Senate bill grants AMLC additional powers, expands scope of offenses
A MEASURE strengthening the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) by granting additional powers and expanding the scope of offenses has been filed in the Senate...
DFA checks Filipinos in HK fire
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said that it is still verifying reports that some Filipinos may be affected by the residential...
Risk-informed land use plan pushed
THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is targeting all local government units (LGUs) to have a risk-informed land use plan by...
Marcos inaugurates Manila housing
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Thursday led the inauguration the San Lazaro Residences, a 20-story mixed-use tower in Sta. Cruz, Manila City, designed...
House inquiry sought over gaps in asset confiscation
CONGRESSMEN on Thursday filed a resolution seeking a congressional investigation into the government’s asset confiscation of those involved in a multibillion-peso kickback scheme in...
Transport route plan to be completed by end-2026, DoTr says
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is seeking to complete its route rationalization plan for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program by the end of...
Visa signs MoU with DoT for digital payments expansion
VISA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department of Tourism (DoT) to advance digital payments in the tourism sector.
“By enabling seamless...
SSS working with ARTA to resolve red tape
THE Social Security System (SSS) is coordinating with the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) to validate data that placed the state pension fund as the...
Bohol, Agusan del Norte airports get P1B
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is allocating nearly P1 billion for the upgrade and expansion of two ports in Bohol and Agusan del Norte.
In...
Heavy rains battering Apayao
BAGUIO CITY — Classes and work in all public and private schools across Apayao province have been suspended on Thursday (Nov. 27) due to...
P1.9-M smuggled cigarettes seized from BARMM cop
COTABATO CITY — Policemen early on Thursday foiled an attempt by a police staff sergeant and an accomplice to deliver P1.9 million worth of...
ICI, DPWH refer plunder and graft charges vs 8 lawmakers in flood mess
THE Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have recommended to the Office of the Ombudsman the filing of plunder and graft charges against eight lawmakers allegedly linked to the flood control scandal.