In Eastern Samar, ambulances save lives – and gensets, too
EASTERN Samar’s handful of ambulances have to live double lives. Not only are they used as medical transport, they are also counted upon to perform fuel delivery services.
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Ex-GOCC exec gets Sandiganbayan nod to prove forgery claim in PDAF cases
THE Sandiganbayan Seventh Division has granted a motion by a former official of the Technology Resource Center (TRC) to subject various documents submitted by the prosecution in the pork barrel scam cases for forensic analysis by a handwriting expert.
San Quintin WD lost 54 percent of water supply in 2023: COA
THE San Quintin Water District (SQWD) in Pangasinan is leaking like a sieve, losing a whopping 54 percent of its water production in 2023.
Ex-Mamburao mayor gets jail term for violating GSIS Law
FORMER Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro mayor Voltaire Anthony Villarosa has been convicted by the Sandiganbayan for violating RA 8291 or the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Law for failure to remit P4.81 million in contributions and loan payments of municipal employees from September 20, 2015 to May 20, 2016.
Marikina city engineer, 6 other execs suspended for grave misconduct
MARIKINA City engineer and building official Kennedy Sueno, and six other officials from the same department have been placed by the Office of the Ombudsman under a six-month preventive suspension based on pending administrative charges for grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.
Inordinate delay: Sandiganbayan throws out 31 charges vs Mexico Mayor Tumang, trader
FOR taking more than six years to finish its preliminary investigation, the Office of the Ombudsman has lost its opportunity to prosecutor former Mexico, Pampanga mayor Teddy Tumang and his co-accused, businessman William Colis of Buyu Trading and Construction.
COA cautions St. Bernard town: Use disaster funds properly
GOVERNMENT auditors have called the attention of the municipal government of Saint Bernard in Southern Leyte following the discovery of improper spending of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) in 2023 on tarpaulin signs, snacks and meals, and financial assistance for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials.
Meycauayan Water District lost 43% of production in 2023: COA
THE Meycauayan Water District lost 4.44 million cubic meters of water in 2023, representing 43.33 percent of its total production for the year while only 5.804 million cubic meters reached its concessionaires and were duly billed.