Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez ordered the suspension of work at the city hall after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Abra and parts of Luzon including Metro Manila. All employees were immediately ordered to evacuate when the earthquake occurred and they stayed at the city hall quadrangle....
MULANAY, Quezon (AFP) – Mayor Aristotle Aguirre here has ordered public servants to smile, or risk a fine, as he seeks to improve the level of service provided by the local government. Aguirre introduced the "smile policy" this month after being sworn into office last month. The policy must...
The PBA Commissioner’s Office cracked the whip on Calvin Abueva anew after his ejection and outburst during Magnolia’s 89-84 victory over Ginebra Sunday, June 19. Photo from PBA "The Beast", who was summoned to appear to the Commissioner’s office on Tuesday, is suspended for one game and...
If the radical spikes in oil prices will linger in the months ahead, the suspension of excise taxes and possibly even value added tax (VAT) will be on the table as an agenda of the Marcos administration. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who is the incoming chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the...
The appointed Officer-in-Charge of Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said Wednesday that they see the preventive suspension of his five colleagues as only "challenges" as they face graft charges filed in relation to their work in the agency. "In any endeavor, there are bound to be challenges. This is...
Officials and employees of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) rallied behind Director-General Jeremiah Belgica and other executives suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman amid graft charges. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA) The ARTA made a stand...
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica said the graft allegations against him and other ARTA officials were malicious as they were only doing their job to make sure that the law on the automatic approval of applications is implemented. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA)...
President Duterte has ordered the immediate ending of e-sabong or online cockfighting operations after finding out its negative impact on the Filipino people. Duterte said it was the recommendation of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Eduardo Año to do away with e-sabong....
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation has affirmed declaration of force majeure on its programmed exploration activities at petroleum blocks in diplomatically-contested domains, including Recto Bank at the West Philippine Sea (WPS), following a recent order by the Department of Energy suspending...
The poll rivals of presidential candidate and survey frontrunner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. are to blame for the suspension of the Facebook (FB) account of his spokesperson, lawyer Vic Rodriguez. Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor (Facebook) Marcos ally Anakalusugan Party-list Rep....
After the onslaught of Tropical Depression “Agaton” in Visayas, all vessel trips from Roxas City, Capiz to Bogo, Cebu and vice versa have resumed effective Tuesday, April 12, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced. Philippine Coast Guard Commander Jose Jacinto Jr., station commander of...
GENEVA, Switzerland – The vote to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday strengthens the forum and sends a powerful message that "massive"-scale violators cannot be members, rights organisations said. The United Nations General Assembly in New York voted overwhelmingly to...
