COA: Mountain Province LGU awarded projects to banned firm
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the provincial government of Mountain Province for awarding two irrigation projects to a blacklisted construction firm.
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DepEd urged: Revert to old school calendar ASAP
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) must speed up the return to the old academic calendar amid widespread suspension of onsite classes due to extreme heat, teachers group Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) reiterated yesterday.
Sandigan affirms Benguet ex-cashier’s 89-year sentence
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of a former cashier of the Benguet provincial government for multiple counts of malversation of public funds over a cash shortage amounting to P4.08 million.
Sandigan junks ex-Palawan execs’ bid to dismiss raps
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has denied the appeal of three former provincial government officials of Palawan to be allowed to seek the early dismissal of the graft and falsification cases filed against them in connection with the alleged misuse of P1.534 billion worth of proceeds from the Malampaya gas project in 2008.
Government arsenal spending up 420 percent but misses production target
MANILA, Philippines — The Government Arsenal (GA) increased its spending in 2023 by 420 percent, but still failed to meet its ammunition production target for the year, according to a report from the Commission on Audit (COA).
Only human: No penalties vs scolding teacher
MANILA, Philippines — No penalty will be meted on the teacher who went viral on social media for scolding her students while she was live on short video platform TikTok, Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte said yesterday.
Sara: No political discussions with Marcos Jr., Duterte
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has neither been discussing with her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, nor with President Marcos any of her political plans or stand on national issues.
SALN filing deadline set on April 30
MANILA, Philippines — Government officials and employees must file their 2023 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) on or before April 30, according to the Civil Service Commission (CSC).