The Senate on Tuesday, November 21 ended the plenary debates on the proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024 at 4:42 a.m. in the morning. Senators pose for a brief photo opportunity after ending the long period of debates for the proposed P5.768-trillion 2024...
Senators on the early morning of Tuesday, November 21 called out the head of the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) for demanding that the Senate prioritize her agency’s proposed budget for next year. It was Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada who took the floor during the Senate...
To empower public and private schools in strengthening their reading initiatives for learners, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Monday, Nov. 20, that it will lead this year's "Araw ng Pagbasa." (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In a statement, DepEd announced that Vice President and...
The Senate may be able to approve the proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) next week, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Monday, November 20. Angara said the Senate will finish the period of interpellations for the remaining agencies that have yet to be...
Police Corporal Victor Tatad is no stranger to calls for emergency transportation assistance using the police ambulance of the Occidental Mindoro Police Provincial Office. As the designated operator of the police ambulance with his buddy Police Staff Sgt. Darrel Troy Romero, they have already...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Spare the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) from political intrigues. House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep Manuel Jose Dalipe issued...
A Malaysian and 11 Filipinos have been arrested in Manila for alleged illegal acquisition of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards with e-wallet accounts for use by online casino loaders. In a statement issued on Sunday, Nov. 19, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) identified those arrested...
After graduating from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1992, the young officer Bernard M. Banac decided to join the elite force of the Philippine National Police (PNP) where he learned the realities of combat operations and administration in dealing with insurgents and terrorists especially...
Seventeen senior officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were finally promoted after months of delay due to some issues raised in connection with the organization structure and promotion system in the police organization. The late approval of the promotions, which was believed to...
While social media makes it apparent that crime is rampant, the top official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said that it's actually on a downtrend except for homicide. In an interview on Friday, Nov. 17, following the plenary deliberations of the 2024 budget of the PNP, Police Gen....
A rent-a-car employee who attempted to extort P300,000 from one of the firm's customers for a damaged vehicle has been arrested in Makati City, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday, Nov. 17. The NBI identified the suspect as Kumar Bhagwindas Thadani, also known as "Solo," an...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of the National Development Company (NDC) which sought a P42.6 million refund from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for alleged erroneously collected value added tax (VAT) from second quarter of 2015 to third quarter of 2016. NDC, a...
