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Sandigan upholds dismissal of coco levy forfeiture cases
by Elizabeth Marcelo - August 3, 2023 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has upheld the dismissal of a forfeiture case against three firms created out of the Coconut Industry Investment Fund, also known as the coco levy funds, during martial law.
6 ex-DA execs cleared in fertilizer scam
by Elizabeth Marcelo - August 1, 2023 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted six former officials of the Department of Agriculture office in Davao region in a graft case involving the purchase of P4.92 million worth of fertilizer and farm implements in...
DENR flagged over P2 billion unliquidated funds
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 31, 2023 - 12:00am
The Commission on Audit has called out the Department of Environment and Natural Resources over P2.024 billion in unliquidated funds it transferred to national government agencies, local government units and government-owned...
DHSUD sets housing assistance for Egay victims
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 31, 2023 - 12:00am
Housing assistance for people whose houses were damaged or destroyed by Typhoon Egay is being processed, according to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.
Teachers: Online classes during calamities insensitive
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 31, 2023 - 12:00am
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers slammed as “unrealistic and insensitive” the Department of Education statement that alternative learning, which may include modular and online classes, shall be implemented...
UP Diliman graduation rites cut short by rains
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 31, 2023 - 12:00am
The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman pushed through with its annual commencement exercises yesterday, although the program was cut short due to persistent rains brought by Typhoon Falcon and the southwest...
COA flags P17 million over payment in AFP pensions
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 29, 2023 - 12:00am
The Commission on Audit has instructed the Armed Forces of the Philippines to reconcile and update its Pension Management Information System as the audit team noted discrepancies in the list of pensioners, resulting...
COA flags DOJ over P555 million disbursements
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 27, 2023 - 12:00am
The Commission on Audit has flagged the Department of Justice over P555.582 million in fund disbursements last year as payments to various contractors and fund transfers to the Department of Public Works and H...
Ex-Quezon City administrator fails to junk graft rap
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 27, 2023 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has denied a bid by former Quezon City administrator Aldrin Cuña to dismiss the graft case against him in connection with the allegedly anomalous P25.342-million solar power system and waterproofing...
COA flags UP over P15 billion investments
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 25, 2023 - 12:00am
The Commission on Audit has called out the University of the Philippines over allegedly questionable investment undertakings totaling P15.055 billion.
Sara gives thumbs up to ‘inspiring’ leadership
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 25, 2023 - 12:00am
Vice President Sara Duterte has congratulated President Marcos for what she described as “inspiring” leadership as reflected in his second State of the Nation Address yesterday.
Ombudsman probes ‘pricey, outdated’ DepEd laptops
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 24, 2023 - 12:00am
The Office of the Ombudsman is currently investigating the procurement of P2.4 billion worth of “pricey” and “outdated” laptops by the Department of Education, through the Procurement Service...
Ampatuan’s graft conviction upheld
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 24, 2023 - 12:00am
The Sandiganbayan has upheld the conviction of former Maguindanao governor Sajid Ampatuan in connection with the allegedly fictitious purchase of food supplies worth P16.3 million in 2009.
No need to reinvestigate Dengvaxia case – Martires
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 24, 2023 - 12:00am
Ombudsman Samuel Martires is not keen on conducting a reinvestigation of the controversial Dengvaxia mass vaccination program, maintaining that all the respondents in the complaint – including former health...
Garin, 4 others to face graft raps over Dengvaxia
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 22, 2023 - 12:00am
A review panel created by Ombudsman Samuel Martires has recommended the filing of graft and technical malversation charges against former Department of Health chief Janette Garin and four other former and incumbent...
COA: PS-DBM has not blacklisted overpriced DepEd laptop supplier
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 20, 2023 - 12:00am
The Commission on Audit has called out the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management over its failure to implement last year’s audit recommendation to blacklist the supplier of the “pricey”...
COA: 66 percent of driving schools lack documents, facilities
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 20, 2023 - 12:00am
A total of 189 out of 285 driving schools accredited by the Land Transportation Office in 2022 were found non-compliant with minimum documentary requirements or lacked the required facilities and equipment, the Commission...
COA: P3.7 billion Dalian trains remain idle
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 18, 2023 - 12:00am
Forty-eight light rail vehicles amounting to P3.759 billion procured by the Department of Transportation from a Chinese company in 2014 supposedly to expand the capacity of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 remain unoperational,...
Quezon City opens bazaar to raise funds for tutoring program
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 18, 2023 - 12:00am
The Quezon City government yesterday opened a bazaar to raise funding for its learning recovery initiatives, which include a tutoring program to reduce non-readers and non-numerates children by providing them additional...
P75.8 million PTV-4, DOT tourism ad deal unsettled – COA
by Elizabeth Marcelo - July 17, 2023 - 12:00am
State broadcaster People’s Television Network Inc. has yet to settle the P75.8-million Notices of Disallowance issued by state auditors after the controversial ad placement deal between the Department of Tourism...
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