The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Cebu Chapter, in coordination with the Bureau of Fire Protection and Local Government Unit, immediately dispatched its two ambulance units that treated three patients with minor injuries in a fire at a residential area in Sitio Tuburan, Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III Monday, June 13 said policies on how to contain Covid-19 pandemic should be science-based and science-driven. Senate President Tito Sotto (Photo from Senate President Tito Sotto's office) Sotto stressed this as Cebu officials made a decision making...
Philippine benchmark interest rates for short-term loans rose amid expectations of higher inflation. At Monday's auction of Treasury bills on June 13, the bellwether 91-day T-bill rate, which banks use in pricing their loans, increased to 1.572 percent from 1.440 percent previously. The Bureau of...
The Commission on Audit (COA), on Wednesday, June 8, flagged the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) for unreliable accounting in the agency’s “Abandoned/ Surrendered Property/Assets,” noting that it had left unreported over 100 items in its inventory which include artworks and...
In order to combat the continuing widespread corruption in government, state agencies should pursue digitalization or accelerate digitization in their processes and transactions, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, June 10. “All government collections should be paperless or done through...
Hoping to address the traffic woes as well as stir scientific and technological activity, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) together with the local government unit (LGU) of Taguig City, begins construction of the Taguig City Science Terminal and Exhibit Center. Taguig City Mayor-elect...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, June 9 called for greater vigilance against dengue as areas in the Visayas and Mindanao record a sharp rise in the number of cases. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, at the same time, urged those who are in need of medical...
The World Bank said the Philippine government’s debt load remains manageable despite recent acceleration amid the prolonged pandemic. Even it has ballooned, Kevin Chua, World Bank senior economist noted that the government’s debts are mostly held by Filipino creditors, long-dated IOUs and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to launch a massive crackdown on mulcting officials and personnel, victimizing not just large corporations, but even small businesses. “Marami sa ating mga maliliit na negosyante ay kinikikilan ng ilang hindi...
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) received on Tuesday various broadcasting equipment from the Chinese government aimed to expand the government's communication programs. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar said the various equipment, which include 10-kilowatt FM band digital audio...
Starting June 15, the public sector may now choose to adopt flexible work arrangements anytime according to the Civil Service Commission (CSC). Commuters wait for their ride along Riverside, Commonwealth Avenue, on June 7 2022. This is the same situation in many parts of Metro Manila as the lack of...
Investors swarmed short-term government debt papers offer on Monday, June 6, as the Bureau of the Treasury partially awarded the one-year IOU at a higher interest rate. The yield on the 91-day Treasury bill, which banks use in pricing their loans, declined to 1.440 percent from 1.460 percent a week...
