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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have signed a joint memorandum circular (JMC) for the release of P700 million in financial assistance to local government units (LGUs) under the 2025 Support and Assistance Fund to Participatory Budgeting (SAFPB) Program. In a statement last week, the DBM said more than …

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has widened the reach of its Government Internship Program (GIP) by allowing junior high school students to take part for the first time. Bureau of Local Employment officer-in-charge Assistant Secretary Patrick Patriwirawan said Thursday that the program, which previously catered only to senior high school, tech-voc, and college graduates, will now also accept …

The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Thursday opened its public interviews for candidates vying to become the next Ombudsman, tackling issues on graft, lifestyle checks, and reforms in the anti-corruption watchdog. First to face the JBC was former Commission on Audit chief and current Philippine Competition Commission chairperson Michael Aguinaldo, who vowed to inhibit himself from cases involving any …

The Pag-IBIG Fund has launched its Acquired Assets Super Sale, offering more than 30,000 foreclosed properties nationwide at discounts of up to 40 percent to make homeownership more affordable for Filipino workers. The nationwide sale, which began on Aug. 25, will run until Dec. 14 and covers both occupied and unoccupied properties.  Occupied units are available at discounts of up …

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno joined officials and members of the Association of Philippine Journalists – Samahang Plaridel Foundation (Samahang Plaridel) in celebrating the 175th birth anniversary of Filipino propagandist Marcelo H. del Pilar (a.k.a. Plaridel) at Plaridel’s monument in Malate, Manila. Mayor Moreno challenged the current crop of media practitioners to remain truthful amidst self-proclaimed journalists using social media platforms. …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent order to conduct lifestyle checks on government officials, starting with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), is a move both necessary and long overdue. Sparked by an expanding investigation into alleged anomalies in flood control projects, this initiative has the potential to pierce through layers of deeply entrenched corruption. But only if it …

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has condemned the killing of engineer and contractor Angelito Mendoza, 58, who was shot by unidentified assailants while on his way to a quarry site in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental on Wednesday. “It is only right to investigate that so we can find out the root cause. And we condemn these acts of violence, as …

By Tracy Cabrera Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III has been relieved of his post less than three months after his appointment, Malacañang confirmed. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the order on August 25, with Torre officially stepping down the following day. Torre, appointed in May, served one of the shortest terms …

By Tracy Cabrera For civic leader and chairman emeritus Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, the documentary Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea is more than a film—it is the story of the Filipino nation’s struggle for dignity and sovereignty. “This is about our fathers who go to sea, our mothers waiting for food on the table, and our children …

By Tracy Cabrera Billions of pesos worth of “ghost” flood control projects in Bulacan have been uncovered, Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan admitted before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Pressed by Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada, Bonoan conceded that irregularities indeed marred projects supposedly carried out from 2021 to 2022. “In all honesty, I think so,” he said when …