THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has admitted that the New Senate Building (NSB) project is undergoing delays due to variation orders which have in turn contributed to increased cost. This came out during Wednesday’s hearing on the NSB by the Senate Committee on Accounts chaired by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. Cayetano, who… Read More Cayetano to DPWH: Delays caused additional costs to NSB
By Ferdinand Patinio | July 6, 2024 MANILA – The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Saturday thumbed down a suggestion to turn Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo into a state witness, saying that would only be possible if she can point to someone “higher” and more guilty than her. PAOCC spokesperson Winston Casio said he… Read More Official thumbs down Guo as state witness
By Priam Nepomuceno | July 5, 2024 MANILA (PNA) – Filipino troops will “respond appropriately” in case of a repeat of the recent incident in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) where China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel harassed a Philippine rotation and resupply (RORE) contingent, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said… Read More PH troops to respond appropriately vs. another WPS harassment
By Priam Nepomuceno | July 4, 2024 MANILA (PNA) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday said it has demanded PHP60 million from China as payment for the equipment damage and losses incurred from the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) harassment of Manila’s rotation and resupply mission for Filipino troops in the Ayungin Shoal… Read More AFP demands P60M from China over damage losses in Ayungin clash
By Sarwell Meniano | July 4, 2024 TACLOBAN CITY – Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa said Thursday changing the name of their agency will be costly, but it is necessary to emphasize both illness and wellness. Speaking to reporters during the Lab for All medical services here, Herbosa said it is high time to… Read More DOH chief: Changing agency name costly but necessary
By Liza Agoot | July 4, 2024 BAGUIO CITY (PNA) – Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman is hopeful that lawmakers will approve of the PHP70-billion allocation for the salary increase of state workers in the proposed 2025 national budget. In a press conference at the sidelines of the inauguration of Department of Budget and Management-Cordillera Administrative Region… Read More DBM hopes Congress okays P70B salary hike budget for gov’t workers
By Darryl John Esguerra | July 3, 2024 MANILA (PNA) – The National Security Council (NSC) said Wednesday it sees “no threat of any imminent attack” from China, even as Senator Imee Marcos claimed that more than 20 areas in the country were potential targets of Chinese hypersonic missiles. “We will reach out to Senator Imee… Read More No imminent attack from China, NSC says on Imee’s missile threat claim
By Marita Moaje | July 3, 2024 MANILA (PNA) – The fingerprints of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo did not match the record of another Alice Guo who applied for a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance in 2005. In a press briefing in Quezon City on Wednesday, NBI Director Jaime Santiago said the… Read More Mayor Guo’s fingerprints do not match Alice Guo’s in 2005 – NBI data
SENATOR Joel Villanueva is calling on the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and other government agencies to fast-track the readiness and adaptability of the Philippine labor market to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to prevent job loss. “We welcome new technology to make work life easy and lift productivity, but… Read More Villanueva: Fast-track gov’t plans on PH job market readiness on AI
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora | July 2, 2024 MANILA (PNA) – The Philippines and China have reaffirmed their commitment to de-escalating tensions in the South China Sea during their first formal dialogue since the violent skirmish between the Chinese Coast Guard and the Armed Forces of the Philippines near Ayungin Shoal on June 17. The… Read More PH, China hold dialogue, commit to de-escalate tensions
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