SC justice bothered by text scams
SUPREME Court Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen has complained about relentless scam text messages he is receiving from anonymous numbers.
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Teachers want non-politician as next DepEd secretary
A GROUP of teachers yesterday called on Malacanang to appoint a “non-politician” to the post of Department of Education secretary vacated last week by Vice President Sara Duterte.
Land Bank execs walk on P4.2B graft case
THE Sandiganbayan has dismissed a graft case against two former top executives of the Land Bank of the Philippines involving the alleged anomalous sale of 46,596,596 shares of stock in Meralco in 2008.
COA: Municipal health officer can’t be university doctor at the same time
ROMBLON State University’s hiring of a municipal health officer as main campus physician is illegal because it creates a conflict of official functions, state auditors declared in the 2023 audit report released last May 3.
Tolentino sees Senate passing ROTC bill
SENATE majority leader Francis Tolentino is confident the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) bill will be passed in the Senate despite opposition from several senators, including Senate President Francis Escudero.
Reuse old VCMs, save P18B, lawmaker tells Comelec
A MEMBER of the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms yesterday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to consider reusing the 97,000 vote-counting machines (VCMs) in next year’s midterm polls to save close to P18 billion.
Marcos appoints ambassadors to 5 countries
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. made several appointments in various government agencies, government-owned and/or controlled corporations and diplomatic postings last week, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said yesterday.
KMU slams delays in passage of legislated wage hike
THE Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) yesterday slammed the continued failure of the government to provide workers with a significant wage increase that will lead to having family living pay rates.