The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday, Jan. 31, signed an escrow agreement for the safekeeping of the automated election system (AES) source code in relation to the May 2022 polls. Screenshot Comelec FB The virtual signing was led by Comelec...
The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BSP) said that awarding Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno as “Global Central Banker of the Year” – beating all other central bankers around the world – is a “well-deserved recognition”. Bankers Association of the...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) topped the list of state-run firms in terms of income for 2020 but both also registered the largest amount of expenditures during the year that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hit the country, the...
The province of Cebu under Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia topped the list of provinces in the country with the highest net assets reaching P208.27 billion while Bulacan headed by Gov. Daniel Fernando registered the highest revenue in 2020 at P5.81 billion. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia Cebu In terms of liabilities,...
The Commission on Audit has given provincial employees and officials of Surigao del Norte something to cheer about amid the recent devastation of super typhoon “Odette.” Odette Surigao del Norte damage In a recent ruling, the COA-Commission Proper (COA-CP) upheld the appeal of former governor...
Less than a week after withdrawing her candidacy as re-electionist mayor of Davao City, Mayor Sara Duterte tendered her resignation from the Hugpong ng Pagbabago, a regional political party in Mindanao which she formed in 2018. 50B3404E-BB7A-4E14-B32F-F0F7E874583D In a handwritten resignation...
A total 40 out of the 81 governors in the country on Tuesday, Oct. 5 declared their support for the vice presidential bid of Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go. In a resolution, the incumbent governors vowed to “campaign tirelessly for his election” in the 2022 vice presidential race. Sen....
Leaders of the citizens group Hugpong Para kay Sara (HPS) on Thursday, Sept. 16 revealed that they will use the remaining days prior to the filing of certificate of candidacy in October to convince President Rodrigo Duterte to give up his plan to run for vice president. With Speaker Lord Allan...
The citizens movement Hugpong Para kay Sara (HPS) was launched Monday, Sept. 13 to call on Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to run for president and appeal to her father, President Rodrigo Duterte to give up his plan to seek the vice presidency. president duterte and sara Behind the newly-organized...
Less than a week after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte announced she will not be contending for next year’s presidential race, her supporters are set to launch on Monday, Sept. 13, a citizens movement urging her to reconsider. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio The Hugpong Para Kay Sara (HPS), which...
Malacañang-backed PDP-Laban will no longer enjoy the support of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and her regional party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago, in its campaign for the 2022 national elections. Sara-Digong image Mayor Duterte, daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, made this clear Thursday, Sept. 9,...
The much-vaunted Solid North may have started to crumble on President Rodrigo Duterte who declared his intent to run for vice president in the 2022 elections. Gov. Amado Espino III Pangasinan Speculations of a collapse of the usual united political stance of Regions I, II and the Cordilleras were...
