The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has ordered Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero to submit a counter affidavit to answer allegations in his supposed involvement on the alleged anomalous flood control projects, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said on Thursday, May 21. Per Clavano, the case involving...
Minimum wage earners and domestic workers in Region V will receive higher pay starting April under newly approved wage orders issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Bicol approved Wage Order No. V-23 for private...
Staff and engineers of Bulacan’s first district office have been ordered to explain their alleged involvement in ghost projects in the province after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) issued show-cause orders to the office. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan warned that unsatisfactory...
While the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has taken note of the “significant ecological and social costs” of reclamation, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ordered the formation of an experts’ forum to craft policy recommendations to rationalize the...
Technical and practical reasons prevent law enforcement agencies from immediately destroying the illegal drugs that they seize from anti-narcotics operations. This was learned by congressmen during the recent House Committee on Dangerous Drugs hearing on the alleged "recycling" of confiscated drug...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the administrative orders issued by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) that have led to an “excessive” rise in port fees. In filing Senate Resolution No. 484, Hontiveros specifically mentioned the AOs pertaining...
Before the day ended on Wednesday, Dec. 14, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual issued his third department order (DO) for the day, as he sought to clarify the leadership position at the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, but only muddled the issue some more. DO 22-116, Series of 2022,...
A House leader is batting to have separate importation orders for the beverage industry so as not to affect the price of sugar in the local market, which has swelled to over P100 per kilo. San Jose Del Monte City lone district Rep. Rida Robes San Jose del Monte City lone Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes...
Senator Robin Padilla has found an ally in the House of Representatives as far as his proposed Equal Use of Languages Act is concerned. Senator Robin Padilla (left) and P3PWD Party-list Rep. Rowena Guanzon (MANILA BULLETIN, Twitter) This ally is none other than fellow neophyte lawmaker P3PWD...
President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the "thorough assessment" of the existing programs of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Agriculture Undersecretary-designate for consumer and political affairs Kristine Evangelista bared on Monday, July 18. "Right...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos appeared to mean business here in this photo where he is seen meeting his economic team led by incoming Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno. (BBM Media Office) The meeting took place Monday, June 6 at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong City. Also...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today He gave orders to have them sit down in groups on the green grass Does the imagery of the green grass evoke something? Indeed, it does! We can surely recall Psalm 23, the first part of which describes how God, like a shepherd, pastures the sheep and leads it to...
