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State agencies have more time to spend 2024 budget

The Department of Budget and Management has given state agencies more time to obligate and disburse this year’s record P5.768-trillion budget......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 21st, 2024

Marcos approves release of P9.7 billion unprogrammed funds for DPWH projects

President Marcos has approved the release of P9.7 billion from the unprogrammed funds for public works and road repair whose original budget was slashed and included in the P60 billion in last-minute insertions in the 2024 national budget by some members of the House of Representatives......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 20th, 2024

‘Imee budget realigning led to millions not receiving 4Ps’

Nearly 4.3 million poor Filipinos were deprived of cash aid under the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in 2023 after Sen. Imee Marcos realigned the 4Ps funding of P13 billion in the national budget to another social amelioration program, a member of the House of Representatives said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 20th, 2024

Cong. Pulong Duterte got P51-B budget in three years

It was his own statement about having his district budget reduced this year that got House members to probe and discover that Davao City First District Representative Paolo ‘Pulong’ Duterte, son of former President Rodrigo Duterte, had received P51 billion in the past years......»»

Category: newsSource:  davaotodayRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

ERC suspends reserve market settlement

The Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. and the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines Inc. to suspend settlement amounts in the reserve market......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024

ERC OKs limited use of LNG for Meralco, FGEN

The Energy Regulatory Commission has allowed First Gas Power Corp. and FPG Corp. to use liquefied natural gas as an alternative fuel supply source for the Sta. Rita and San Lorenzo gas plants “in the case of the occurrence of a fuel supply force majeure event.”.....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 30th, 2024

ERC lifts suspension of FIT-All collection

Starting next month, electricity consumers will resume paying the feed-in tariff allowance at a rate of P0.0364 per kilowatt-hour in their electric bills......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024

Respect

The claim of the Department of Energy that NGCP refuses to recognize their authority to regulate the grid operator reflects badly on the government’s ability to govern. Unfortunately, it seems that DOE has left it at that and is just hoping ERC will pick up the slack......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 17th, 2024

CHR probes Davao drug war deaths

The Commission on Human Rights yesterday expressed grave concern over Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s recent declaration of a war on drugs in the city......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 27th, 2024

CHR probes kidnapping of activist’s brother

The Commission on Human Rights is investigating the alleged kidnapping of a brother of an activist and former political prisoner in Batangas last week......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 29th, 2024

CHR probes slay of Mindoro Oriental village exec

The Commission on Human Rights-Mimaropa office is investigating the killing of a barangay official in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro earlier this month......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

CHR: Decent, proper temporary housing for informal settlers

The Commission on Human Rights has lauded the government’s efforts to provide in-city housing to around 170,000 informal settler families in Metro Manila......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 21st, 2024

Indonesia s pledge to reexamine Mary Jane Veloso s case welcomed

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes Indonesian President Joko Widodo's commitment to reexamine the case if Mary Jane Veloso — an overseas Filipino worker in death row......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 13th, 2024

House OKs bill revoking franchise of SMNI on final reading

The House Bill which seek to revoke the franchise of Sonshine Media Network International has received 284 yes notes from the members of the House of Representatives......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 21st, 2024

Van plows into house in Philippines, killing 1, injuring 4

MANILA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- A delivery van plowed into a house along a highway in Quezon province of the Philippines, southeast of Manila, on Friday morning, killing the driver and injuring four others, police said. Police said the freight forwarder closed van truck was traveling to Unisan town from Manila when it crashed into a roadside house around 6 a.m. local time, killing the driver on the spot. A r.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 16th, 2024

Solenn, Nico gipabuhatan og maanindot nga staff house ang mga katabang, driver

“PARANG gusto ko na lang mag-apply at magtrabaho bilang kasambahay kina Solenn Heussaff at Nico Bolzico!” Mao na ang hirit sa uban nga mga netizen sa dihang nalantaw nila ang bongga nga pa-house tour series sa Kapuso actress ug celebrity mom sa iyang YouTube channel. Basaha Pod Ni: Solenn, Nico ipinagawa ng bonggang staff house ang mga kasambahay,.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

House moves closer to Cha-cha goal after 6 hearings

The House of Representatives, meeting as a whole committee, took a significant step towards Charter change (Cha-cha) by approving Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 (RBH 7) on Wednesday. This step is similar to endorsing a committee report. House leaders anticipate the next stage, the approval on second reading, to occur next Wednesday or before.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 7th, 2024

House eyes bigger wage hike of up to P350 a day

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives is considering a daily minimum wage hike for all private sector workers higher than the P100 proposed by the Senate, including a bill seeking a P350 increase. In a statement on Sunday, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe pointed out that the chamber’s members arrived at a consensus.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 27th, 2024

Bucana fire damages house and 3 establishments

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 February) – One house and three establishments were destroyed by fire in Barangay 76-A Bucana Davao City at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Capt. Hazel Tuazon, spokesperson for Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said the fire started from the two-story house of Michelle Bolos, a 43-year-old businesswoman, and immediately spread to adjacent establishments. […].....»»

Category: lifestyleSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 20th, 2024

‘House outperforms Senate in approving LEDAC bills’

Key officials of the House of Representatives have floated the disparity in the legislative performance of the two chambers of the bicameral Congress, where the Senate paled in comparison to the House......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 19th, 2024