The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is scouting for government workers who have a great talent for songwriting to join their National Songwriting Contest as part of its 121st anniversary celebration in September this year. Civil Service Commission (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The CSC said cash...
The distribution of financial assistance in the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus showed that the local chief executives and the local government units (LGUs) can be trusted with the delivery of government’s aid to vulnerable sectors amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday said the public should keep tabs on the Duterte administration’s “debt spree” as the Philippines reached a high record of P11-trillion in borrowings. “With a record-breaking P11.07-trillion in debt, the Duterte administraiton continues to be on...
The feud between President Duterte and Senator Manny Pacquiao is not yet over. The President has raised the tax evasion complaint hurled against Pacquiao, saying the boxing icon owed the government P2.2 billion in back taxes. Turning the tables on the senator, Duterte argued that if a person...
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) recommended against the proposal to mandate local government units (LGUs) to allot 10 percent of their internal revenue allotment (IRA) to the agriculture sector starting next year. “ is not recommended since not all LGUs have agriculture and...
The Japanese government on Tuesday announced the signing of a Y687 million (about P308 million) grant aid to the Philippines for the provision of cold chain transport and ancillaries to facilitate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the provinces. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines...
The decision on whether or not to accept vaccination cards as an alternative entry requirement for fully vaccinated travelers rests with the local government units (LGUs), Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. A medical worker administers a Sinovac jab during the...
The Philippines breached the P11 trillion debt level in May this year as loans made by the national government amid the pandemic continued to grow. The Bureau of the Treasury reported on Monday, July 5, that the government's outstanding financial obligations rose 24 percent to P11.071 trillion in...
The United States government has conveyed its “deep condolences” to the Philippines following the crash of a C130H plane that killed 50 people, mostly army soldiers, and injured several dozens of others in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Office of the President of the United States (via...
The family of President Duterte’s former aide, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, enriched themselves by as much as P6.6 billion in government contracts, P5.1 billion of which were awarded during the first two years of the President’s term, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday,...
The chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Sunday, July 4, dared Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to pursue a Senate inquiry into his expose on alleged massive corruption in the government. But contrary to the view of DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Y....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, July 4 reminded the public that the government is administering the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for free. He said persons involved in the illegal sale of these jabs will face the full force of the law. “Bawal po ‘yung for sale! Pinaghirapan po...
