A scheme to smuggle sugar into the country using "recycled import permits" was uncovered after Malacañang ordered a series of inspections on warehouses suspected to be hoarding sugar. (Photo courtesy of BOC) Malacañang disclosed on Friday, Aug. 19, that a shipment of 7,021 metric tons of sugar...
Members and pensioners of the Social Security System (SSS) affected by the recent earthquake that struck Abra and nearby areas may now avail of the calamity assistance package. In a statement on Thursday, Aug. 18, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said that members and...
The Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) has suspended the procurement of non-common use supplies and equipment (Non-CSE) for government agencies. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 16, Dennis Santiago, PS-DBM executive director, announced the indefinite suspension on the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. reminded the department’s field and regional offices to assist the local government units (LGUs) in formulating their Executive-Legislative Agenda (ELA). Abalos said the submission of the status...
The Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) on Friday, Aug. 12, has turned over to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) documents related to the controversial Department of Education (DepEd) laptops. Dennis S. Santiago, PS-DBM executive director, said they also...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture-Region 1 which is based in this city has a new regional executive director. Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) She is Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan, also a certified public accountant, was named to the post on Monday, August 8....
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda haa highlighted the value of having a presidential son in Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos as a colleague in the House of Representatives. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos According to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is still working on his message for his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) which will take place a few days from now. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MARK BALMORES) Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez told reporters on Friday, July 22, that...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is raring to officially start his work as a member of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (second from right) (Facebook) This can be gleaned from his recent Facebook post marking his...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said the pension fund has disbursed record-breaking benefit payments to members, pensioners, and their beneficiaries in the past six-years. In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Friday, July 15, that benefit...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued a memorandum reorganizing and renaming the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and its attached agencies to the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MARK BALMORES) Executive Secretary...
In an attempt to simplify the internal management of offices under the Office of the President (OP), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, Malacañang revealed. Executive...
