President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed a new set of officials in various government agencies. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) bared the list of newly-appointed officials on Thursday, June 1. The President has appointed several assistant secretaries in different agencies...
ILOILO CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, acting director of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-6, warned the 76 barangay officials in Western Visayas allegedly involved in the illegal drugs trade to cease from their nefarious activities. VILLAFLOR "I urge these elected government officials...
A new set of government officials were appointed by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in various agencies. Marcos designated new officials in the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Transportation (DOTr), Office...
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (Twitter) Here's a friendly reminder to Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates from Rowena Guanzon. The P3PWD Party-list nominee said over Twitter that children of Barangay (village) chairpersons or captains shouldn't bother to run in the upcoming SK polls. "SK...
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. confirmed that there would be major changes in his Cabinet after the ban on appointing losing election candidates to government positions lapsed on May 9. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Argyll Geducos)* Marcos...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has hinted about tapping politicians who lost in the 2022 elections to join his administration after the expiry of the one-year ban. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Although he did not mention any name of...
The Department of Health (DOH) disproved circulating posts on treating diabetes and the closure of some resorts due to the heat wave. In an advisory posted on DOH's Facebook page on Monday, April 3, the agency warned the public against the false claim which featured Health Undersecretary Eric Tayag...
Professor Clarita Carlos couldn't help but express frustration on Monday, April 3 over the huge disparity in pay between the country’s "finance officials" and health workers. In a Facebook post, the former national security adviser said: "That reportedly, some finance officials earn P42M p.a. (per...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers shared to House reporters on Sunday, March 5 a list of 25 local officials--mostly mayors--who have been killed between 2016 and 2022. (Unsplash) Barbers did this perhaps to illustrate the gravity of the situation wherein elected officials of...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is seeking congressional approval of a bill seeking to declare an elective official automatically resigned from his elective office upon the filing of his certificate of candidacy (COC). In filing Senate Bill No. 1683, Tulfo proposed the restoration of the old law, Batas...
The Philippines has urged fellow ASEAN members to remain united as the region plays a key role being now the center of global economy. This was stressed by Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary Allan Gepty, who represented the Philippines at the First Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that its cancer-related policies were above board and was approved by key stakeholders. In a statement, the DOH said that all of its processes related to cancer programs were "unanimously approved by the National Integrated Cancer Control Council (NICCC). "...