Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri expressed the need to come up with a special law against road rage after the gun-toting incident that occurred in Quezon City involving a cyclist and a former policeman. Former policeman Wilfredo Gonzales, who was involved in a gun-toting incident in Quezon...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has cleared former Lipa City accountant Ma. Belen M. Villanueva of any liability in the P293 million notice of disallowance (ND) it issued in 2017 over the construction of Lipa Public Market Parking Building (LPMPB). The case stemmed from the contract entered into by...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it has allocated P882.2 billion to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for next year to expedite the government’s socio-economic development initiatives. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DPWH's proposed budget will...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said on Saturday, Sept. 2 that he is looking to propose a measure that will give the Philippine National Police (PNP) the power to designate city and municipal police chiefs. "Yung pagpili ng chief of police, provincial director dapat ilagay na lang yung power na yan...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has stated that simplifying regulations and procedures for infrastructure projects will lead to quicker approvals for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that prompt evaluation of projects is crucial in creating a...
The companion of slain teenager 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar told a Senate panel on Wednesday, Aug. 30, that the police investigator formerly handling the case altered the statement that he gave regarding the incident. Sonny Boy Aguistilo (Screenshot from the YouTube Live of the Senate...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, on Wednesday, August 30, lifted the contempt order against the three Navotas City police officers involved in the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar. These are Police Capt. Juanito Arabejo, Staff...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved a total of 5,000 non-teaching positions in public schools nationwide. These job posts were created to aid in lessening the administrative works of public school teachers, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, Aug. 30....
Mike Enriquez Well-loved TV and radio news anchor Miguel “Mike” Enriquez passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29. He was 71. His passing was confirmed by news anchor Mel Tiangco via "24 Oras." In a statement, GMA shared, "It is with profound sadness that GMA Network announces the passing...
Staff Sgt. Gerry Maliban, one of the six suspects involved in the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar told a Senate panel on Tuesday, Aug. 29, that while he was the first to fire, he said that he "heard a gunshot" first. During a hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Order and...
Amid the ongoing investigation on the killing of 17-year-old Jerhode “Jemboy” Baltazar, a Senate panel on Tuesday, August 29 cited in contempt the former head of Navotas City Police's Station Investigation and Detective Management Section (SIDMS), after lengthy questioning about skipping the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A group of transport cooperatives in this city is set to submit a manifesto to the city government and government agencies here opposing the proposed inclusion of "bao-bao" (tricab) vehicles in Cagayan de Oro’s Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP). A PUBLIC utility...
