State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has launched a new condonation and restructuring program with longer and affordable payment terms. In a statement, the pension fund for government workers said the Restructuring Program for Service Loans (RPSL) would benefit GSIS' former members,...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of former acting general manager Jamaloden H. Faisal of the Tugaya Water District in Lanao del Sur for graft and malversation of public funds in the P10 million water supply improvement project in 2011. Affirmed were Faisal's six to 10 years prison term...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 11 agencies were affected by the House of Representatives' rationalization of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) in the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has expressed confidence that the realignments to the confidential funds would be adopted in the bicameral...
AFP Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo) China's harrassment of Philippine vessels and other aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are a manifestation of its desire to "own" the larger South China Sea (SCS) but this would only remain a "dream" as Philippines will not allow it...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Some P194 billion worth of realignments--a lot of which have to do with addressing the problem of fast inflation--have been identified in the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024. This was...
The Philippine Navy (PN) and China Coast Guard (CCG) had a brief encounter in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) on Tuesday morning, Oct. 10, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. confirmed. This, as he clarified his prior statement that there was...
South Korea is hoping to further strengthen its military cooperation with the Philippines, according to its ambassador. Lee Sang-Hwa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to the Philippines, said this when he met with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
CAVITE – Authorities collared a man and two minors for alleged theft in General Trias City on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspect as Jason B. Joaquin, 18, and the children in conflict with the law (CICLs) as alias Marcco, 16, and alias Hanz,...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from Facebook) A government agency that's deemed not entitled to confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) must be completely stripped of such funds. Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep....
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The "small committee" tasked to collate individual amendments from House members in connection with the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024 has until Oct. 10,...
Land titles from the state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) were given to at least 70 beneficiaries under the Pabahay sa Bagong Bayaning Manggagawa (PBBM) initiative. The PBBM initiative is a GSIS housing program that was introduced last May. It is a three-tiered strategy to support...
