Director Jaime B. Santiago of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said the recent reorganization at the bureau "was aimed at enhancing the agency's operational efficiency and effectiveness to better serve the public." The reorganization was contained in Memorandum Order No. 22, series of...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Wednesday, August 14 said that the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) has not yet ventured into any investments and has only spent “very minimal” funds. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB Photo) ...
State economic managers should find time to consolidate the Marcos administration’s economic strategy and be cohesive about it, Senate Deputy Minority leader Risa Hontiveros said. Hontiveros noted that the current plans of the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Budget and...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is up in arms over the National Economic and Development Authority's (NEDA) claim that having a one-day food budget of just P64 does not make a person "food poor". ...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has created a thorough review of the past campaigns against illegal drugs in a bid to come up with a clear guideline on how the recalibrated drug war would be carried out. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the comprehensive review includes those...
The Department of Education (DepEd) can successfully implement the National Learning Recovery Program (NLRP) but it has to address the lack of consolidated data first in assessing learners’ competencies and foundational skills before going further, Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay said on...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, August 13 called on lawmakers to observe full transparency in the upcoming deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget. Hontiveros made the call during the Senate Committee on Finance’s first briefing on the proposed...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has shut down a scam hub in a residential area in Kawit, Cavite where it arrested five foreigners and 24 Filipinos who are suspected to be previously employed by a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO). NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago presented to the...
National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC) hailed on Monday, Aug. 12, the recent decision by the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissing the petition for writ of amparo and writ of habeas data filed by environmental activists Jhed Tamano and Jonila...
Former Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri expressed his belief that developing a robust local defense industry would strengthen the Philippine defense posture tenfold and ultimately minimize its reliance on procuring foreign military equipment. (MB file photo) Zubiri stated this as the...
A Senate panel on Monday, August 12, said that there's "strong evidence" against independent contractors Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz who are implicated in the complaint filed by actor Sandro Muhlach before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Nino Muhlach (Senate PRIB photo/MB) Senate...
‘Good luck!’ Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has this to say to the Philippine National Police (PNP) after it changed the government’s approach to the so-called “war on drugs.” “I wish them good luck. I hope and pray that they will succeed,” said Dela Rosa, former...
