2018 budget for OP slashed
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral
Reporter
THE PROPOSED budget for the Office of the President (OP) has been slashed in the proposed expenditure program next year,...
DoF to set up academy for tax bureaus
By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan
Reporter
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) in a statement on Sunday, July 16, said the University of Makati will house its...
4 Visayas governors want additional provisions in law to fight illegal fishing
ILOILO CITY -- The governors of four provinces surrounding the Visayan Sea will lobby for further adjustments to Republic Act 10654, passed in February...
Malolos cancels all classes today due to transport strike
THE CITY government of Malolos declared yesterday the suspension of all classes on July 17, in all elementary to college public and private schools,...
Cebu must develop more green energy sources, be less reliant on Leyte power facilities...
THE JULY 6 magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck Leyte island and its resulting damages to power facilities has highlighted the need for Cebu to...
Drilon: No ‘unli’ martial law under the Constitution
SENATE MINORITY Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday said any extension of martial law must not exceed the original 60-day period as provided by...
Beyond the beaches, hills and tarsier: Bohol to launch fiesta ‘culture immersion’ campaign
BOHOL -- known for such attractions as the Chocolate Hills, tarsier, beaches, and historical sites -- is aiming to pump up its tourism industry...
Smart to provide alternative communications facilities as Davao City holds 1st earthquake-tsunami drill
DAVAO CITY held Friday its first “Shakeup” program, an earthquake and tsunami preparedness drill, with Smart Communications, Inc. participating for the provision of alternative...
Manila, Beijing on ‘right track’ — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral, Reporter
THE PHILIPPINES and China are back on “the right track,” the Chinese government said on Wednesday, July 12, exactly...
‘Put*ng I*a!’ — Lacson on Supt. Marcos’s reinstatement
SENATOR Panfilo M. Lacson let loose Thursday, July 13, with President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s most used expletive to describe the order to return to...
Air strike on militants kills two soldiers, injures 11 others
A GOVERNMENT air strike aimed at Islamist rebels mistakenly killed two soldiers on Wednesday, the military said, the second such deadly accident in a...
Imee Marcos goes to SC for release of ‘Ilocos 6’
By Kristine Joy V. Patag, Reporter
ILOCOS NORTE Governor Maria Imelda Josefa “Imee” R. Marcos has elevated the case for the release of the six...