The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH has completed the construction of the P94.5 million flood control protective structure at the Bangut River in Capas,Tarlac. DPWH Tarlac Second Engineering Office District Engineer Edward Ricardo G. Ramos said the 557.20 meter structure was...
Malacanang has ruled that Assistant Director General Tereso O. Panga will remain as officer-in-charge of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) until a new leader is appointed by the President. In a Malacanang directive issued on Jan. 23, 2023, Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin said...
GENERAL LUNA, Quezon – Mayor Matt Erwin Florido announced on Monday, Feb. 6, a special treat for loveless local government employees. FLORIDO Florido said municipal government workers who are still single since birth and have no boy or girlfriends for five years are entitled to triple pay on...
The national government has approved the construction of a P6-billion worth Cancer Center in Manila. Once operational, this specialized hospital will offer “comprehensive or full range” of treatments to cancer patients, said a health expert on Monday, Feb. 6. University of the Philippines -...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) posted a record-high P6.8 billion gross premium written (GPW) in its non-life insurance business for last year as more agencies move to secure state-owned assets, making the pension fund the country's largest non-life insurer in the country. In a...
GEN. LUNA, Quezon -- A total of 985 scholars received financial aid from the local government unit (LGU) under Bayanihan para sa Kinabukasan ng Kabataan (BKK) program for college students on Sunday, Feb. 5, here. The payout, which covers the first semester of 2023, was undertaken by General Luna...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Thursday, Feb. 2, approved the establishment of a 6-billion-worth cancer hospital in Manila. But this has prompted some to ask: Is the establishment of a Cancer Center necessary? Cancer remains a national health priority, according to the...
Consul General Ishikawa Yoshihisa, of the Japan Consul General Office in Davao, committed to support the military’s peacekeeping initiatives in Mindanao. Photo: Western Mindanao Command / WestMinCom Ishikawa made the pledge when he visited the headquarters of the Western Mindanao Command...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Monday, Jan. 30, that it is looking to train around 1.8 million Filipinos in various technical-vocational (tech-voc) courses this year. TESDA Director General Danilo P. Cruz. (Photo courtesy of TESDA) TESDA said that in a...
Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested on Sunday night, Jan. 30, three ranking officials of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in a raid in General Santos City. Nabbed were Ruben Abenir Saluta, identified as the secretary of the...
The House of Representatives' Legal Affairs Department has yet to respond to the questions raised against the House secretary-general's power to remove a duly-elected and proclaimed congressman from the chamber's official roster. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Congressman-elect Romeo Jalosjos...
Government anti-narcotics operatives seized around P3.4 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a drug suspect during a buy-bust operation in General Trias, Cavite on Saturday, Jan. 28, Initial report disclosed that Ebuka Ezike was nabbed at around 9 a.m. at Governor’s Hill Subdivision....
