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THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has relieved four lawyers assigned at the Visa Task Force of the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) legal division pending the result of the investigation on their possible involvement in the issuance of 9G visas to foreign nationals by fictitious companies, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said yesterday.
THE return of the original June-March school calendar three years after the move to an August-June schedule is a question of “how” and “when,” according to the Department of Education.
VICE President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte yesterday said the department is bringing its education programs closer to the public with the help of a popular mall chain.
A GROUP of lawmakers from the House of Representatives led by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman yesterday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to declare as unconstitutional the P449 billion additional unprogrammed funds in the 2024 General Appropriations Act, arguing that it violates the constitutional provision prohibiting Congress from hiking the government’s proposed spending plan.
THE Department of Education (DepEd) yesterday said the city governments of Taguig and Makati have agreed to an orderly transition of 14 schools located in the Enlisted Men’s Barrio (EMBO) barangays whose jurisdiction was transferred to the former following a Supreme Court (SC) decision on the two town’s territorial squabble.
THE Philippine Coast Guard yesterday asked the Bureau of Correction for a 20-hectare lot in the 350-hectare New Bilibid Prison (NBP) complex in Muntinlupa City to construct their permanent headquarters.
A TOTAL of 128 foreigners who are wanted for various crimes in their countries were apprehended in the country last year, the Bureau of Immigration said yesterday.
TWO hotel officials are facing charges before the Pasig City Metropolitan trial court for not giving the mandated 20 percent discount to a senior citizen.