Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Thursday, September 25, announced that Undersecretary Trygve L. Olaivar, who was linked to alleged irregularities in flood control projects, has requested a voluntary leave of absence from his post. “Usec. Olaivar has informed me he will...
Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has assured that big-ticket foreign-assisted programs and projects will no longer suffer from delays, given the budget cover included in the proposed 2026 spending plan of the national government. For its part, aid agency Japan International Cooperation Agency...
Six out of 45 projects flagged as problematic in 2023 by the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) have been removed from the list of critical-stage projects, a top official said. This, as DEPDev’s 2024 Official Development Assistance (ODA) Portfolio Review Report released on...
BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor was charged with murder on Monday, July 14, four days after his alleged involvement in a random shooting spree that killed one person and wounded two others in Silay City, Negros Occidental on July 10. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony...
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old electric bike (e-bike) driver wounded in a random shooting incident in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 10, passed away in a hospital on Saturday, July 12. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, confirmed on Sunday, July 13, the death...
CEBU CITY – The president of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation in Argao town, southern Cebu province was arrested after fatally shooting his love rival inside a restobar on Friday night. The suspect was identified as Mark Alphonsus Villamora and as president of the SK Federation, sits as...
Filipino De La Salle Brother Armin Luistro, FSC, has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as one of the newest members of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Catholic Bishops ' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Wednesday, June 25....
Japan has reaffirmed its commitment to support the Marcos administration’s "Build Better More" program to help promote and strengthen the Philippines’ bid for an upper middle-income status country. (From left) Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Mori Masafumi and Japanese Ambassador to...
The Official Philippines Chart under the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) was officially launched on Feb. 18 at the Clubhouse BGC at The Palace in Taguig. Operated by the IFPI, The Official Philippines Chart launch was supported by the Philippine Recorded Music...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (left) interacts with Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya (middle) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Sec. Affairs Enrique A. Manalo (right) during the signing of JPY 1.6 billion worth of security...
Australia will extend to the Philippines over P4 billion yearly or a total of more than P20 billion in official development assistance (ODA) grants to priority programs and projects under a new five-year plan. Launched on Thursday, Oct. 17, the Australia-Philippines Development Partnership Plan...
As the 2025 midterm national election approaches, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said it has started monitoring incidents of threats, harassment, and violence against elective officials like those in the barangay (village) level. "We stress that these acts incite fear across communities and...
