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The House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday (19 September 2023) sought the immediate plenary approval of the P5.786 trillion national government budget, stressing that the national expenditure program for 2024 was crafted to support post-pandemic recovery and shield the economy from external headwinds and inflationary pressures. “Post-pandemic recovery continues to be budget’s main…
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CAYETANO SA INTEL, CONFIDENTIAL FUNDS: I-RATIONALIZE, MAGTALAGA NG OVERSIGHT GROUP PARA BANTAYAN ITO
Sinabi ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano nitong Biyernes na dapat i-rationalize o bigyang-katwiran ng gobyerno ang intelligence at confidential funds at siguraduhin ang pagbabantay ng paggamit para sulit ang bawat singko na gagamitin para dito. “Every single centavo is hard earned money for Filipinos. Every single centavo should produce a result. If the intel and…
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AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said the revival of the salt industry in the Philippines will contribute to efforts to ease the country’s rising unemployment rate. “The passage of the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act could not have come at a better time especially since unemployment in the country has been steadily increasing,” said…
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is doubling its efforts on maritime surveillance, disclosing that they have detected resurgence of Chinese vessels swarming around the West Philippine Sea and massive harvesting of corals in the Rozul Reef. AFP Western Command Commander, Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, said that while authorities successfully conducted a maritime law…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) under the Marcos administration announced on Saturday a significant drop in crime rate this year compared to the same period last year. In a news forum in Quezon City, PNP Chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda reported that the overall crime rate has significantly decreased this year. From January 1 to…
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released a total of P11.6 billion for the FY 2021 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) of 920,073 personnel in various public elementary and secondary schools that are under the Department of Education (DepEd). DBM Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has reassured DepEd’s teaching personnel of the release of the PBB.…
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Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to prioritize the expansion and rehabilitation of existing airports to enhance air travel and support the tourism industry. “We need to expand our existing airports, build new terminals, and fly tourists straight to their destinations,” Gatchalian told DOTr officials during a Senate hearing on the proposed…
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Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents arrested two Nigerians and one Taiwanese national in back-to-back operations this week. Arrested in a popular mall in Imus, Cavite last September 13 were John Chukwuemeka Enuka, 41, and Ugochukwu Christopher Nwabufo, 31. The duo was arrested by members of the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) in a joint operation…
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The Bureau of Customs-Port of Zamboanga (BOC-POZ) forfeited 42,180 sacks of rice worth P42 million, following a raid of a warehouse in Brgy. San Jose Gusu, Zamboanga City. On May 19, 2023, the BOC, assisted by Coast Guard Intelligence Group-Southwestern Mindanao, Task Force Aduana, and Marine Battalion Landing Team 11, and armed with a Letter…
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Ngayong Setyembre sasalubong sa mga household ang mataas na bayarin sa kuryente. P100 piso ang dagdag sa electricity bill sa konsumong 200 kWh kada buwan. Pangunahing dahilan, ayon sa Meralco ay ang mataas na “generation charge.” Sino ang papasan nito? Natural lamang walang iba kundi ang mga consumer ng kuryente. Tulad sa bigas na may…
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