Manila: The House of Representatives has finalized its decision to cut the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) by PHP1.3 billion, reallocating the funds to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Heal…
Day: October 16, 2024
BARMM lawmaker offers P200K for arrest of office grenade attacker
COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliament member Dr. Kadil Sinolinding Jr. has offered a PHP200,000 reward money for the identification and immediate arrest of the grenade thrower at his office here recently.
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P92-M road projects to improve access, boost tourism in Iloilo
ILOILO CITY – Three road projects implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are eyed to improve access in remote areas and enhance connectivity to key tourism areas in Iloilo.
The first two projects are implemented by the Iloi…
DSWD urges 4Ps beneficiaries to register with PhilSys
Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday urged household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to register their demographic and biometric information to the Philippine Identification System…
PSEi snaps winning streak, peso slightly up
Manila: The local stock market slipped on Wednesday following its two-day winning streak while the peso closed slightly stronger against the dollar.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined by 0.26 percent to 7,437 points.
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NSC: AI report on PH gov’t stifling dissent ‘misleading, baseless’
Manila: A ranking official of the National Security Council (NSC) on Wednesday refuted Amnesty International’s (AI) recent report claiming that the Philippine government under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is stifling dissent…