Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has defended the constitutionality of the House-approved 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) in relation to the planned realignment of confidential...
DOJ Sec. Jesus Crispin Remulla said law enforcement agencies have seized P3.6 billion worth of "shabu" in a warehouse in Mexico City, Pampanga (Photo NBI). More than P3.6 billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, have been seized from a warehouse in Mexico town in...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has ruled out the possibility of a reenacted budget for next year following the House of Representatives' swift approval of the 2024 general appropriations bill (GAB). In a statement on Thursday, Sept. 28, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman lauded...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the P9.1 million in backwages and benefits claimed by a former National Library of the Philippines (NLP) official who was dismissed from the government service when found guilty in an administrative charge in 1996 but was granted executive clemency in 2012....
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur – The Bureau of Immigration arrested a fugitive Indian national in a restaurant on the national highway here on Tuesday, September 26. The suspect was identified as 24-year-old Prithes Das, jobless, resident of Makati City. Das was allegedly involved in fraudulent...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The expeditious House approval of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national budget for 2024 shows the chamber's commitment to the welfare of the Filipino people and its enduring...
(MANILA BULLETIN) With confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) being the dominant talking point, the House of Representatives passed on third and final reading on Wednesday night, Sept. 27 the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed...
President Marcos has called on the academe to be at the forefront of the country's innovation as the government launched its 10-year innovation agenda. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the launching of the National Innovation Agenda Strategy Document (NIASD) on Sept. 27, 2023. (Noel...
The National Innovation Council (NIC) on Wednesday, Sept. 27, launched the National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document (NIASD) for 2023-2032. NIC Chairperson President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. led the event, along with Arsenio M. Balisacan, National Econonmic and Development Authority...
President Marcos said the country must prop up its spending on research and development to maintain the Philippines' emerging image as an "innovation achiever." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the launching of the National Innovation Agenda Strategy Document (NIASD) on Sept. 27,...
The government will be courting foreign and local private investors that will inject up to P500 billion worth of capital outlay for the planned Smart Green and Grid System (SGGS) or the parallel grid that will underpin massive investments in the country’s emerging offshore wind industry. In a...
There is no room for corruption and abuse of power in the country's police force. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. administers the oath taking of 55 newly promoter star rank officers of the Philippine National Police at the Malacañan Palace on Sept. 27, 2023. (RTVM Screenshot) President...
