THE QUEZON City government has partnered with the World Bank’s International Finance Corp. (IFC) to strengthen pandemic response capacity by building up on existing programs laid out for the coronavirus outbreak. 

A PARTY-LIST group representing the agricultural sector called on the government to provide more storage facilities in Nueva Ecija, one of the biggest onion producers in the country, to help farmers manage their harvest and stabilize local supply.

THE CHAIRMAN of a faction of the ruling political party on Tuesday cited the irony of a rival group’s endorsement of the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos for president, noting that it was set up in the 1980s to fight the dictatorship.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte said Filipinos should take the bus or train instead of driving a car amid spiraling global fuel prices after Russia invaded Ukraine.

THIS YEAR’S Philippine-United States annual joint military exercise will be the “largest-ever,” according to the American Embassy, with about 8,900 soldiers participating in the combat trainings and humanitarian programs.

THE BOARD of Investments (BoI) has partnered with the Quezon City local government to improve the latter’s investment promotion and facilitation efforts.

MORE THAN half of Filipinos prefer partial continuity of policies implemented by the Duterte administration, according to a survey conducted by a public opinion research firm last year.

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) should distribute the fuel subsidy for farmers and fishermen through direct cash assistance instead of discount cards, a party-list group said Tuesday.

AN ELECTION Watchdog has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to probe a possible vote-buying violation at a rally for the Marcos-Duterte tandem in Cavite City — with the incumbent mayor giving out money to people from the audience who were called onstage.

MANILA Mayor Francisco “Isko” M. Domagoso said Tuesday that if he wins the presidential race in May, he would direct local government units (LGU) to use their increased share from national funds starting this year to build key infrastructures and purchase agricultural equipment.

A PARTY-LIST group on Monday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to fast-track its decision on a lawsuit that seeks to disqualify the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos from the presidential race this year.

LAWMAKERS still have time to change the country’s Oil Deregulation law even if President Rodrigo R. Duterte decides not to call for a special session, according to the Senate president.