The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has called on government agencies to set up official contact numbers and assign someone to answer those contacting them. Anti-Red Tap Authority Director General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo: ARTA/Facebook) ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica made the statement...
The Government of Canada has donated approximately P757 million (Can$18.9 million) to fund seven new development assistance projects in the areas of education, health and good governance in the Philippines, specifically in the Bangsamoro region. Govenrment of Canada In a statement released...
The Duterte administration should stop undermining the autonomy of local government units (LGUs) and proceed to rationalize the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to expedite the country’s full recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator Risa Hontiveros made the call as she slammed...
As the government ramps up the inoculation drive as defense against the coronavirus spread, President Duterte has appealed to local government officials to make sure people lining up for vaccination are safe and protected. As the capital enters into a two-week enhanced community quarantine, people...
President Duterte has ordered the swift and orderly distribution of cash subsidy to poor residents affected by the hard lockdown in Metro Manila. As enhanced community quarantine took effect in the capital region, people line up at a vaccination site located at Justo Lukban elementary school in...
As the House of Representatives continued to draw flak for its planned congressional inquiry of the OCTA Research Group, the chairman of the House Committee on Good Government assured fairness and objectivity in the conduct of the probe. Octa Research logo DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Aglipay said...
Malacañang asked local chief executives to not blame President Duterte for the incident last week where people flocked to different vaccination sites in fear of not being allowed to go out during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
Over P174.28 million worth of blank passports have been deemed obsolete and ordered by the Commission on Audit (COA) to be subjected to impairment allowance. Passport In its 2020 Annual Audit Report of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), COA also noted that 14 government properties abroad...
A complementary food production facility for the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) Rice Mongo Curls technology has been launched in Boac, Marinduque. The facility for Rice Mongo Curls Production officially opens in Barangay Caganhao in Boac,...
The House of Representatives has assured civil society organizations participation in annual budget deliberations in Congress following the passage on third and final reading of the bill to pursue this purpose. San Jose del Monte City Rep. Rida Robes With 200 affirmative and six negative votes, the...
Sta. Maria, Bulacan Mayor Russel Pleyto has issued an order prohibiting the use of the municipal government's official seals in social media and for personal or business communications, among other avenues. Pleyto issued Executive Order No. 2021-012 to strengthen "the use of the official seal of...
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Friday, August 6 asked fellow officials of the House of Representatives to stop “wasting” people’s money by investigating the Octa Research group whose members should be hailed as “heroes of the war against the pandemic.”...
