The Marcos administration’s budget deficit shrank in March this year as revenue growth outpaced public spending, the Bureau of the Treasury reported. The fiscal deficit of the national government for the third month of the year was P195.9 billion, down from P210.3 billion in March 2023. Based on the Treasury …
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ICC contacts drug war cops
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV 50 retired, active police officials involved in Rody’s case At least 50 former and active police officials were contacted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the crime against humanity case against former President Rodrigo Duterte, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said. In a post …
Read More »Imee wants broader 4Ps to cover ill elders, PWDs
Senator Imee Marcos SENATOR Imee Marcos has urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to include bed-ridden senior citizens and severely challenged persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Marcos said they are looking at how the 4Ps can be expanded since there are …
Read More »A welcome revival
Wawa Dam used to be the only source of water for Metro Manila until Angat Dam was built. The ongoing construction of the Upper Wawa Dam in Rodriguez, Rizal is targeted to be completed in 2025. Once completed, it will supply at least 518 million liters per day for residents …
Read More »Strained power supply spreads to Mindanao
Misery loves company – and Mindanao seems not passing up on a chance to commiserate with the electricity service woes of co-consumers in Luzon and Visayas, hence, it has been joining in the appalling power industry chaos. On Wednesday (April 24), system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) …
Read More »Junking of Reds-linked groups’ plea vs. PH gov’t a win for rule of law
MANILA – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) welcomed the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision junking various petitions filed by communist front groups against former and current officials of the Philippine government. In a statement Wednesday night, NTF-ELCAC executive director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. called the ruling …
Read More »PBBM: No reason to fire VP
President Marcos on Tuesday said there is no need to replace Vice President Sara Duterte as Education Secretary amid questions on her loyalty as an alter-ego of the Chief Executive. Mr. Marcos also assured the public that his working relationship with Duterte will not be affected amid the feud between …
Read More »Surge in Chinese ships in WPS
Navy says ‘out of normal’ presence amid Balikatan The number of Chinese vessels monitored in the West Philippine Sea has surged amid the annual Balikatan military exercises between Manila and Washington, the Philippine Navy said on Tuesday. Philippine Navy spokesperson for the WPS Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said for the …
Read More »‘So hot you can’t breathe’: Extreme heat hits the Philippines
People buy coconut water to cool themselves along a road in Manila on April 24, 2024, as extreme heat affected the country. (AFP / Ted Aljibe) MANILA, Philippines — Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people …
Read More »PNP firm on non-cooperation with ICC drug war probe
PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo (PNA file photo) MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it would follow the government’s non-cooperation stance on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the drug war of the past administration. “We have courts that can hear any cases of abuse or irregularities …
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