Dateline Kamuning   President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he hopes the nationwide implementation of the “Kadiwa ng Pasko” project could lower rice prices this holiday season. “The 20 pesos was really the goal, the dream is paabutin natin ng 20 pesos. We are trying to do… we are continuing with the transfer payments that we have begun with. We are going to widen the scope of the Kadiwa,” President Marcos said in an interview with the media in Los Baños, Laguna. “The Kadiwa was always conducted sa LGU (local government unit) at ang LGU level, individually. Ngayon, ginawa na naming national program.Sinama na natin lahat-lahat nung mga Kadiwa. I’m hoping that we can – we will see some adjustment in prices for Christmas and it looks like baka naman swertehin tayo,” the President pointed out.   The “Kadiwa ng Pasko” project is seen to benefit thousands of farmers and fisherfolk by providing them additional profits. Through the nationwide launch of Kadiwa c

   Dateline Kamuning     With the firm resolve to have the proposed P5.268-trillion “Agenda for Prosperity” 2023 national budget signed into law before year-end, the House of Representatives and Senate convened the meeting of the Bicameral Conference Committee to harmonize the disagreeing provisions of the 2023 General Appropriations Bill.        Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez underscored the House’s commitment to ratify the first budget proposal under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. before Congress goes on recess especially since the measure aims to sustain the country’s economic growth, create more jobs, ensure food security and lower the cost of transport, logistics and energy, among others.

  Dateline Kamuning President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. hopes   the Court of Appeals (CA) will reconsider its issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) suspending the implementation of the South Premier Power Corp. (SPPC) Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). “The implementation of the PSA between Meralco and San Miguel, it is unfortunate that this has happened, it will cause further dislocations and possible price increase for power,” President Marcos said over the weekend, noting the TRO is against the PSA. “We hope that the CA will reconsider. And include in their deliberations the extremely deleterious effect this will have on power prices for ordinary Filipinos, ” Marcos said.   The Fourteenth Division of the CA issued the TRO in favor of SPPC, a San Miguel subsidiary, with a 60-day effectivity from service on the respondents. The SPPC filed a petition hoping the CA will grant the rate petition “without prejudice to any further reques