PAGBILAO, Quezon – The newly renovated public market here was inaugurated on Saturday, January 27. MAYOR Gigi Portes (fifth from right) leads the inauguration of the newly renovated public market in Pagbilao, Quezon on Saturday, January 27. (Danny Estacio) Four tractors were distributed to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has renewed his push for the passage of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2493 or the Revised Magna Carta for Public School Teachers in a bid to improve teachers’ welfare. This, after the Department of Education (DepEd) issued a directive removing administrative tasks from...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has spent P257 million to beautify plazas here. “The plazas are being restored by the city because we want to make public spaces available to our constituents which are very important as it gives people a place to rethink and recharge,” said Mayor Jerry...
Frederick D. Go, President Marcos’ new special assistant to the President for investment and economic affairs (SAPIEA), said he will coordinate with the country’s economic team to achieve growth targets. Go, who previously held high-ranking roles in Robinsons Land Corp., assured that his new...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The provincial government has provided assistance to more than 1,150 registered stall owners affected by the fire that razed a public wet market in Barangay Ilocanos Sur here this week. VENDORS affected by the fire that razed a public market in San Fernando City, La...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) allocated an additional P3 billion that will fund the repair and rehabilitation of elementary and secondary school buildings. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the release of a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) that amounts to...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Sunday, January 7 scored the government’s move to the import modern jeepney units from China in a bid to replace the iconic ones in the Philippines as part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization program (PUVMP). Tulfo said the project reeks of corruption,...
Senator Francis Tolentino has called on the Senate to help devise more options for drivers under the seemingly problematic Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). In Tolentino's regular DZRH program with Elmer Francisco, owner of local vehicle manufacturer Francisco Motors, the...
Infrastructure spending posted a sharp increase in October last year, attributed to the robust disbursements made by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) revealed. The Marcos administration’s infrastructure and other capital...
The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) will get 60 more lawyers once its main offices are transferred to its new building still under construction on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. PAO Chief Persida V. Rueda Acosta said the new lawyers will be assigned to PAO's Special and Appealed Cases Service...
President Marcos promised that his administration will “build better and more” as the Philippines usher in the new year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. delivers his New Year's message to Filipinos in a video posted on his Facebook page. In his videotaped New Year’s...
Again, Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida V. Rueda-Acosta warned the public against a fake social media account using her name and that of her office for various unwarranted solicitations. Acosta identified the fake Facebook account as:...
