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Japan Police Accused of Racial Profiling

Three ethnic minority residents of Japan filed a lawsuit this week alleging that the police racially profiled them.The lawsuit against the Japanese government, the Tokyo metropolitan government, and Aichi prefectural government, alleges the three were subjected to repeated police identity checks because of how they looked. Ea.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

‘National, local government teamup needed for waste, water security’

National government agencies and local government units (LGUs) should collaborate to address the growing problem of waste management and water security, according to Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

Parañaque government offices get service vehicles

Several government agencies in Parañaque received service vehicles from the local government yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

Recto wants pension funds to buy government stake in SCTEX

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto wants the two pension funds to buy the government’s share in toll roads to ensure that the state will not be at a loss......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Higher rates force government to cut down T-bond award

The government barely raised half of its target long-term securities yesterday as rates picked up, allowing it to borrow only P11.5 billion from the debt market......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

GOCC dividends surge to P88.6B - The Manila Times

DIVIDEND remittances from state-owned firms have ballooned to almost P89 billion just a little over four months into 2024, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said on Monday. The government was said to have collected P88.6 billion from 47 government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) as of May 6, 11 times higher than the P8 billion recorded during the same period last year. "These dividends form a major source of n.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

President Marcos forms body to create government lands master list

President Marcos has formed an interagency body tasked to create a master list of all lands owned by the government to ensure efficient and effective utilization of land resources for the country’s development......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

President Marcos wants faster permit process for flagship infrastructure projects

To speed up the implementation of major infrastructure projects, President Marcos ordered government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to further simplify the permitting process for these developments to support the country’s continuing economic transformation......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

White substance in Tejero Creek persists despite government attention

White substance in Tejero Creek persists despite government attention.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

Marcos orders agencies to create masterlist of government-owned lands

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an inter-agency coordinating council that will complete an inventory of all government-owned lands for its strategic use. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

Malabon cites STAR’s Villeza, Peñaredondo

The city government of Malabon yesterday recognized 79 people, government agencies and organizations for their contributions to the city’s effective implementation of programs......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

BSP execs still highest paid in government – COA

Executives of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas have dominated anew the Commission on Audit (COA)’s annual list of highest paid government officials, with BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. topping the list with a net pay of P35.48 million last year......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

Biz groups urge government to prioritize support for biotech crops

Business groups are calling on the government to make providing support for biotechnology crops a priority as these can help achieve food security......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

Gov’t debt slightly drops to P14.93T

The national government’s total debt dropped to P14.93 trillion as of the end of March, down 1.67 percent from the previous month’s P15.12 trillion. This was because more money was repaid for domestic government loans than was borrowed. The Bureau of Treasury reported that 31.14 percent of the debt is from outside the country, while.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

CSC strengthens government workers’ right to organize

The Civil Service Commission has strengthened the policy on government workers’ right to organize as it launched the consolidated rules and regulations on conciliation services, the effectivity of collective negotiation agreements and recognition of national employees’ organizations......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

5 suspected militants killed in southern Philippine clashes

MANILA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Philippine troops killed five alleged members of Dawlah Islamiya (DI), an Islamic militant group, during clashes in the southern Philippines before dawn on Monday, the military said. The military said five government soldiers were also wounded in the fighting that broke out before 4 a.m. local time in Munai town in Lanao del Norte province. The government troops were conductin.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

DBM to review status of 830,000 government contractuals

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has committed to conduct a study on the current state of the 830,000 contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers in various government agencies nationwide......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 27th, 2024

Bad for Phl’s image

While President Ferdinand Marcos has been wooing private companies, both local and foreign, to partner with the government and to invest in infrastructure development in order to fuel his administration’s push for economic growth and more jobs, there are some in government who seem to be sending a completely opposite message and who are bent on sabotaging whatever gains the country has achieved so far......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Marcos extends service of government contractual workers

President Marcos has extended the employment of contract of service and job order workers in government whose contracts will expire in December, and has directed agencies to help them find permanent posts......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

BCDA remits P1.1 billion to government

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority has remitted P1.1 billion in dividends to the national government to support efforts to drive economic growth......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024