selflessness and unconditional […]
In a survey by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD), Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco garnered a 71 percent approval rating in a list headlined by the Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos (75%) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo (73%). The survey was based on an […]
Naming a Cabinet official is not as easy as it looks. Aside from the ability to lead a department, the Cabinet secretary must have the trust and confidence of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. In the case of the Department of Health (DOH), Senator Bong Go said it is in good hands under its officer-in-charge (OIC), […]
The confirmation hearing of five applicants for various government posts should be deferred until the new administration takes over so it will have a hand in selecting the officials it wants to work with. Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri cited a similar suggestion in February 2016 by former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, saying then-President Benigno […]
Senator Win Gatchalian hailed presumptive President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s decision to appoint presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio as Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). Citing Duterte-Carpio’s landslide win in the vice presidential race, Gatchalian said she has the political capital to ensure that much-needed reforms in the education sector–including a review of the K […]
Low-income families affected by the ongoing Luzon-wide quarantine have started receiving their emergency cash subsidies from the national government, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Nograles, who is also the spokesman of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported that low-income households from the cities of Manila and […]
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III still has the trust and confidence of President Rodrigo Duterte despite the scolding he got from senators over the apparent lack of leadership in dealing with the novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) threat in the country. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles gave the assurance after opposition […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles called on Congress to fast track the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), noting that the recent series of earthquakes that struck Mindanao and other natural calamities that hit other parts of the country required full-time, Cabinet-level attention. “We cannot predict the occurrence of disasters. They are not conveniently timed […]