Press Release - Statement of Majority Leader Francis Tolentino
"Parang hit-and-run sa ating sariling karagatan ang nangyari!"
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"Parang hit-and-run sa ating sariling karagatan ang nangyari!"
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Nancy Binay is considering filing an ethics complaint against Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, citing his unruly behavior toward her that made her walk out in the middle of a committee hearing on Wednesday.
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in partnership with the Association of Local Budget Administrator Inc. - Cordillera Administrative Region (ALBA-CAR), has successfully engaged over 300 Public Financial Management (PFM) practitioners during the ninth run of the PFM Competency Program (PFMCP) for Local Government Units (LGUs) held in Baguio City and slated from July 3 to 5, 2024.
DoubleDragon [DD 11.92, up 2.0%; 99% avgVol] [link] disclosed that its subsidiary, Hotel101, has taken in over $10 million from unit buyers of its overseas hotel projects. This take, which DD said came “mainly” from Q2/24, exceeded DD’s expectations and the company now projects to take in over $100 million in contracted unit sales over the next 12 months. Hotel101 is building a 680-room hotel in Madrid (Hotel101-Madrid), trying to have it complete in time for the Madrid F1 Grand Prix in 2026.
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Nancy Binay said she is considering the filing of an ethics complaint against Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano after he called the female senator "buang" (crazy) and "Marites" during their tense exchange in Wednesday's committee hearing into the new Senate building.
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said the rising cost of the New Senate Building (NSB) could have been avoided if the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) had actively consulted the Senate prior to finalizing the Detailed Architectural and Engineering Design (DAED) of the project.
HWASEONG, South Korea — Workers at South Korean tech giant Samsung began a three-day general strike over pay and benefits on Monday, the head of a union representing tens of thousands of employees told AFP, warning the action could impact memory chip production.
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) will provide temporary employment initially to 14,000 disadvantaged workers nationwide under its Tupad or Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers Program.