Category: General

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is committed to making the lives of all Filipinos better in a post-pandemic economy, Malacañang said Tuesday.   Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Press Secretary, made this remark following the release of a survey which showed that most Filipinos believe the country is headed in […]

MANILA : The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is set to host another simulation exercise (SIMEX) in January next year for Cabinet officials and other executives, this time focusing on a magnitude 7.2 earthquake scenario in Metro Manila.   The objective of the exercise is to demonstrate the leadership and unified decision-making of national leaders […]

MANILA: The Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) Board headed by Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar of the Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Monday approved the allocation of PHP250 billion to the administration’s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino program.   The amount will help guarantee the accomplishment of President Ferdinand R. Marcos […]

LAOAG CITY: Five students of the Sarrat National High School (SNHS) are now gearing up for the World International Mathematical Olympiad (WIMO) set on January 7-8, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.   They are Ma. Cassandra Doque, Christian Ray Malvar, Charlie Quetula, Cesar Alejandro Respicio and Jesrel Briones Gudoy Jr., who won four gold awards and […]

MANILA : The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former postmaster general Hector Villanueva and his chief executive staff, Juliana Dimalanta, of graft arising from the appointment of a management consultant that ran in conflict with the constitutional prohibition against double compensation.   Villanueva and Dimalanta were charged in 2016 for the appointment of lawyer Antonio Corrado as […]

MANILA: After complying with the order to pay PHP5.96 million in restitution to the government, the Sandiganbayan slapped a fine of PHP16,000 on former Iloilo (2nd District) representative Judy Syjuco as part of a plea bargain agreement.   The deal reduced the 78-year-old Syjuco’s case to the lesser charges of fraud and failure of an […]