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MANILA, Philippines — Citing “prevailing economic circumstances” and the need to maintain a “competent, agile and healthy” public workforce, President Marcos has issued an executive order (EO) raising the salaries of civilian government personnel and authorizing the grant of additional allowance to those deemed qualified.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday at 9.50 am, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at location with coordinates 8.24 degrees North latitude and 126.74 degrees East longitude, at a depth of 10 kilometers below the Earth's surface.According to NCS, no casualties have been reported yet.
Time after time, the Philippines has been haunted by billions-worth of procurement scandals---from the botched NBN-ZTE deal in the 2000s, to the multi-billion pork barrel scam in the 2010s, to the Pharmally scandal during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020s. Corruption remains to be one of the biggest problems in the country. The 2023 Corruption Perception Index shows Philippines at the lower end of the spectrum among Asia-Pacific countries, while the June 2024 Pulse Asia survey shows that fighting graft and corruption is the fifth most urgent national concern for Filipinos. Given this context and with the Marcos Jr. government’s proposed national budget of P6.35 trillion next year, the recent passage of the New Government Procurement Act, dubbed as the “biggest anti-graft and corruption law” in our modern history, is significantly timely. Republic Act 12009 or the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA) hopes to significantly improve the execution of government projects through key reforms. One of these is the creation of a new award criterion, the Most Economically Advantageous Responsive Bid (MEARB), in the procurement process, in addition to the existing Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid (LCRB).
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The Moro National Liberation Front is pleased with how President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is pushing forward the Mindanao peace process that was pioneered by his predecessors.
MANILA, Philippines — The race to the ICTSI Junior PGT Match Play Championships heats up as a host of talented and promising golfers from Mindanao compete in Series 3 of the regional tour, set to begin Tuesday, August 6, at the Del Monte Golf Club.
MANILA, Philippines — Singer-songwriter and producer Casey Thai Luong, better known as Keshi, will make a stop in the Philippines for his "Requiem" world tour.
Hindi naman na nakakagulat na iisa ang fingerprint ni Guo Hua Ping at Mayor Alice Guo sa Comelec records. Napatunayan na nga ng NBI na iisang tao lang sila.
MANILA, Philippines — More than a week after President Marcos banned Philippine offshore gaming operator hubs, several illegal POGOs have shut down and their workers have started leaving the country, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said yesterday.