MANILA: The Senate inquiry on the massive oil spill caused by the ill-fated MT Terranova will push through on Aug. 13, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino announced on Wednesday.
Tolentino earlier filed a resolution to investigate the cause of t…
BACOLOD CITY: This highly urbanized city’s annual budget is set to breach the PHP4-billion mark in 2025, from only PHP3.6 billion this year, estimates as of Wednesday showed.
Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said when he assumed in 2022, the annual bud…
MASANTOL: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said he will consult two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo to help the government come up with the needed reforms to improve the country’s sports program and produce more world-class athlet…
MANILA: The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for supporting the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) and rejecting the calls for its suspension.
In a statemen…
MANILA: The weather bureau said Wednesday the low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and the tropical cyclone spotted outside PAR are not affecting the country.
The LPA, last tracked 575 km. northeast of Itbayat, B…
MANILA: The proposed confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) for the Office of the President (OP) in 2025 are vital in addressing urgent security issues confronting the country, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has said.
This, as Pangandaman def…
MANILA: A janitress found a fetus covered in a blood-soaked napkin tissue found inside a restroom at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City on Tuesday afternoon.
“Upon further inspection, the staff member was alarmed t…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed elation over Filipinos’ growing support for his administration.
This was after the 2nd Quarter Tugon ng Masa Survey conducted by OCTA Research found that 36 percent of adult Filipinos i…
MANILA: Senior Office Equipment Technicians interested in applying for government positions may take advantage of the special eligibility provided by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
Under CSC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 8 dated 7 September 2023,…