Colonel Ramon Zagala will be the next commander of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) in the Marcos administration. Col. Ramon Zagala (Photo courtesy of Col. Zagala's Facebook page) The change of command ceremony is expected to take place Monday afternoon, July 4, at the PSG headquarters,...
Veteran diplomat Enrique Manalo has been named as the new Foreign Affairs chief, Press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed on Friday, July 1. New DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo (Photo courtesy of Permanent Mission to the United Nations/DFA) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. swore in...
Senator-elect Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, June 29 took his oath of office before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at the Supreme Court. Returning Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero takes his oath as Senator Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The oath-taking was administered by Supreme Court...
The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi) on Thursday, June 16, announced that it is recommending Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa as the next head of the Department of Health (DOH). Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa (Photo taken from Ted Herbosa's Facebook account) This, as...
ILIGAN CITY -- The chief of the Iligan City Police Station 4 was gunned down in Purok Violeta, Orellana, Barangay Tubod here, Tuesday, June 14. Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) spokesperson Police Major Zandrex Panolong said the victim, Police Senior Master Sergeant Ruel C. Vacal, sustained three...
Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said the government would need an additional P250-billion per year to bring down the government’s financing gap to a figure comparable to the pre-pandemic level of 3.4 percent. This developed as the Department of Finance (DOF) warned Tuesday, June 7, that...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said it will maintain a neutral stance on the intra-corporate dispute involving the hotel-casino Okada Manila in Parañaque City. Roderick R. Consolacion, Pagcor chief legal counsel, said the gaming regulator follows the law and court processes on...
The Department of Finance (DOF) estimated that the national government’s debt could have been P2.2 trillion more had President Duterte supported the revenue-eroding proposals in Congress at the height of the pandemic. In a statement, Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said that total debt...
Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo will administer the oath of President-elect Bongbong Marcos on June 30, 2022. Incoming Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez (Screenshot from Facebook live) This was confirmed to reporters Friday, June 3 by lawyer Vic Rodriguez, the designated...
High debt load and low revenue collection will become bottlenecks to the country’s return to a rapid and sustainable economic growth path, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. As the government transitions to the next administration, Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said that fiscal...
With the forthcoming change in leadership, the Department of Finance (DOF) said the government should continue its reforms in the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension scheme to ensure the county's fiscal stability. Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said the government is spending...
Why advise if it is not needed? Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Saturday, May 14, that he would only give pieces of advice to his incoming successor if he would ask for it. “No comment muna tayo dyan (giving advice). Masyadong presumptive (We...
