The 153 villages in seven municipalities and one component city of Kalinga province will be able to implement more programs and projects with the additional PHP400 million funds under the internal revenue allotment (IRA) resulting from the Supreme Court’s (SC) Mandanas-Garcia ruling. Governor Ferdinand Tubban, during the Network Briefing News on Tuesday, said Kalinga was among the first three provinces in the country to submit its devolution plan for 2022. Tubban said the provincial government would use the amount for the different offices, office personnel, capability training, aside from infrastructure, while all villages would get a portion of the funds
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chair J. Prospero de Vera III on Wednesday said higher education institutions (HEIs) in areas under Alert Level 3 may begin holding limited face-to-face (F2F) classes on January 31 depending on Covid-19 situations on the ground. This, after, the CHED issued an advisory Tuesday night saying HEIs located in areas under Alert Level 3 can start implementing limited physical classes for all degree programs by the end of the month. The advisory was criticized by netizens since Covid-19 cases continue to rise nationwide. In a television interview, de Vera said January 31 is the earliest
The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s District Office (RDO) 23-B which covers 15 localities, including three cities, in this province has exceeded its 2021 annual goal collection, a ranking official said on Wednesday. Revenue District Officer Lope N. Tubera said his office has recorded an actual collection of PHP3.408 billion or 12.57 percent higher than the PHP3.28 billion target. Tubera attributed that accomplishment to their upscaled tax campaign that includes webinars, and social media where the agency cascades updated information such as new regulations and deadlines, among others. “So, nagiging aware na ang mga taxpayer at malaking bagay rin siguro, tingin
A Department of Education (DepEd) official on Wednesday said the agency cannot announce a nationwide “academic break” despite the increase in the number of learners and teachers with flu-like symptoms or testing positive for Covid-19. This, after a group of teachers on Tuesday called on the government to declare a two-week “health break” in schools under Alert Level 3 like the National Capital Region where 55.1 percent of 7,448 public school teachers are sick according to a survey. In an online media forum, DepEd Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio noted the Covid-19 situation is different in every part of the country
Typhoon victims in the towns and cities of Negros Oriental have received thousands of liters of water from the Metro Dumaguete Water (MDW) in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette last December 16. MDW, a joint venture between Metro Pacific Water and the Dumaguete City Water District, said it has delivered over 300,000 liters of water already to typhoon-stricken areas such as Bais City, Manjuyod, Bindoy, and Jimalalud. “We started the delivery of water two days after the onslaught,” MDW spokesperson Kate Young said in a statement Wednesday. MDW partners in the distribution of water throughout the holidays are Maayo Shipping,
The World Bank on Tuesday lowered its global economic growth forecast to 4.1 percent for this year, down 0.2 percentage points from its previous forecast. Next year, the global economy is projected to grow 3.2 percent, revised upward 0.1 percentage point, the bank said in its latest Global Economic Prospects report. The revisions stemmed from pent-up demand dissipating, and fiscal and monetary support unwinding across the world. The global economy is slowing down amid threats from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variants and a rise in inflation, debt, and income inequality that could endanger the recovery in emerging and developing economies,
