PALACE: DUTERTE DEFENSE MAY STRUGGLE WITH SWORN STATEMENTS
Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Thursday raised concerns that lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman may face…
Category: Government
SPEAKER DY PUSHES NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has expressed support for a proposal to establish a national minimum wage that would…
CRIMINAL CASES FILED VS. BONOAN, DPWH OFFICIALS OVER FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
Criminal complaints were filed Thursday, February 26, against former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan and 10 others over alleged rigged…
OMBUDSMAN TO REVIEW AFFIDAVIT LINKED TO ALLEGED EX-MARINES
The Office of the Ombudsman announced Thursday that it will “carefully assess” the affidavit submitted by lawyer Levi Baligod regarding…
GO FILES BILL TO GRANT ELIGIBILITY TO CONTRACTUAL GOV’T WORKERS
Senator Bong Go has filed a measure seeking to grant civil service eligibility to casual and contractual government employees who…
MARCOS BACKS DBM PLAN TO LIMIT UNPROGRAMMED FUNDS
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has expressed support for the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) initiative to reduce the…