The offices of opposition Senators Risa Hontiveros and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan are now investigating who are the persons who ordered thousands worth of food items using their name and their office addresses. In her Facebook post, Hontiveros, a reelectionist showed screenshots of the invoices...
Former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao has called on the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to reconsider his arrest order and called for a “non-hostile” Senate inquiry into the government’s alleged procurement of overpriced COVID-19 pandemic supplies from Pharmally Pharmaceutical...
The implementation of the countrywide Alert Level System which was pilot-tested in Metro Manila to curb the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) transmission will start on Monday, Nov. 22, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III confirmed. “Simula...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez issued an executive order prescribing guidelines on the movement of minors in malls, shopping centers and other similar establishments. Olivarez said minors aged 12 to 17 are allowed within the premises and inside malls, shopping centers and other similar...
The executive branch is studying whether or not it can give gratuity pay to contractual workers in government in time for this year's holiday season. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) This is according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles in a Viber message sent to Malacañang reporters Wednesday...
Local government units (LGUs) incurring wastage of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19 vaccines will be issued with show-cause-orders (SCOs), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said on Wednesday, Nov. 17. In a news briefing, Malaya issued the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) served a show-cause order against two officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) early this week. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) logos In a statement, ARTA said it served the...
Negligent local government units (LGUs) with poor daily coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) inoculation record will be investigated through the issuance of show-cause orders, Department of the Interior and Local (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday, Nov. 4. Año specifically pointed out to...
President Duterte has signed an administrative order (AO) directing the adoption and implementation of the National Competition Policy (NCP), Malacañang reporters learned on Wednesday night, Oct. 20. (From right) President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (Photo from PCOO...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Monday, Oct. 18, issued a show cause order against two consortiums operating along the EDSA Busway for deploying insufficient numbers of buses on the route and for not paying the salary of their drivers and conductors under the...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) welcomed on Monday, Oct. 4, the government’s new policy on the establishment, harvesting, and transport of bamboo. (PIXABY) The DOST-PCAARRD...
*STORY UPDATE* The freeze orders of the Court of Appeals on the accounts of Julie Hao Gamboa, also known as Kimberly, has since been lifted. Based on the documents provided recently by Ms. Gamboa, her bank branch notified her of the lifting of the frozen accounts on December 9, 10, and 13, 2021,...
