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SENATOR RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS SUBCOMMITTEE PRIVILEGE SPEECH ON THE PNP OPERATION IN THE KINGDOM OF JESUS CHRIST (KOJC) DAVAO CITY Sangguniang Panlungsod, Poblacion, Davao City September 6, 2024
MANILA, Philippines — Government hospitals are still awaiting P14.8 billion in unpaid claims from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, September 4.
Sen. Idol Raffy Tulfo has urged the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to investigate a former mayor in Davao del Sur along with his people for alleged graft and corrupt practices.
MANILA, Philippines — Senators expressed their disapproval after several officials, tasked with apprehending Alice Guo in Indonesia, were seen taking photos with the former mayor.
The Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Customs thwarted anew the illegal importation agricultural products, an unfair trade practice that poses a threat to public health and domestic agriculture.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) [link] revealed that our August inflation reading slowed to 3.3% in August, down from 4.4% in July. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 126.60 for August, which was a 0.08% increase relative to July ‘s 126.50 reading. The Bankgo Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that this inflation reading was “within the BSP’s forecast range of 3.2 – 4.0 percent for the month”, and added that our year-to-date average inflation is now 3.6% which is also “within the Government’s target range.” On the hot topic of rice price inflation, the BSP said, “Rice inflation decelerated markedly on the back of continued import arrivals levied with lower tariffs.” This assertion was disputed by Abacus Securities’s Head of Research, Nicky Franco [link], who posted a chart plotting Rice Price CPI and Inflation to show that the rice CPI component is basically flat (117.5 in August vs 118.1 in July) and only appears to be falling due to the drop in year-on-year inflation, which is just a high base effect.
Since the declared banning of Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) firms in the country to be effective by the end of this year, residents of Multinational Village in Parañaque City were among those who rejoiced at this official announcement by the government. The official policy to ban POGOs was declared by no less than President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM). In fact, it was roundly applauded during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the joint opening session of the 19th Congress in late July.
Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers on Wednesday night said Katherine Cassandra Li Ong could be working as a “dummy” for the owner of the Lucky South 99, the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub raided in Porac, Pampanga, and Whirlwind Corp.