Commission on Audit Chairman Michael Aguinaldo on Friday, Sept. 3 said the state audit agency does not have any authority to audit the Philippine National Red Cross. Philippine Red Cross Aguinaldo made this statement in response to questions raised by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on the issue which was...
“Who audits COA (Commission on Audit)?” 2DFB8829-8307-438F-8979-726B0F01E16D_4_5005_c In less than 24 hours after President Rodrigo Duterte publicly posed this question, the Commission on Audit released its 2020 Annual Audit Report that flagged several expenditure items that may not have been...
The Commission on Audit (COA) backed President Rodrigo Duterte who ruled out corruption in the purchase by the Procurement Service (PS) of supposedly overpriced face masks and face shields last year. Facemasks face shields However, COA still faulted the agency for failing to re-sell the over...
The House of Representatives has responded positively to President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for the passage of a bill that would help ensure sufficient medical oxygen supply by exempting its importation from taxes. Oxygen tanks Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda (2nd district, Albay) filed on...
The Makabayan bloc on Wednesday, August 11 assailed President Rodrigo Duterte for launching “personal attacks” against Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso over his past experiences during his early years as a movie actor. Sara-Moreno In a statement, the six-man Makabayan bloc said...
The law that would extend free legal aid to uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police should provide strict guidelines to guarantee that only the innocent will be benefitted. Justice Scale Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said he fully...
“Retire a champion!” This advise from former Speaker and incumbent Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez is neither meant for 2021 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz nor eight-division boxing champion Senator Manny Pacquiao. Duterte with Alvarez Alvarez offered this counsel to President...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. (PSC Instagram) The cash incentives continue to come to Hidilyn Diaz's way. The 30-year-old weightlifter is set to receive an additional P5 million from the Philippine...
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman disputed on Tuesday, July 27 President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic cut short economic advancement of the country that was felt before the contagion. Duterte 2021 SONA Lagman, an independent, said Duterte, in his final...
The House of Representatives is committed to support the remaining legislative priorities that President Rodrigo Duterte sought to be passed by Congress, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said on Tuesday, July 27. Duterte 2021 SONA In response to Duterte’s SONA request, Velasco said congressmen are...
Filipino health workers on Monday, July 26, gave President Rodrigo Duterte's pandemic response a "failing" mark. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the Alliance Health Workers (AHW) lamented Duterte's "gross neglect" in ensuring the safety, protection, and welfare of the public against...
President Rodrigo Duterte has made "unrealistic" promises to end corruption, illegal drugs, and human trafficking in the Philippines, a research fellow at the Ateneo School of Government said Monday, July 26. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Dr. Edilberto de Jesus noted that...
