ILOILO CITY – Two construction companies formerly linked to Uswag Ilonggo party-list Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. are among the contractors that bagged contracts in the alleged P100-billion budget insertions this year revealed by former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co. They are Iloilo-based...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon rejected allegations by former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co targeting President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and described the claims as baseless and illogical. Dizon said Marcos personally exposed irregularities in...
Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has met with top officials of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) to discuss ongoing initiatives and future plans to strengthen cadet training, enhance faculty capability, and prepare future...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Nov. 14, sounded the alarm over a string of hoax bomb threats targeting schools. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting PNP chief, said intelligence and cybercrime units have been mobilized to identify the brains behind the latest bomb...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is tightening coordination mechanisms and aligning operational strategies with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) as part of the government’s intensified campaign against corruption. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting PNP...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. slammed the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) model as “a failure” as he warned that strategic military assets lost under the law cannot be replicated. Teodoro made the surprising remark during the closing...
HONG KONG — Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) has begun due diligence on PrimeWater Infrastructure Corp. and its assets, a process that will determine whether the conglomerate makes a formal bid to acquire the water utility from the Villar family. “We signed a non-disclosure agreement with...
Charlito Martin “Charlie” Mendoza, a top-placing lawyer and licensed geodetic engineer, has been appointed by President Marcos as commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the agency responsible for over 70 percent of government revenues. Mendoza’s appointment is effective...
President Marcos has appointed Department of Finance (DOF) Undersecretary Charlito Mendoza as the new Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), replacing lawyer Romeo “Jun” Lumagui Jr. Mendoza’s appointment paper was signed on Tuesday, Nov. 12. He currently heads the DOF’s...
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. ordered a major personnel overhaul, affecting 16 key posts across the agency’s regional offices. The most significant change is the appointment of Southern Metro Manila Regional Director Edgar B. Tolentino as the new head of the...
Bloomberry Resorts Corp. reported a 95-percent plunge in consolidated net income for the first nine months of the year on the back of ballooning losses in the third quarter as the international high-roller market remains weak while expenses increased for its new online gaming business. In a...
Local chief executives were directed by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday, Nov. 9, to implement forced evacuation ahead of the possible impact of Super Typhoon “Uwan.” Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary and NDRRMC Chairperson Gilberto...
