Sen. Grace Poe lauded the Department of Transportation (DOTr) chief Vince Dizon for allowing unconsolidated jeepneys to ply the same routes again, saying this is a “step in the right direction.” “The announcement of the DOTr chief that unconsolidated jeepneys will be allowed on the...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – A total of 3,746 farmers in Cotabato province have availed of the Rice Revolution Program that seeks to boost rice production. A FARMER prepares rice seedlings in Barangay Cuyapon, Kabacan, Cotabato. (Keith Bacongco) Third District Board Member Jonathan Tabara said that...
A model of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is on display during the Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) exhibit in Pasay City, Sept. 25, 2024. In photo is Mr. Praveen Pathak, director of market promotion and export at BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public on Wednesday, April 2 that the mobile phones distributed to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) were not funded by taxpayers’ money. 4Ps Social Marketing Division Chief Marie Grace Ponce said the...
Some contractors have withdrawn from the administration's Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipno Housing (4PH) program due to low profit margins, causing delays in the construction of houses for Filipinos, Malacañang revealed. File photo "Maliit po kasi ang presyo na ibibigay natin sa taong bayan...
A lawmaker sees the need to review the implementation of the more than two-decade-old Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) in a bid to update its enforcement, if necessary. Ang Probinsyano Party-list Rep. Alfred delos Santos on Friday, March 29, vowed to pursue and prioritize...
Malacañang has once again took a swipe at the Dutertes, this time over the Department of Education's (DepEd) voucher program anomaly. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said with the potential recovery of about P65...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (PPAB) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is calling for a House inquiry into the alleged anomaly-riddled education service contracting (ESC) program under the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has announced that its Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) will focus specifically on Filipinos earning below the minimum wage, as part of a revised set of guidelines. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday, March 27 explained that the...
If he gets elected, senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan intends to propose a legislation that would provide free and nutritious breakfast to students in pre-school to Grade 12 levels. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Kiko Pangilinan) Speaking to volunteers during a...
NTF-ELCAC Executive Director Usec. Ernesto Torres Jr. (Courtesy of RTVM) The National Task Force to End Local Communist Program (NTF-ELCAC) recommended to President Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, March 26, the inclusion of 280 barangays that were cleared of influence and threat from local terrorist...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, March 26 said it recovered approximately P65 million from 54 private schools involved in irregularities related to the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS-VP) for the school years (SY) 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. Following an investigation, 38...
