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Ex-PhilRice execs acquitted of P15 million graft raps
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 12, 2025 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted six former officials of the Philippine Rice Research Institute of graft charges in connection with their approval of an allegedly anomalous P15.78-million car plan for employees in...
Sandigan denies bail for ‘undead’ businesswoman in textbook scam
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 11, 2025 - 12:00am
For faking her own death, assuming false identities and repeatedly fleeing from authorities, the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan maintained that businesswoman Mary Ann Tupa Maslog, who also goes by the name Jesica...
Ex-VP Binay, son Junjun cleared in P1.3 billion graft case
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 10, 2025 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former vice president Jejomar Binay and his son, former Makati mayor Junjun Binay, of graft and falsification in connection with the allegedly anomalous construction of the P1.3-billion...
DepEd reconstitutes teachers’ uniform committee
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 10, 2025 - 12:00am
The Department of Education has ordered the revival of a committee that would select the appropriate dress code for teachers and non-teaching personnel amid opposition to the impending implementation of a Civil Service...
DepEd, DOST vow to boost science education
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 4, 2025 - 12:00am
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) vowed stronger collaboration in order to strengthen science education in public schools.
Government loses ‘pork,’ coco levy cases
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 3, 2025 - 12:00am
The year 2024 saw the conclusion of some of the biggest cases filed before the Sandiganbayan, including the decade-old plunder charges over the pork barrel scam and the 37-year-old wealth forfeiture complaints against...
DHSUD to turn over more housing units in 2025
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 2, 2025 - 12:00am
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development is optimistic that more housing units under the Marcos administration’s Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program will be completed and turned over...
DOH told: Address P1.3 billion denied, returned PhilHealth claims
by Elizabeth Marcelo - January 1, 2025 - 12:00am
The Commission on Audit has told the Department of Health to explore all possible means to collect from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. the denied and returned reimbursement claims of government hospitals which...
‘Protect animals from New Year noise, fumes’
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 28, 2024 - 12:00am
As the New Year revelry approaches, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and EcoWaste Coalition are appealing to the public to ditch firecrackers and fireworks and to ensure that cats, dogs and other pets...
Schools to deliver alternate modes of learning during calamities
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 28, 2024 - 12:00am
While in-person classes may still be suspended, schools are now mandated to implement alternative modes of delivering lessons to students in times of natural and man-made calamities to minimize learning disrupt...
Ex-Tidcorp execs cleared of P1.8 billion graft rap
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 27, 2024 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted two former officials of the state firm Trade Investment Development Corp. (Tidcorp) of a graft case stemming from the grant of a P1.8-billion loan to an allegedly unqualified private...
Government agencies, SUCs flagged over P242 billion delayed, defective projects
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 26, 2024 - 12:00am
The Commission on Audit has called out 15 national government agencies and 34 state universities and colleges over delayed, unimplemented and defective infrastructure projects for 2023 totaling P242.19 billion...
BSP spends P5 billion for initial batch of polymer bills – COA
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 25, 2024 - 12:00am
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas spent P4.98 billion for the initial batch of polymer banknotes recently launched for circulation, a report by the Commission on Audit showed.
Follow park etiquette – group
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 22, 2024 - 12:00am
As the holiday season approaches, environmental group EcoWaste Coalition has urged the public to observe park etiquette to prevent and reduce waste.
Public warned vs 4PH scams
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 22, 2024 - 12:00am
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development has warned the public, especially overseas Filipino workers, of unscrupulous individuals and groups using the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program...
Ex-UP president Nemenzo, 89
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 20, 2024 - 12:00am
Martial law activist, political scientist and former University of the Philippines president Francisco Nemenzo passed away yesterday. He was 89.
Goverment agencies told: Uphold 10-day paid leave under VAWC
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 20, 2024 - 12:00am
The Civil Service Commission has reminded government agencies to uphold the 10-day paid leave for their female employees who are victims of domestic abuse.
COA flags PhilHealth over database mess
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 19, 2024 - 12:00am
The Commission on Audit has called out the Philippine Health Insurance Corporationover the erroneous database of senior citizens resulting in overpayment of subsidies due to multiple enrollments, duplication of entries...
VP Sara: Impeach process a chance to defend self
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 14, 2024 - 12:00am
While undergoing impeachment proceedings is an “inconvenience,” Vice President Sara Duterte said she is ready to welcome it, as it can give her the chance to defend herself in a proper venue.
DepEd chief, teachers decry P12 billion budget cut
by Elizabeth Marcelo - December 14, 2024 - 12:00am
Department of Education Secretary Sonny Angara and teachers’ groups have decried Congress’ decision to cut the DepEd’s 2025 budget by P12 billion.
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