The Department of Budget and Management approved the creation of 178 public attorney (PA) positions under the Department of Justice to address the shortage of public attorneys relative to the country’s existing courts. Specifically, 56 PA-II and 122 PA I positions were created in the Public...
By CALVIN CORDOVA CEBU CITY—Efforts to stop drivers or operators of Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) from overcharging amid the influx of passengers caused by the ongoing Palarong Pambansa here have been strengthened. A POLICEMAN flags down a taxi to check its meter amid reports that some Palarong...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is batting for the corporate life extension of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) so it can serve as counterparty to the investing-entity that will rehabilitate the Agus hydropower complex in Mindanao. Energy Secretary Raphael...
A teachers’ group on Monday, July 8, reiterated its call for the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately “clarify and suspend” the implementation of the Results-Based Performance Management System (RPMS) for the School Year (SY) 2023-2024. Public school teachers (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA...
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to address the longstanding problem of faulty RFID systems, which had been causing traffic jams in several expressways. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Services, expressed concern following complaints that the scanners...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Wednesday, July 3 vowed to pursue proposals that seek to increase the salaries of public school teachers. The incoming Department of Education (DepEd) secretary said he will study the proposal increasing the entry-level salary of public school...
Filipino-led renewable energy (RE) firm NexGen Energy Corp. (XG) had secured regulatory approvals for its initial public offering (IPO), which will wind up at its July 16 listing at the local bourse. The company announced that it cornered both the go-signal of the Securities and Exchange Commission...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said that he is open to reconsidering the renovation of the Burgos Public Market here if groups of vendors and consumers can prove that majority of them are in favor of the project. VENDORS of the Burgos Public Market in Bacolod City attend a dialogue with Mayor...
President Marcos said that Megaworld's new Grand Westside Hotel in Parañaque is a testament to the fruitful collaboration between the government and the private sector as it is touted to generate jobs for Filipinos and boost tourism in Metro Manila. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr....
Amid the ongoing discussions on the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), the head of Francisco Motors Corporation, one of the biggest and longest manufacturers of jeepneys bared on Friday, June 21, that they were not consulted in the creation of the national standard for the modern...
Senator Raffy Tulfo inspected the controversial 48 unused Dalian trains worth P3.7 billion purchased by the past administration, as he is eyeing to conduct a hearing after the Senate Session break to investigate those behind it. Senator Raffy Tulfo inspects the controversial 48 unused Dalian trains...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has reiterated her advice to the Department of Health (DOH) to tap actual experts in the medical...
