President Marcos has lauded the Filipinos in Sulu for nourishing their ancestors' arts, music, creations, and customs from centuries ago. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Marcos said this as he led the distribution of P10 million in financial assistance to...
President Marcos has formalized the reduction of tariff rate on rice from 35 percent to 15 percent. MB File Photo/Mark Balmores The rice tariff cut was formalized through Executive Order No. 62 which also ordered the modification of nomenclature and tariff rates on various products to ensure...
DAVAO CITY – This city was declared as the second safest city in Southeast Asia in the Numbeo Southeast Asia: Safety Index for 2023 with a 72.4 safety index score. Chiang Mai City in Thailand was No. 1 with 72.5 and Singapore is third with 70.8. Penang City, Malaysia; Hanoi, Vietnam; Makati City,...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police caught 27 wanted individuals in the Cordillera region from June 14 to 20. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region said the Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO) arrested nine, the Baguio City Police Office, six; Mountain Province PPO,...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police caught 62 wanted persons in manhunt operations in the Cordillera region from June 8 to 15. The Police Regional Office Cordillera-Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division said the Benguet Police Provincial Office arrested 21, the Baguio City...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) against the hiring of job order (JO) personnel -- contractual or casual employees -- without specific policy guidelines that would determine their actual performance during their work duration. In its annual audit...
DAVAO CITY – Malacañang suspended Gov. Edwin Jubahib of Davao del Norte for 30 more days after serving a two-month suspension. JUBAHIB (center). (FB) Jubahib was slated to resume his office duties on Monday, June 10, after the 60-day preventive suspension imposed by Malacañang concluded....
President Marcos has issued an executive order (EO) to streamline and harmonize the Results-Based Performance Management System (RBPMS) and Performance-Based Incentive (PBI) System in government. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed EO No. 61 on June 3. It suspends the implementation of...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has sent at least 100 policemen to Canlaon City in Negros Oriental to help maintain peace and order following the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday night, June 3. Police Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, spokesperson of PRO-7 chief...
President Marcos has appointed Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan as chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council in Central Visayas. Chan took his oath of office before the President on Wednesday, June 5. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. administers the oath taking of Lapu-Lapu City...
President Marcos is currently reviewing a proposed executive order (EO), which will serve as the “bible” to strengthen the country’s capacity in combatting against online sex abuse and exploitation of children as his administration underscores the need for a whole-of-nation approach against...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has ordered the preventive suspension for not more than six months of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Leal Guo and two other town officials after finding that there is strong evidence against them in the administrative charges of grave misconduct, conduct prejudicial to...
