STATE AUDITORS flagged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.(PAGCOR) for lapses in the implementation of a program for building classrooms nationwide.

WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION Gabriela Philippines called on the Senate to “act double time” in approving the bill that will adjust the age of consent to 16 years old from the current 12.

SENATOR Sherwin T. Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to achieve zero illiteracy in the country within three years by synchronizing existing programs under a council.

THE AUSTRALIAN government has donated 100 oxygen concentrators to the Philippines as part of a continuing assistance program on the coronavirus response and recovery.

PROSECUTORS and state auditors will be deployed as resident ombudsmen to corruption-prone government agencies starting September, Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said on Sunday.

A DEPARTMENT of Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD) official said there has been an increasing number of illegal residential subdivision projects in Davao Region with more than 200 violation notices issued this year.

THE NATIONAL police has started preparing to help local officials implement granular lockdowns, a strategy that the national government is planning to use in place of more wide-scale quarantines that has taken a serious toll on the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

The Philippines reported 17,447 coronavirus infections on Friday — the second-highest daily tally since the pandemic started last year — amid a fresh surge spurred by a more contagious Delta variant,...

Senator Franklin M. Drilon cited several warning signs of potential anomaly, corruption or fraud in the procurement of several medical supplies by the Budget department.  “I am worried there...

Senators on Friday criticized President Rodrigo R. Duterte for his lack of respect for a co-equal government branch.  The President earlier said people should not believe congressional investigations, days after the...

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has urged Congress to pass a measure that will cut the 20% documentary stamp tax to 10% to ensure efficient use of charity funds.  About 62% of its charity fund this year has so far been used to pay for documentary stamp taxes, PCSO Legislative Liaison Officer Gay Nadine P. Alvor told lawmakers at a House...

One hundred food delivery riders in Cebu dismissed by Grab Philippines on June 28 for alleged fraud have sought their reinstatement by the Labor department.  In a statement,...