Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy warned the public on Friday, June 23, about scammers using money mules helping criminals to hide money as the deadline for the subscriber identity module (SIM) registration nears. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) conducted on Monday, June 19, a special election registration meeting for the purpose of deleting all double at multiple registrants in connection with the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In a statement, Comelec said that the Commission...
#MINDANAO If there is one thing that the current government inherited from the previous administration it is a set of bold policy reforms that can boost countryside growth. The first is the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law passed in early 2018. This absolved a good number of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe urged his constituents to be united in achieving a peaceful and prosperous city and country during the 125th anniversary celebration of Philippine independence at Plaza Rizal here on Monday, June 12. ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe speaks during the 125th...
#MINDANAO I am a collector of books. Despite the popularity of online publishing, I still find the finely printed word on book paper alluring. This is even better if the volume is hardbound with a thick spine and a well-designed, crisp jacket. Of late, the books I have taken a liking to are...
Amid calls to postpone the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it would be conducting public hearings in the province this month. In a statement sent by Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco, the poll body...
#MINDANAO A few business leaders from the island reacted to my May 15, 2023 column on the Mindanao economy’s 2022 Gross Regional Development Product (GRDP). One of the assertions is that this growth would have been higher if inflation had been lowered sooner. Higher growth would have ensured a...
Actor John Regala is dead. According to veteran entertainment journalist Aster Amoyo, the actor, real name, John Paul Guido Boucher Scherrer, died Saturday morning. This was confirmed by Regala's wife Victoria Scherrer in an interview with ABS-CBN. She was quoted as saying that the actor "died...
The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) on Friday, June 2, kicked off the opening of the National ICT (NICT) Month with the launch of the eGov Super App. * The 2023 National ICT Kick-off with the launch of the eGov Super App (Photo credit to DITC) * * * With the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday, June 2, that the Second Division has granted the petition to cancel the registration of An Waray Party-list after its failure to comply with laws, rules or regulations relating to elections. In a statement sent by Comelec spokesman John...
Rizal 1st district Rep. Michael John Duavit (left) and Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (YouTube live, Facebook) In a somber yet ominous appeal, Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) Secretary General Rizal 1st district Rep. Michael John Duavit has asked Negros Oriental...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) Was Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. "misadvised" into seeking political asylum in Timor-Leste, an act that had resulted in him getting suspended anew by the Philippine House of Representatives? His...
