Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi is supporting the proposal for the non-mandatory wearing of face shields. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos said on Monday, Nov. 8, that the official position of the 17 Metro Manila mayors during their meeting on Nov. 7 was to do away...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III will represent the Philippines at the global climate action talks and negotiations, also known as 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Glasgow, Scotland next week. Delegates from almost 200...
AllHome, the country’s pioneering one-stop full-line home center, is riding high on the spike in furniture sales- a pattern seen across the home improvement industry during the pandemic. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AllHome said Euromonitor International is projecting a nine...
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) wants to integrate climate indicators in the evaluation of government projects and provide localized data especially to highly vulnerable local government units (LGUs). In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, who is CCC chairman-designate, said...
A retired labor attache’s neglect to demand payment for differentials in payment of allowances during his stint abroad has cost him nearly P2-million in money claims from government. 4C066E0A-F172-4FC2-A79E-EBEC6BE79E53_4_5005_c In a recent decision, the Commission on Audit-Commission Proper...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will be very firm on rules on substitution. Comelec/MB Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas gave this assurance in an online press briefing on Friday, Oct. 8 at the end of the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the May 2022 polls. "Rules on...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has cleared former Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn of liability for allegedly violating 13 years ago the strict requirements of publication of projects up for public bidding in connection with two city government infrastructure contracts involving some P44...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) conducted the kick-off activity for the local source code review for the May 2022 elections on Monday, Oct. 4. Comelec/MB The local source code review seeks to provide interested parties, groups, and associations with opportunity to inspect and examine the...
The Commission on Audit has suspended the creation of teams that will be tasked to conduct fraud and special audit based on complaints or petitions against all politicians who have filed their respective certificate of candidacy for the May 9, 2022 elections....
The list of candidates in the May 2022 polls may be known by the middle of October, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday. Comelec/MB "After the COC (certificate of candidacy) filing, we still need to wait for the list of candidates to be submitted to the main office," Comelec...
Potential candidates in the May 2022 polls will start filing their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) Friday, Oct. 1. Comelec/MB Those running for national positions such as for President, Vice President, Senator and Party-List will file their COCs and their Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance...
The decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) row may be known in November. Comelec/MB "(The decision will) likely be sometime in November," Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas said in a television interview Wednesday, Sept....
