Beginning in fiscal year 2025, public school teachers will receive improved healthcare benefits, including a new P7,000 medical allowance for government employees. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In a statement issued on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that this...
A Senate panel on Monday, August 19, cited in contempt Jojo Nones, one of the respondents in the sexual harassment case filed by actor Sandro Muhlach. Jojo Nones (Screenshot from YouTube live of Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada made the motion during the third hearing of...
Senator Raffy Tulfo aired his belief that the so-called incentives or commissions attained from every traffic violation ticket issued should be discontinued because it opens doors to corruption. Sen. Raffy Tulfo presides over the Committee on Public Services hearing to discuss a proposed measure...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill seeking to professionalize the talent management industry and require a license for talent management outfits. Senator Robinhood Padilla during Monday’s hearing, August 12, 2024, of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media. (Senate PRIB photo)...
A Senate panel on Monday, August 12, said that there's "strong evidence" against independent contractors Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz who are implicated in the complaint filed by actor Sandro Muhlach before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Nino Muhlach (Senate PRIB photo/MB) Senate...
Senator Robinhood Padilla is pushing to have heavier penalties under the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 and make sexual assault punishable by death under aggravating circumstances. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2777 on Monday, August 12, to make laws stronger and more gender-responsive, after noting that rape...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, August 7 clarified that the Senate’s intention to pursue the temporary suspension of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) is to give government time to thresh out and fix the issues hounding the program. ...
President Marcos told newly-appointed Career Executive Service Officers (CESO)to uphold the highest ethical standards in their career wherever they are serving. "[T]o our newly appointed CESOs, as you join this esteemed group and reaffirm your duties to provide quality and faithful service to the...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga bared changes that they have since observed in Manila Bay following reclamation projects that have so far been conducted there prior to its suspension last year. Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. presides over the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) expects the consolidated public sector deficit (CPSD) to decrease to P603.85 billion next year from P730.32 billion this year. Data from the DOF showed that the decline in the deficit will be driven by higher budget surpluses of local government units (LGUs)...
Senator Grace Poe has formally sought an investigation into the underutilized budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for flood control projects. (Noel Pabalate/MB file photo) In Senate Resolution No. 1090 she filed on Monday, July 29, Poe cited the devastation wrought by Super...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order No. 174 will allow teachers to choose teaching or managerial roles without prejudice. “Today’s signing of the IRR of EO No. 174...
