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ALL officials of the Department of Tourism who authorized the payment of various illegal allowances and benefits totaling P162.43 million in 2011 and 2012 are liable and obligated to refund the disallowed amount.
MANILA, Philippines — The country needs to have a flood control masterplan as it braces for more torrential rain during the typhoon season that is expected to be worsened by the looming La Niña and climate change, President Marcos said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines – With Congress readying its concerned committees for the budget deliberations starting next month, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is asking lawmakers to allocate more funds that could sustain the implementation of the National Broadband Program (NBP).
Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero on Thursday called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to put an end to chronic flooding in Metro Manila after Typhoon Carina and southwest monsoon or "habagat" submerged the nation's capital region and brought it to a halt.
MANILA, Philippines — It's that time of the year again when parents go into overdrive preparing their children for another academic year in school.
MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) yesterday said that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should explain what happened to the multibillion-peso budget for flood control amid the flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos can rest assured that next year’s national budget would be in line with the programs of the executive department, the chairman of the appropriations committee of the House of Representatives said yesterday.
The third State of the Nation Address of President Marcos was remarkable not just for the issues that were mentioned, but for those that were left out.