The Department of Health (DOH) has assured the Senate that all Malasakit Centers nationwide will continue operating without disruption next year. Sen. Pia Cayetano, who defended the DOH’s proposed 2026 budget in plenary, relayed the agency’s assurance following questions about its continuity...
President Marcos administered the oath of office of new Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and new Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick Go, formalizing key changes in his economic and administrative team. The two officials took their oaths at the Study Room in Malacañan on Wednesday, Nov....
RL Commercial REIT Inc. (RCR), the real estate investment trust of Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), raised its cash dividends to ₱5.37 billion after revenue jumped 30 percent in the first nine months of the year, driven by portfolio expansion. Unaudited revenue surged to ₱7.66 billion for the nine...
Bank of the Philippines Islands’ (BPI) digital wallet VYBE has partnered with Pay&Go to allow users to cash in for free at over 3,400 kiosks nationwide as part of steps being taken to reach 2.5 million users by the end of the year. BPI Head of Digital Partnerships and Ecosystems, Frederic...
BACOLOD CITY – The brother of 17-year-old Freya Go vowed justice for her sister, who was laid to rest on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Valley of Peace in Barangay Mandalagan here, a week after she was found dead in Barangay 12, this city on Oct. 22. “We will not stop until justice is duly...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, October 21 told former senator Antonio Trillanes IV to not deviate from the issue of who are the real perpetrators behind the anomalous flood control projects. Go pointed this out after Trillanes filed plunder and graft complaints against him and former...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go reiterated on Thursday, October 16 that he does not know contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya despite allegations linking him to the ongoing controversy on government flood control projects. This after the Office of the Ombudsman and...
Although Vice President Sara Duterte maintained that she had never handled flood control projects in her position, she claimed that she could be implicated because of her last name. Speaking to reporters during the Pandesal Forum in Quezon City on Thursday, Oct. 16, the Vice President said she is...
ILOILO CITY – Ex-officio Iloilo Provincial Board Member JP Peñol has sought Emergency Go Bags for every household in the province. “When disaster threatens, we must be ready. For survival is the reward of preparation, and preparedness is the promise of life. The emergency bag must serve as...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Wednesday, Oct. 15, announced that the city government had already distributed 12,500 Emergency Go Bags to its residents as the city continues to prepare for calamities and disasters, particularly the long-anticipated "The Big One" earthquake. Zamora said that...
The Quezon City Government said that the next batch of recipients of its RESQC Bags will be low-income households living along the West Valley Fault. In a statement on Monday, Oct. 13, the city government said the initiative initially covered residents living near waterways, creeks, and rivers...
Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos ordered the immediate distribution of Emergency Go Bags to residents as part of the city 's preparation and readiness for disasters and calamities, particularly the "The Big One." Abalos said the city government started giving Emergency Go Bags in 2022...
