00:00The Philippine Economic Zone Authority, or PESA, reported international pharmaceutical companies and related sectors
00:06are expressing interest in setting up facilities in the country.
00:10This and other stories in Business News Wrap-Up by Joms Balagan.
00:17The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development has received a modified opinion from the Commission on Audit for the first time.
00:24According to DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar, the achievement attests to their fair and transparent presentation of the Department's financial position,
00:34which aligns with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.'s Bagong Pilipinas brand of governance.
00:40He also added the unmodified opinion from COA is a testament of the agency's efforts to uphold the principles of good governance.
00:49Global pharmaceutical companies and allied sectors are showing interest in establishing their operations in the country, according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.
00:58This, as economic conditions improve and in step with the construction of the first eco-zone exclusive for healthcare products.
01:05According to PESA Director General Tereso Panga, he recently met with nine Indian pharmaceutical companies, five of which expressed interest to put up facilities in the Philippines.
01:18Department of Information and Technology, or DICT, Secretary Ivan Jan Uy said he has observed fewer incidents of tech scams following President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.'s order to ban Philippine offshore gaming operations, or POGOs.
01:32The DICT chief said POGO companies may have something to do with the proliferation of the tech scams.
01:38Moreover, Deputy Speaker David Suarez also noticed the number of scam messages drastically went down.
01:45According to Suarez, this might be another indication that POGOs have been used for criminal activities.
01:51Joms Baladon from The National TV for a new and better Philippines.
