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MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Bong Go are facing anew a plunder complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with the allegedly anomalous P16-billion Navy frigate acquisition project.
THE Social Housing Finance Corp. (SHFC) and the National Housing Authority (NHA) will now manage the construction services contracting for the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) program, said Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte was not the only government official who lost security detail from the Philippine National Police.
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will make public the certificates of candidacy (CoCs) of all candidates who will run in the 2025 local and national polls for the sake of transparency and to ensure that only qualified candidates can run for public office.
PHILIPPINE National Police chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Wednesday clarified that Vice President Sara Duterte was not singled out in his move to recall her 75 police security escorts, saying it was part of the reassignment process to enhance anti-criminality campaigns.
Technology advocacy group Digital Pinoys urged internet providers to suspend broadband connectivity lease fees to expand Filipinos' access to the internet.
UNITED States Coast Guard (USCG) personnel and experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will join the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in conducting on-site assessments to find ways to minimize the impact of the oil spill off Bataan Eight personnel from the USCG and NOAA will provide technical assistance to those conducting oil spill response operations. MT Terra Nova, one of the three ships that figured in separate maritime incidents that caused the oil spill off Bataan, was carrying 1.4 million liters of diesel when it sank last July 25. Two days later, MTKR Jason Bradley capsized off the village of Cabcaben in Bataan's Mariveles town due to bad weather on July 27.
MANILA, Philippines — A new body of four committees at the House of Representatives will investigate the "overlaps" between former President Rodrigo Duterte anti-illegal drugs campaign and Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), including allegations that officials were bribed with "drug money" to allow POGOs to secretly proliferate.