Category: General

Manila: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has issued the guidelines on the release and utilization of the PHP1.95 billion earmarked for the Local Government Support Fund-Support to the Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP) in 2025. According to Philippines News Agency, Local Budget Circular 162, which was issued on February 24, outlines the general policies and procedures for implementing the LGSF-SBDP. This initiative aims to benefit 780 cleared villages by funding priority projects identified during the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP). The projects will be funded under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict’s (NTF-ELCAC) LGSF-SBDP. The

Cagayan: At least 25 barangays (villages) in Cagayan province received new multicab-type service vehicles on Wednesday courtesy of the provincial government to boost their disaster preparedness. The latest batch was part of the continuing distribution of vehicles to Cagayan’s 820 barangays with a total funding of PHP672.4 million sourced from the unused funds of the No Barangay Left Behind (NBLB) program last year. According to Philippines News Agency, in his short speech during the ceremonial turnover of the vehicles at the Cagayan Sports Coliseum, Governor Manuel Mamba reiterated the government’s role to address the people’s needs and problems. ‘For the

Manila: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported 98 Chinese nationals caught working in illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) companies. In a statement Wednesday, BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado announced that the deportees boarded a Philippine Airlines chartered flight to Xi’an, China, on Tuesday night. According to Philippines News Agency, the chartered flight was arranged by the Chinese Embassy as part of coordinated efforts to expedite the removal of foreign nationals involved in illegal POGO activities. Of the total deported, 91 were part of the 450 individuals arrested in a commercial building in Para±aque City on January 8, while

Manila: Local shares rebounded during Wednesday’s trading while the Philippine peso finished sideways. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose 1.33 percent to 6,144.96, with All Shares increasing by 0.77 percent to 3,668.41 points. According to Philippines News Agency, Philippine shares gained some momentum, finishing just short of the 6200 marker as signs continued to show that the country strengthened foreign relations with the United States. Regina Capital Development Corp. head of sales Luis Limlingan noted that news of the Trump administration exempting the Philippines from its freeze on foreign aid was taken positively, while other regional markets continued

Maguindanao del Sur: An armed group is possibly behind the shooting of Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur Vice Mayor Omar Samama, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday. In a press conference held at Camp Crame, PNP Public Information Office chief Col. Randulf Tua±o stated that a pursuit operation has been initiated to identify and apprehend the suspect who shot Samama while he was speaking at a local event in the town’s Barangay Magaslong on Monday. According to Philippines News Agency, the assailant’s identity has not yet been established, and the motive being election-related has not been confirmed. ‘[Ang