After more than 100 days, President Marcos said he is still in the process of transitioning and rightsizing the government, which is why he is yet to fill certain slots in his Cabinet, including the recently vacated Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). President Marcos and Press Undersecretary...
The Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) has committed to deliver "factual and prompt" information on calamities in times of emergency and disaster. Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil (Photo courtesy of the OPS) The government's lead...
The Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) said that it will be implementing programs to combat the spread of fake news in the country after recognizing that the circulation of erroneous content is a problem that must be resolved. Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge Undersecretary Cheloy...
The Senate finance sub-committee on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, lamented the sorry state of the government’s broadcast stations that had been operating on a shoe-string budgets through the years. This as Senator Joseph Victor ‘’JV’’ Ejercito, committee chairman, vowed to help the Office of the...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is currently working on the construction of a new two-storey building of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Ballesteros, Cagayan that will serve as a satellite office of the Cagayan Provincial Prosecution Office. In a report to DPWH Secretary...
As the public awaits the announcement as to who would the next press secretary be, Malacañang confirmed that Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairperson Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil is now the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). Office of...
In about six months time, the state-controlled Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC 13) will go belly-up and leave about 178 people jobless, unless a miracle happens and the network gets privatized soon. The IBC 13 logo (photo from ibc13tv.com) During the plenary budget debate on the...
The slip-up of the Office of Press Secretary (OPS) about the details of the meeting between President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and US President Joe Biden won’t happen again, the House sponsor of the OPS budget said. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of the Office of...
DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo and PAO chief Persida Acosta (ERWIN TULFO FACEBOOK PAGE) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has collaborated with the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) to help single mothers get sustainment from fathers who do not provide child support. DSWD Secretary...
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) would work with Congress to push for legislation to address the spread of disinformation and fake news. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (OPS photo) Angeles said this after she admitted that there was no budget yet...
Facebook remained as the online platform with the most number of intellectual property-related complaints followed by Shopee, Instagram, and Lazada in the first half this year, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported. IPOPHL’s IP Rights Enforcement Office (IEO)...
A solo bettor from Quezon City won the Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpot prize worth P72,205,456.80 on the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)'s evening draw on Monday, Aug. 22. (PCSO / MANILA BULLETIN) The winning numbers were 20-33-30-10-08-34 according to PCSO's advisory. Also, 34 winners got the...